HLTH 8401 Week 6 Assignment: Health Insurance Expansion Healthcare market failures, such as adverse selection, can be addressed through government policy and regulation. By limiting barriers and providing access to health care through policies such as the health insurance expansion under the Affordable Care Act, policy makers can address failures and ensure adequate insurance coverage…

HLTH 8401 Week 6 Discussion: Regulation, Policy, and Economic Efficiency Posting Information for This Discussion One of the assumptions of value-based care is that if consumers are aware of price, then they can make better decisions about the healthcare services they receive. In an effort to encourage this efficiency in healthcare, government regulation and policy…

HLTH 8401 Week 4 Assignment: Supply of Primary Care Workforce This Assignment aligns to the NCHL domain of Health System Awareness & Business Literacy. Specifically, it focuses on the second level of the Human Resource Management Competency: “Uses Alternative Compensation and Benefit Programs.” For more information on how this icon aligns to the NCHL Health…

HLTH 8401 Week 4 Discussion: Healthcare Reimbursement and Utilization Management Posting Information for This Discussion Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are designed to promote value and quality in healthcare. They use new payment and delivery models that include incentives to improve care coordination and utilization management. With these models, ACOs contract with private insurers and/or Medicare…

HLTH 8401 Week 3 Discussion: Design of Health Insurance Policies Posting Information for This Discussion Health insurance is designed to protect patients from the risk of expensive medical services. The cost of insurance, however, is steadily rising. When costs are too high, healthier individuals tend to not purchase insurance coverage, resulting in a lower percentage…

HLTH 8401 Week 2 Assignment: Economic Policies for Health Promotion, Wellness, and Prevention In the United States, the healthcare system emphasizes health promotion, wellness, and prevention as a strategy to improve population health and lower per capita spending. Around the world, however, healthcare systems vary considerably in terms of cost, quality, and provisions. For this…