Discussion: Financing of Health Care
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Discussion: Financing of Health Care
With coinciding concerns about health care costs and the imperative to improve quality of care, health care providers and others face difficult decisions in the effort to achieve an appropriate balance. Such decisions often are addressed in the policy arena. How do policymakers evaluate which health care services should be financed through government programs? How do ethics-related questions and other considerations play into this evaluation process? Is it possible to contain costs and provide accessible, high-quality care to all, or is the tension between cost and care inherent in the U.S. health care delivery system? These questions are central to health care financing decisions in the United States.
For this Discussion, you will focus on the policy decision-making process that determines what types of care are covered by public and private insurers and the ethical aspects of such financial decisions.
To prepare:
- Read the the case study “Economic Impact of States Declining Medicaid Expansion” page 305 of the Milstead text.
- Review the information in the Washington Post article “Review of Prostate Cancer Drugs Provenge Renews Medical Cost-Benefit Debate” in the Learning Resources.
- Consider how policy decisions currently are made about what will and will not be paid for and what changes, if any, could improve the process.
- Reflect on how the Washington Post example illustrates the tension between cost and care.
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Post your analysis and assessment of the ethical and economic challenges related to policy decisions such as those presented in the Washington Post article. How does this type of situation contribute to the tension between cost and care? Substantiate your response with at least two outside resources
Discussion: Financing of Health Care
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Name: NURS_5050_Week_03_Discussion_Rubric • • Grid View List View Show Descriptions Main Posting: Response to the discussion question is reflective with critical analysis and synthesis representative of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module and current credible sources.-Outstanding Performance 44 (44%) – 44 (44%) Excellent Performance 40 (40%) – 43 (43%) Competent Performance 35 (35%) – 39 (39%) Proficient Performance 31 (31%) – 34 (34%) Room for Improvement 0 (0%) – 30 (30%) Main Posting: Writing-Outstanding Performance 6 (6%) – 6 (6%) Excellent Performance 5.5 (5.5%) – 5.5 (5.5%) Competent Performance 5 (5%) – 5 (5%) Proficient Performance 4.5 (4.5%) – 4.5 (4.5%) Room for Improvement 0 (0%) – 4 (4%) Main Posting: Timely and full participation-Outstanding Performance 10 (10%) – 10 (10%) Excellent Performance 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) Competent Performance 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) Proficient Performance 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) Room for Improvement 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) First Response: Post to colleague’s main post that is reflective and justified with credible sources.-Outstanding Performance 9 (9%) – 9 (9%) Excellent Performance 8.5 (8.5%) – 8.5 (8.5%) Competent Performance 7.5 (7.5%) – 8 (8%) Proficient Performance 6.5 (6.5%) – 7 (7%) Room for Improvement 0 (0%) – 6 (6%) First Response: Writing-Outstanding Performance 6 (6%) – 6 (6%) Excellent Performance 5.5 (5.5%) – 5.5 (5.5%) Competent Performance 5 (5%) – 5 (5%) Proficient Performance 4.5 (4.5%) – 4.5 (4.5%) Room for Improvement 0 (0%) – 4 (4%) First Response: Timely and full participation-Outstanding Performance 5 (5%) – 5 (5%) Excellent Performance 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) Competent Performance 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) Proficient Performance 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) Room for Improvement 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) Learning Resources Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus. Required Readings Knickman, J. R., & Kovner, A. R. (Eds.). (2015).
Health care delivery in the united states (11th ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing. • Chapter 11, “Health Care Financing” (pp. 231–251) This chapter attempts to unravel several of the complexities in America’s health care system, and it also provides an analysis of the health care/insurer/patient relationship and how hospitals are actually funded. Chapter 12, “Health Care Costs and Value” (pp. 253–270) Rising costs of health care and potential approaches to constraining growth in health care expenditures are examined in this chapter. • • Chapter 10, “Health Workforce” (pp. 213–225) This chapter looks at the nature of the supply and demand for health care professionals in the United States. Milstead, J. A. (2016). Discussion: Financing of Health Care
Health policy and politics: A nurse’s guide (5th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. • Chapter 10, “Overview: The Economics and Finance of Health Care” (pp. 283-308) This chapter breaks down the basic elements of economics as they relate to health care, explaining how consumer choice combined with limitations on what hospitals can supply affects the type of care given. Reinhardt, U. E. (2010, Jan 20). State of the nation (a special report): Voices—A good start. The Wall Street Journal, p. R5. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. This article describes how the U.S. health care reform bill seeks to obtain better value for the U.S. health care dollar by generating more research into cost-effective care. Stein, R. (2010, November 8). Review of prostate cancer drugs Provenge renews medical costbenefit debate. The Washington Post. Retrieved from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2010/11/07/AR2010110705205.html This article describes a federal review conducted to determine whether Medicare expenditures should be allocated to an expensive prostate cancer vaccine. Discussion: Financing of Health Care
The author details both sides of the debate on the issue. Required Media Laureate Education (Producer). (2012c). Healthcare economics and financing. Baltimore, MD: Author. Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 16 minutes. Accessible player Optional Resources The following resources may support the Assignment; however, they are not required readings. Müller, D., Zimmering, M., Chan, C., McFarlane, P., Pierratos, A., & Querfeld, U. (2008). Intensified hemodialysis regimens: Neglected treatment options for children and adolescents. Pediatric Nephrology, 23(10), 1729–1736. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. Neil, N., Walker, D. R., Sesso, R., Blackburn, J., Tschosik, E. A., Sciaraffia, V., & … Bhattacharyya, S. K. (2009). Gaining efficiencies: Resources and demand for dialysis around the globe. Value in Health, 12(1), 73–79. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases. … Discussion: Financing of Health Care