IHP 610 (IHP 610)

IHP 610 Module 10 Journal

Module 10 discussion post

Final Project All milestones

For Milestone Four, conduct a full analysis of the issue you chose in Milestone One. This document expands on the outline you created in Milestone Three. The analysis should represent between one third and one half of the policy memorandum. Remember, this is just a draft, so you can revise this document if your approach changes or you receive substantial feedback from your instructor.

In your opinion, what role does liability play in affecting how government agencies, healthcare providers, and individuals behave during public health emergencies? What role should it play? How does liability during a public health emergency impact health law and policy?

Healthcare—particularly government-funded healthcare—is heavily regulated. Providers who agree to participate in these programs and accept payment for services must comply with numerous confusing (and expensive) regulations. Consider the following hypothetical: You are head of risk management for a medical group that is employed by a hospital. You have just learned that Dr. Stevens, an orthopedic surgeon, has sent Christmas gifts for the past three years to every primary care provider ...

Review Chapter 10 in the textbook and the supplemental reading. Consider why President Clinton's efforts to pass national healthcare reform legislation "failed" and why President Obama's efforts to pass national healthcare reform legislation "succeeded." In your mind, why did the two reform efforts turn out differently? What lessons from both attempts at healthcare reform can be applied to health law and policy efforts generally?

In your opinion, what obligation do consumers of insurance—specifically, patients with health insurance—have to understand how health insurance operates? Do you think the average patient understands his or her insurance benefits? How might past patient experience with health insurance impact future patient behavior? What kinds of policy decisions can be made at the state level to improve patient understanding of health insurance? What steps can healthcare providers take to improve patient...

As you will discover in your readings, citizens of the United States do not enjoy a fundamental, constitutional right to healthcare. In many other countries, this right is deemed fundamental and is protected by laws in various forms. In your opinion, why has the United States taken a different approach? What are the pros and cons of no fundamental right to healthcare in the United States? Explain how different approaches to this issue impact stakeholders. In your opinion, which impacts are th...