Assignment
Healthcare market failures, such as adverse selection, can be addressed through government policy and regulation. By limiting barriers and providing access to healthcare through policy such as the health insurance expansion under the Affordable Care Act, policy makers can address failures and ensure adequate insurance coverage for healthy, unhealthy, and at-risk populations. For this Assignment, you examine the health insurance expansion policy and evaluate economic implications.
To prepare for this Assignment, analyze the rationale for health insurance expansion under the Affordable Care Act. How does health insurance expansion relate to the problem of adverse selection? Consider the economic implications of health insurance expansion in the United States. What are the economic implications of health insurance expansions for healthcare organizations in your own state or region?
The Assignment
In a 4- to 6-page paper, analyze the rationale for health insurance expansion. Include how health insurance expansion relates to the problem of adverse selection. Evaluate economic implications of health insurance expansion in the United States. Include, specifically, how health insurance expansions might impact healthcare organizations in your own state or region.
General Guidance on Assignment Length: Your Assignment should be 4-6 pages in length. Refer to the Week 4 Assignment Rubric for grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use the rubric to assess your work.
Healthcare Financial Management Association. (2014b). Price transparency in health care: Highlights from the task force report. Westchester, IL: Author. Retrieved from http://www.hfma.org/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=22279
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