Using the resources provided, resources from class on health care (e.g., other readings, the documentary Unnatural Causes: Place Matters), and considering your values about healthcare and equity, argue why you think one of these healthcare approaches is best.
1. In your paper, provide enough information about the approach you have chosen so that readers become knowledgeable about it.
2. Discuss why you believe this approach is most equitable. For example, what will it do to create health equity? Consider this in terms of access and affordability as well as the long-term impacts of healthcare for life trajectories. What inequities will this approach resolve?
3. Discuss the strengths and limitations/challenges of this approach and provide some ideas for how challenges could be addressed. For example, are challenges about public (mis) perceptions? If so, what can be done to overcome this? In your discussion of these pros and cons, be sure to present a synthesized argument. Do not simply parrot one of the readings.
4. Provide a brief conclusion to bring closure to your argument and paper.
Criteria
1. Correct identification of key concepts in the videos, websites, and chapter readings about health care approaches.
2. Demonstrated analytic ability.
3. The degree to which you articulate and support your argument for one of these approaches. Is evidence (research or policy-based evidence) presented to support your claim? Does your argument for a policy address context and/or mechanisms that have been established by research to influence child outcomes?
4. Quality of writing: Is the writing concise and well organized? Is there a logical flow to the analysis? Is there a brief opening and conclusion? Have all instructions been followed?
5. Grammar: Is the paper free of grammatical and/or typographical errors? Has it been adequately proofread?
6. APA style and citation: You must include APA citations in the text of your document and provide a corresponding reference list at the end of the paper. See resources provided in Canvas for this course, or the WSU Library for how to cite sources such as these.
Formatting
1. Provide a unique catchy title at the top of the page in bold. This is your heading for the page.
a. The title is important because it conveys to your readers what you will discuss.
2. Provide your name, ID, date of submission, course name and instructor on a cover page (see examples paper in Canvas under resources).
3. Use APA style: see APA Version 7 Resources in Canvas (under Resources).
a. You may use the following typed double- spaced fonts: 12-point Times New Roman, 11-point Georgia, or 11-point Arial.
b. Your paper should have 1-inch margins all around (note that most word processing programs are set at 1.25 for their default) and page numbers ala APA style 7.
c. Follow APA rules for inclusive language, grammar, concise and unbiased writing, and citation when necessary.
d. See https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/18/ for an example of how to set up your title page, headings, etc. (I have provided an example in Canvas in a module)
4. Word limit: The word limit applies to the body (i.e., text) of your paper. It does not include your reference page or your title page. I ask for word count so that you dont have to worry that adding headings and subheadings will put you over the page limit.
TIP about headings: Headings provide organization for a paper so that the reader can easily understand the logic of your paper and the arguments you are trying to make. For example, you might have a heading for each main concept or question you are responding to. In a paper like this, 2-level headings would be typical (see APA resources and my Panopto explanation in Canvas).
Overview Articles on US Healthcare Policy and Debates
Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2020. US Census Bureau.
This website provides a nice synopsis of health care coverage in the US; there are links to figures showing insurance coverage by age and income and links to reports on rates for children living in poverty.
https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2021/demo/p60-274.html
What would the 2020 candidates proposals mean for health care coverage? Brookings Institution overview of proposals suggested by 2020 political candidates. Summarizes the impact of proposed legislation by federal-level policymakers. https://www.brookings.edu/policy2020/votervital/what-would-the-2020candidates-proposals-mean-for-health-care-coverage/
Why Single-Payer Health Systems Spark Endless Debate
Reinhardt U. E. (2007). Why single-payer health systems spark endless debate. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 334(7599), 881. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39196.414595.59
About the Affordable Care Act
About the Affordable Care Act (ACA) https://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/about-the-aca/index.html
The Affordable Care Act https://www.rand.org/health-care/key-topics/health-policy/aca.html
Alternatives to ACA https://www.rand.org/health-care/key-topics/health-policy/aca-alternatives.html
Repeal, Replace, Repair, or Improve? The Future of the ACA. This 2-minute video nicely summarizes what policy makers should be thinking about regarding ACA
https://www.rand.org/multimedia/video/2017/03/17/repeal-replace-repair-or-improve-the-future-of-theaca.html#in-brief-christine-eibner-on-repeal-replace-repair-or-improve-the-future-of-the-aca-
Public-Option Healthcare
Effects of a Public Option on Health Insurance Costs and Coverage. Research Brief, Rand Corporation. *
Liu, Jodi L., Asa Wilks, Sarah A. Nowak, Preethi Rao, and Christine Eibner, Effects of a Public Option on
Health Insurance Costs and Coverage, Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation, RB-10120-WCG, 2020. As of March 30, 2022: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB10120.html
Related news release (nice summary): Public Option Could Lower Health Insurance Premiums, but Would not Substantially Raise Number of Insured. https://www.rand.org/news/press/2020/05/28.html
Single-Payer Healthcare
Estimating the Effects of a Single-Payer Proposal in New York State. –
Liu, Jodi L., Chapin White, Sarah A. Nowak, Asa Wilks, Jamie Ryan, and Christine Eibner, Estimating the Effects of a Single-Payer Proposal in New York State, Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation, RB10027-NYSHF, 2018. As of March 30, 2022:
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB10027.html
Related news release: https://www.rand.org/news/press/2018/08/01.html Summarizes key findings.
The Pros and Cons of Single-payer Health Plans. The Urban Institute Health Policy Center. This is a bit dense in content, but it provides a nice list of pros and cons. The Pros and Cons of Single-Payer Health Plans (urban.org)
*Note: PDF forms are also in Canvas for this report.
RAND Health is the nation’s largest independent health policy research program, with a broad research portfolio that focuses on health care costs, quality and public health preparedness, among other topics.
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