The United States Health Care Industry

Assignment Content
As you learn about the health care industry in the U.S. and progress through this course, it’s important to understand the history and evolution of the industry.

Complete the Health Care Timeline worksheet. In this worksheet, you will create a timeline and describe the evolution of the United States health care industry.

Cite any references to support your assignment.

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment using the worksheet above, Microsoft Word Document.

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Select 5 events between 1900 and the present that have helped shape health care as it is today. Write a 50- to 100-word summary per event that describes the causes and effects of the event. Consider factors like cost, access, and quality of care in your description. An example has been provided for you.

Health Care Through the Years

Date	Event and Significance
1870-1889	To keep their employees healthy and able to work, employers began to provide employee health care. Companies in several industries, including mining, lumber, and railroads, developed group industrial clinics with plans that prepaid doctors a fixed monthly fee to provide medical care to employees for industrial accidents and common illnesses. This increased the availability of care and gave the employees less expensive, higher-quality care than they could afford on their own. While it was not health care as we know it, this set the stage for companies becoming involved in the well-being of their employees.

References

Cite your sources below. For additional information on how to properly cite your sources, check out the Reference and Citation Generator in the Center for Writing Excellence.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.

APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.