Problem 1: Describe health economics and how it is similar to and different from other branches of economics as well as how it differs from health financing.
Problem 2: Assess what elements of health care financing existed before the Affordable Care Act and what elements are new.
Problem 3: Evaluate why some Americans support Medicare, yet oppose governmental involvement in health care. Justify whether you think government should be involved in healthcare.
Problem 4: Imagine you are a healthy 30-year-old male. For you, describe the pros and cons of a lower monthly insurance premium with higher cost sharing, versus a higher monthly premium with lower cost sharing.
Problem 5: Explain to what extent should providers be accountable for the cost and outcomes of care that they recommend and how much and how often that should happen.
Problem 6: Describe how patient and provider autonomy affect health care delivery and financing.
Problem 7: Evaluate a method or methods of distributing goods and services you think is fair and equitable in healthcare and whether this method or methods is also ethical.