Essay Instructions: Case Study 3: “Cost-Effectiveness of Health Insurance”
As the Senior Manager of Epidemiology for the Cost-Effectiveness of Health Insurance (2010) evaluation team, research to identify “current” “Health Outcomes” from the Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data from the January-June 2009 National Health Interview Survey 2003 National Health Interview Survey data, that you can access at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis/released200912.htm. Use the following four (4) “Early Release Measures”: (1) Obesity, (2) Lack of health insurance, (3) Current smoker, and (4) Leisure time personal activity.
Using the “Early Release Measures,” build a table similar to the “Cost-Effectiveness of Health Insurance” Case Study, table (Table 9.6 in Chapter 9) with the four (4) selected “Health Outcomes” values and put them on the “Y” axis of the table you have created.
Use the following demographic values on the “X” axis of the graph you are developing: age, gender, smoker/non-smoker, and leisure-time physical activity.
Using the simple graph that you developed, answer the seven (7) Questions in the “Cost- Effectiveness of Health Insurance” Case Study.
Using the simple graph that you developed, analyze, identify, and report on the results of your analysis in a three to six page report (includes the graph page) that answers the following:
Analyze and report on the relationships between each of the health outcome values and the demographic values that can be identified in the table you developed.
2. Describe the relationship between the values in your table (analyze the relationship between the “Y” values and the “X” values).
3. What, if anything, can be determined from the relationships between the values in your table?
4. Are the differences between the values in your table significant and explain how they have an impact on the quality of life and/or the probability of a shortened life span?
The format of the report is to be as follows: o Typed, double spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one inch margins on all
sides, APA format. o Type the question followed by your answer to the question. o In addition to the 3-6 pages required, a title page is to be included. The title page
is to contain the title of the assignment, your name, the instructor’s name, the course title, and the date.
NOTE: You will be graded on the quality of your answers, the logic/organization of the report, your language skills, and your writing skills.
The assignment will be graded using the following rubric:
Outcomes Assessed
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Grading Rubric for Assignment #3 - “Cost-Effectiveness of Health Insurance”
Criteria
0 Unacceptable
20 Developing
30 Competent
40 Exemplary
1. Analyze and report on the relationships between each of the health outcome values and the demographic values that can be identified in the table you developed.
Did not complete the assignment or did not analyze the key healthy outcomes values and demographic values possible sufficiently; or, included irrelevant information.
Partially analyzed relationships between some of the key health outcome values and the demographic values possible from the table. Reported with 70 ??" 79% accuracy, insight, and logic.
Sufficiently analyzed relationships between most of the key health outcome values and the demographic values possible from the table. Reported with 80 ??" 89% accuracy, insight, and logic.
Thoroughly analyzed relationships between all of the key health outcome values and the demographic values possible from the table. Reported with 90 ??" 100% accuracy, insight, and logic.
2. Describe the relationship between the values in your table (analyze the relationship between the “Y” values and the “X” values).
Did not complete the assignment or did not analyze the relationship sufficiently; or, included irrelevant information.
Analyzed the relationship between the values in the table with 70 ??" 79% accuracy, insight, and thoroughness.
Analyzed the relationship between the values in the table with 80 ??" 89% accuracy, insight, and thoroughness.
Analyzed the relationship between the values in the table with 90 ??" 100 % accuracy, insight, and thoroughness.
3. What, if anything, can be determined from the relationships
Did not complete the assignment or did not identify what can be determined from
Identified what can be determined from relationships between the values in the table
Identified what can be determined from relationships between the values in the table
Identified what can be determined from relationships between the values in the table
Criteria
0 Unacceptable
20 Developing
30 Competent
40 Exemplary
between the values in your table?
relationships between the values in the table sufficiently; or, included irrelevant information.
with 70 ??" 79% accuracy, insight, and thoroughness.
with 80 ??" 89% accuracy, insight, and thoroughness.
with 90 ??" 100 % accuracy, insight, and thoroughness.
4. Are the differences between the values in your table significant? Explain how they have an impact on the quality of life and/or the probability of a shortened life span.
Did not complete the assignment or did not discuss the significance or values in table sufficiently; or included irrelevant information.
Discussed the significance of values in table and explained how they have an impact on the quality of life and/or probability of shortened life span with 70 ??" 79% accuracy, insight, and thoroughness.
Discussed the significance of values in table and explained how they have an impact on the quality of life and/or probability of shortened life span with 80 ??" 89% accuracy, insight, and thoroughness.
Discussed the significance of values in table and explained how they have an impact on the quality of life and/or probability of shortened life span with 90 ??" 100 % accuracy, insight, and thoroughness.
5. Clarity
Did not complete the assignment or explanations are unclear and not organized.
(Major issues)
Explanations generally unclear and not well organized. (Many issues)
Explanations generally clear and/or organized. (Minor issues)
Explanations very clear and well organized. (Added helpful details)
6. Writing ??" Grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation, APA usage.
Did not complete the assignment or had 8 or more different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation or APA usage. (Major issues)
Had 6 - 7 different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation or APA usage. (Many issues)
Had 4 - 5 different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation or APA usage. (Minor issues)
Had 0 - 3 different errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation or APA usage.
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