Discussion Post
Textbook: The United States Health Care System: Combining Business, Health, and Delivery by Austin, Anne and Wetle, Victoria, Third Edition.
Part I
Use Google search, and/or one of the approved websites posted in the Web Resources section of the Course Resources page to find a research article(s) (no older than 2001) related to nonprofit versus for-profit healthcare and organizations. Analyze the characteristics of each type of organization and the factors that impact operations.
Discuss options to improve the financial and operational performance of nonprofit organizations and the criticisms leveled at for-profit healthcare organizations. Your resultant written paper should be 3-4 pages, double spaced, and in APA or other approved Devry-Keller format/style. Your primary text and the journal/website research article must be used as references to support your analysis/summary paper.
Part II
Let's consider the general concept of insurance. How does health insurance differ from other kinds of insurance? What are the similarities and differences between them?
Next, let's consider what might happen if value-based reimbursement completely replaces volume-based (i.e., fee-for-service) reimbursement. What are the implications for providers? For patients? For healthcare managers and administrators?
Part III
Despite numerous efforts to minimize or eliminate the high number of Americans with no health insurance, the ever-increasing costs of insurance is the primary obstacle in achieving this goal. If you were in charge, what would you propose to minimize or eliminate Americans with no health insurance other than a nationalized system such as many other countries have (e.g., Canada, England, France, Japan, etc.)?
Why do you think a nationalized system of healthcare and insurance is not likely a reality in our lifetime?
The response should include a reference list. One-inch margins, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.