HE 004 Walden University Healthcare Funding in the US Paper

For this Assessment, you explain how healthcare in the United States is financed, looking at public and private payment sources, insurance coverage, and distribution of services.

Instructions

To complete this Assessment, do the following:

• Be sure to adhere to the indicated assignment length.
• Download the APA course paper template available here.
• Download the Academic Writing Expectations Checklistto review prior to submitting your Assessment.
• Review the Program Learning Outcomes: Master of Healthcare and Administration (MHA).
• Be sure to use scholarly academic resources as specified in the Rubric. This means using Walden Library databases to obtain peer reviewed articles. Additionally, .gov (government expert sources) are a quality resource option. Contact your coach or SME for guidance on using Library Databases.

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Rubric

All submissions must follow the conventions of scholarly writing. Properly formatted APA citations and references must be provided where appropriate. Submissions that do not meet these expectations will be returned without scoring.

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In this Competency, you explored the various sources for funding healthcare services in the United States. As a healthcare administrator, it will be necessary to find creative ways to make much needed healthcare services available to everyone, even for those who are underinsured or lack insurance entirely.

Based on the following scenario, please create a 2 –3 page board brief in APA style, including at least 2 scholarly citations:

You are a healthcare administrator in need of an additional funding source to provide to your uninsured and underinsured patients. You are creating a brief for your board advocating for the addition of a private or public funding source to meet the needs of your patients. Your brief should also explain how the funding source you selected relates to the Affordable Care Act.

Describe the current funding sources that are accepted in your healthcare setting. Then explain the features and benefits of one private or one public funding source you would like to offer to underinsured or uninsured patients in your healthcare setting. Then explain why the funding source you selected has more advantages than others that you considered and how the source you selected relates to the Affordable Care Act.