Cost, quality, and access are three pillars of the U.S. health system. Write about some of the key characteristics of the U.S. healthcare system related to cost, quality, and access. Your textbook and other learning materials for Week 1 are good sources for this assignment, but you can also use other sources.
Please include at least two references for your initial post. One reference must be from the Week 1 Learning Materials and one must have been published within the past two years.
Summarize your post in 500 to 750 words.
1 Source:
Harvard School Public Health Lectures
Select the Harvard course link: United States Health Policy.
In the top-right corner of the webpage, select the Register for Free button.
Enter your contact information into the fields and select the Create an Account for Free button.
Select the Explore Courses button and search “United States Health Policy” and then select the Enroll button. Be sure to access the FREE version of this course. (This step only needs to be completed the first time you access the course.)
Once you are enrolled in the course, you should see the session videos that are assigned in your Learning Materials for the week.
After registering for the course, you can sign in when you access it again.
Open Session 1.1: Introduction to U.S. Health Policy.
Watch the videos in Topics 1–6 under Session 1.1.
Topic 1: Introduction to U.S. Health Policy and Health Policy Making
Topic 2: Policy, Politics, and Culture
Topic 3: Access, Quality, and Cost
Topic 4: U.S. System Performance
Topic 5: Who is in Charge?
Topic 6: How Public Policy Change Happens
Open Session 9.1: Public Opinion and US Health Policy.
Watch the videos in Topics 1–4 under Session 9.1.
Topic 1: The U.S. Political System, Health Policy, and the Role of Public Opinion
Topic 2: Why and When is Public Opinion Important?
Topic 3: How is Public Opinion Influenced?
Topic 4: Case Example: The Affordable Care Act / Obamacare
