Comparative Health care Policy

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PART1

Countries around the world take different approaches to addressing health and health care for their citizens. While developing countries have much different needs than industrialized countries, comparing nations that fall into like categories can provide valuable insight into how to improve health care for a populace. Policy analysts at the Commonwealth Fund found that the United States did not perform well compared to similar countries as reported in their study, Mirror, Mirror 2017: International Comparison Reflects Flaws and Opportunities for Better U.S. Health Care. Five domains were examined in their study: care process, access, administrative efficiency, equity, and health care outcomes.

Case Assignment

After reviewing the background materials and conducting your own research, examine each of these domains. Discuss what they are and how the United States performed. Provide an analysis of what can be learned from other countries to improve the United States’ performance. Be sure that you are citing more than just the Commonwealth Fund report in supporting your analysis.

Assignment Expectations

  1. Conduct additional research to gather sufficient information to justify/support your analysis.
  2. Limit your response to a maximum of 5 pages.
  3. Support your paper with a minimum of 3 reliable sources.

PART2

The World Health Organization (WHO) is instrumental in monitoring the health of people, including special populations, around the world. With input from countries, WHO establishes goals and benchmarks for health goals.

Review the background reading for this module and conduct your own research. After you have done so, write a position paper on the importance of having a global body that monitors health, helps guide international policy, and helps establish country-level benchmarks.

Be sure to cite reliable sources and utilize the reference below before for setting up your paper.

Reference: Xavier University Library. (2014). How to write a position paper. Retrieved from http://www.xavier.edu/library/students/documents/position_paper.pdf

SLP Assignment Expectations

  1. Limit your response to no more than 2 pages, single-spaced.
  2. Conduct additional research to gather sufficient information to justify/support your analysis.
  3. Support your proposal with a minimum of 3 reliable sources. At least 2 of the sources should be peer-reviewed articles

REFERENCE:

Chan, K. (2009). Introduction to comparative health systems. Global Health Education System. Retrieved from https://www.cugh.org/sites/default/files/34_Introduction_To_Comparative_Health_Care_Systems_FINAL_0.pdf

Saltman, R. B. (2012). The role of comparative health studies for policy learning. Health Economics, Policy, and Law. 7(1). 11-13.

Schneider, E. C., Sarnak, D. O., Squires, D., Shar, A., & Doty, M. M. (2017). Mirror, mirror 2017: International comparison reflects flaws and opportunities for better U.S. health care. Commonwealth Fund. Retrieved from: https://interactives.commonwealthfund.org/2017/july/mirror-mirror/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIiaT88JOn3AIVhsDACh2rkw2sEAAYASAEEgL9p_D_BwE

Shi, L. (2014). International health policymaking. In Introduction to health policy, pp. 74-96. Chicago: Health Administration Press.

Shi, L. (2014). International health policy issues. In Introduction to health policy, pp. 150-182. Chicago: Health Administration Press.

World Health Organization website. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/about-us