Assess the Effectiveness of the U.S. Healthcare System

Week 3 – Assignment: Assess the Effectiveness of the U.S. Healthcare System

Instructions

Develop a blog that addresses the following:

What do you think explains the paradoxical underachievement of the U.S. healthcare system in terms of money spent per capita and failure to achieve the population outcomes of nations that spend much less per capita on healthcare? Assess the impact of quality and prevention on healthcare within the United States and include examples to support your thoughts.

In addition to creating your blog, you will also submit a copy of your blog, along with the link to your blog, as with all other written assignments.

Length of blog: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages

Your blog must be effectively designed and meet the following criteria:

Locate a website that your professor can easily access. It is suggested that you use a free website such as http://www.wordpress.com/.

Contains text that is readable (e.g., appropriate size of font, type of font, contrasts with background, contains sufficient white space),

Include information within the blog that supports the assignment.

Ensure all of the links are active and work.

Contains at least one graphic.

Contains the same template throughout with a consistent design.

Your blog should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your submission should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards where appropriate.

Please search these websites for additional help:

eHow Contributor. (n.d.). How to write a popular blog.

Gunelius, S. (n.d.). How to write a blog in 5 easy steps.

Hall, A. (2014). Financial $ide effects: Why patients should be informed of costs.

Diffen. (2013). Healthcare in Canada vs healthcare in the United States.