- Compare current U.S. healthcare outcomes to the years prior to the enactment of the
Affordable Care Act. What has improved, stayed the same, and worsened? Access, quality, and
cost can provide you with a framework for this section.
2.Compare and contrast the following measures of population health in the U.S. to
comparable developed nations: (a) chronic disease outcomes, (b) hospital-related care or
patient safety outcomes, (c) life expectancy, and (d) mortality. Address at least one of these as it
relates to your specialty area.
- Compare the economics of healthcare in the U.S to comparable developed nations. Include
a comparison of (a) gross domestic product, (b) healthcare expenditure per capita, (c) spending
priorities, and (d) cost sharing. - Discuss the implications of providing basic healthcare services to non-legal immigrants in
the face of immigration being one of our largest population growers. - Summarize current data on health disparities and inequities in our system. How does this
compare to other developed nations? Identify some of the causes of health disparities and
explain how they lead to poorer outcomes.
Please provide 2-3 pages for this discussion. Support your discussion with at least 5 references, the majority of which should be peer-reviewed.
Primary references should be published within the last five (5) years. No title page is required.