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Week 8: APA format required and cover letter Assignment 3: The Convergence of Health Care
Financing and Economic Trends and Forces Note: Use the textbook, course readings, Strayer online
library, and other reputable online sources to complete this assignment. Prepare a fifteen to twenty
(15 to 20) slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with detailed scholarly speaker notes in which
you:
1. Compare the three (3) current health care financing and funding models (i.e., employee based,
government based, and individual based) used with the health care delivery system of the United
States.
2. Compare and contrast key economic goals of public and private health insurance plans. Evaluate
the success potential of key economic goals in terms of populations covered, services included,
financing arrangements, reimbursement strategies, and economic competition policies.
3. Analyze the key effects of labor market, insurance market, and competitive market factors on
health care delivery requirements at your current or previous organization of employment.
4. Determine what changes are occurring in the economy or concerning labor and regulatory factors
that must be considered in the future.
5. Suggest the key national trends that you believe currently affect competition and pricing
initiatives. Justify your response.
6. Determine the main quality indicators that typically affect health insurance pricing at the local
level. Justify your response.
7. Use a minimum of six (6) reputable references sources including three (3) sources from peer-
reviewed journals. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: • Be typed, double
spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and
references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions. • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the
professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not
included in the required assignment page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated
with this assignment are: • Assess current economic trends that influence the cost, quality, and
access to care. • Analyze the impact of managed care on cost, quality, and access within managed
care organizations and the health insurance market. • Use technology and information resources to
research issues in health economics. • Write clearly and concisely about health economics using
proper writing mechanics.