Module- SLP
CONSUMER DRIVEN HEALTH CARE
For the Session Long Project we will explore health care policies from the standpoint of the health care manager.
For the fourth component of the Session Long Project, please write a position paper on consumer driven health care:
Reserach consumer drive healthcare (CDHC). After analyzing the information gleaned from your reserach, answer the following question: Do you personally feel that health care will become more affordable for Americans over the long term as a result of CDHC? Why or why not?
SLP Assignment Expectations
You will be expected to take a clear position one way or the other on the issue.
You will be expected to provide a scholarly basis for your response. Your opinions should be justified with evidence from the literature. References should be cited properly in the text of your essay, as well as at the end. Several scholarly references should be cited for this assignment. Please limit your response to 2-3 pages.
Limit your responses to a 2-3 pages. Times new roman font 12 pt. DS. Please use sub headings.
Please support your discussions with scholarly support (3-5 references). Be sure to properly cite all references in text citations and reference page
Apply critical thinking skills the the assignment component.
Module- Background
CONSUMER DRIVEN HEALTH CARE
The following articles/readings will provide you with a solid background on consumer-driven healthcare. You should have a comfortable understanding of this material before you proceed to completing the writing assignments.
Required Readings
Catherine, M. W. (2010). Consumer-driven healthcare: What is it? The Journal of Medical Practice Management : MPM, 25(5), 263-265. Retrieved from ProQuest.
Ha, S., & Yun, J. L. (2011). Determinants of consumer-driven healthcare. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing, 5(1), 8-24. doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1108. Found in ProQuest.
Hughes-Cromwick, P., Root, S., & Roehrig, C. (2007, Apr.). Consumer-driven healthcare: information, incentives, enrollment, and implications for national health expenditures. Business Economics, 42(2), 43-57.
Rodwin, M. (2003). The dark side of a consumer-driven health system. Frontiers of Health Services Management, 19(4), 31-34.
Additional Readings (Optional)
Feinberg, D.T. (2007, Mar.). Consumer-Directed Health Care: Not Quite the Cure Yet. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 17(1), 143-145.
Lutz, S. (2008, Mar/Apr.). What Do Consumers Want?Journal of Healthcare Management, 53(2), 83-87.
Scheffler, R., & Felton, M. (2006). Consumer-driven health plans: new developments and the long road ahead.Business Economics. 41(3), 44-48.
Consumer Driven Health Care Institute (2008). Retrieved from https://www.cdhci.org/.
Gould, E. (2006). Consumer-driven health care is a false promise. Retrieved fromhttps://www.epi.org/publication/webfeatures_viewpoints_consumer_driven_healthcare/.