NR552 Week 4 Assignment Latest 2018 August

Week 4 Assignment

Healthcare Insurance Comparison

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PURPOSE

The purpose of this assignment is to: a) compare and contrast two insurance plans payment models at a specified level of healthcare service (one governmental plan and one private plan), b) examine the patient population served by each insurance plan, c) investigate the impact of each payment plan on access to care, access to services or procedures, and patient outcomes, d) evaluate both insurance payment plans for economic, social, or ethical issues,e) present ideas in a clear, succinct and scholarly manner.

REQUIREMENTS

1. Choose a level of care (primary, secondary, tertiary) to investigate payment models.

2. Choose a government provided insurance plan to investigate (Medicare, Medicaid).

3. Choose any private insurance plan to investigate.

4. Discuss the patient population each insurance plan represents.

5. Define the payment models of the two insurance plans (government and private) when paying for services at the level of care you have chosen to review.

6. Discuss the possible impact of each insurance payment model on access to care or choice of provider or facility.

7. Discuss the possible impact of each insurance payment model on access to healthcareservices or procedures.

8. Discuss the possible impact of each insurance payment model on patient outcomes.

9. Describe any economic, social or ethical issues that arise from having one insurance plan over another.

10. The body of the scholarly paper is to be 3-5 pages in length excluding title and reference pages.

11. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, references, and citations are consistent with formal academic writing and APA format as expressed in the 6th edition

12. Include a minimum of three scholarly resources published within the past 5 years not including your textbook. References may include scholarly websites of organizations or government agencies and must be presented using APA format for electronic media