Yearly Archives: 2022

Field Experience Log   Guidelines for the Field Experience Requirement   You must “attend” at least 4 policy events, at least approximately 1 hour in length. Attendance of at least one of these events must be in-person.   Up to 3 of the 4 events may be online and they must have a health policy […]

Policy Changes Related to Pharmaceuticals: Coverage and Pricing   Instructions   Write a three-page paper that recommends three policy changes to support proper access to medications for all consumers, fair pricing, and reasonable regulation of new drugs coming to market.   Use current references from within the past six months for each policy.

Annotated Bibliography   Instructions   For this assignment, you will create an annotated bibliography on social determinants.   Select five articles you wish to annotate. Make certain to select different types of disparities, such as race, gender, SES, age, language, liability status, etc.   Upload your document to this assignment when complete.   For more […]

Field Experience Log   Guidelines for the Field Experience Requirement   You must “attend” at least 4 policy events, at least approximately 1 hour in length. Attendance of at least one of these events must be in-person.   Up to 3 of the 4 events may be online and they must have a health policy […]

Formatting Article Critique   Length: Your paper should be three-to-four (3–4) double-spaced pages.   Format your article critique by starting with the following:   The name of the author   The title of the article   The title of the journal, volume number, date, month, and page numbers in APA format   Brief statement of […]

Field Experience Log   Instructions   Please submit your field experience log for Week 2 in one Word document to this assignment. Access the Guidelines for the Field Experience Requirement page for full instructions.   Guidelines for the Field Experience Requirement   You must “attend” at least 4 policy events, at least approximately 1 hour […]

New Health Systems: Aligning Money, Risk, Providers, and Politics   Initial Post   In 500-750 words, post in your assigned group your response to the prompt. In your initial post, refer at least one article related to your entry from a reputable newspaper (can be online) or other media source that is current within one […]

Cost or Quality? Which is the Right Focus for Health Policy?   Instructions   Reflecting on the information found in the videos from Week 1 Learning Materials, write a two-page paper about the fact the current health policy discussions are focused so heavily on cost and relatively little on quality.

Key Characteristics of the U.S. Healthcare System   Initial Post   Quality, cost, and access are three pillars of the U.S. health system. Select three other attributes of our system and relate them to these three pillars. You may use the attributes provided by Shi and Singh for your selection options.   For this discussion, […]

What Are the Next Big Issues in Health Policy?   Introduction   Assume you have the ability to select one major “new” health policy for implementation. Select a topic from those presented in this week’s readings.   Initial Post   Using 500 to 750 words, complete the following:   Explain why you chose your topic […]