What new roles for nurses and others do you see developing in the age of the Affordable Care Act?

This week’s discussions will focus on health care delivery and financing, specifically on the ACA and Medicare. In the ACA, there are three categories of state Marketplace/Exchanges. Identify the three categories and provide a summary of each. (REFER TO YOUR ASSIGNED READINGS). There are five (metal) categories of plans that individuals can access through the … Read more

Why racial disparities in healthcare make COVID-19’s impact worse for minorities (Links to an external site.) this link will take you to a video.

Why racial disparities in healthcare make COVID-19’s impact worse for minorities (Links to an external site.) this link will take you to a video. Based on viewing the Johnson & Johnson video, what are your thoughts about health care inequalities and the need for continuing reform? (Share at leacixst 2 points of view.)

Identity a recent (within the past 7 years) medical advancement which has bioethical issue(s).

Biologists grew mice embryos halfway to term in a mechanical womb, in what experts called a scientific breakthrough. “The experiments, at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, were meant to help scientists understand how mammals develop and how gene mutations, nutrients and environmental conditions may affect the fetus. But the work may one day … Read more

Describe what you think are the most important factors that shaped America into the country it is today.

Prompt: Since WWII, American society changed drastically and there are still people alive today who experienced it all. Using at least 5 primary sources from the American Yawp Reader chapters assigned in Unit Three, describe what you think are the most important factors that shaped America into the country it is today. Are there certain … Read more