Discussion: Underserved Populations HLT 205
Define disparities in health care. Where and how can you find them? Determine at least three contributory factors. What could we do to change this? Make sure to include a reference to back up your response.
Describe the historical aspects of identifying underserved populations, as well as the methods used to identify them. Discuss how you would improve these methods, how you would track a population’s progression, and/or how you would determine whether a population is no longer underserved.
Topic 7 Discussion 1 in HLT 205 Week 7
Describe how state Certificate of Need (CON) programs and Medicare Prospective Payment Systems (PPS) aid in the reduction of health-care costs. Cite sources to back up your response.
HLT 205 Week 7 Discussion 2 Topic 7
What are the two fundamental access challenges in the United States’ health-care system that will not be resolved by simply expanding health-care coverage to the uninsured? Cite sources to back up your response.
You should proofread your paper. However, do not rely solely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so
indicates a lack of effort on your part, and your grade will suffer as a result. Papers with a high number of misspelled words and grammatical errors will be penalized. Before submitting your paper, go over it in silence and then aloud, and make any necessary changes. It is often beneficial to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Uncorrected mistakes are preferable to handwritten corrections.
Use a standard 10 to 12 point typeface (10 to 12 characters per inch). Smaller or comp
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Large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are also unacceptable, waste trees, and will not fool your professor.
The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced, and have a one-inch margin on all four sides of each page. When submitting hard copies, use white paper and print with dark ink. It will be difficult to follow your argument if it is difficult to read your essay.