NSG/514: Health Law, Policy, Ethics, And Global Trends
Wk 1 – Underinsured and Uninsured Impact on the Health Care System [due Mon]
Wk 1 – Underinsured and Uninsured Impact on the Health Care System [due Mon]
Assignment Content
Understanding how policy affects patients’ and health care consumers’ overall health will bolster already well-established understanding of the importance of nurses’ advocacy for their patients.
Consider the health outcomes of patients who are either uninsured or underinsured. Provide details about how health policy can positively and negatively have an impact on the rate of uninsured and underinsured people.
Read The Uninsured and the ACA: A Primer – Key Facts about Health Insurance and the Uninsured amidst Changes to the Affordable Care Act from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Search the University Library for articles that identify the impact of underinsured and uninsured individuals on the health care system.
Understanding how policy affects patients’ and health care consumers’ overall health will bolster already well-established understanding of the importance of nurses’ advocacy for their patients.
Consider the health outcomes of patients who are either uninsured or underinsured. Provide details about how health policy can positively and negatively have an impact on the rate of uninsured and underinsured people.
Read The Uninsured and the ACA: A Primer – Key Facts about Health Insurance and the Uninsured amidst Changes to the Affordable Care Act from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Search the University Library for articles that identify the impact of underinsured and uninsured individuals on the health care system.
Part 1 – The example of the outline below is only a guide.
Create an outline that highlights your findings. Organize your outline to address the following questions:
Who are the underinsured and uninsured?
Why are they underinsured or uninsured?
What impact do they have on health care cost?
What impact do they have on access to care?
What are the affected resources within hospitals?
What threats to public health do they pose?
UOP 514 – Week 1 Example of an Outline .doc
Part 2 – Begin Part 2 on a separate page after the outline.
Write a 400- to 525-word paper that answers the following questions:
Introduction is required
Conclusion is required
Number and write out the question
How has policy affected the rate of underinsured and uninsured individuals?
What impact has underinsured and uninsured individuals had on insured individuals in terms of cost, access to care, and resources?
Cite a minimum of 4 scholarly articles to support your assignment, one of which may be Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care.
Format your paper and citations according to APA 7th ed. guidelines. See attachments below.
Submit your assignment as “One” Document
APA 7th Edition Tips – New.docx
Sample Paper APA 7th Edition 2020 (1).doc
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Outline ExampleI. IntroductionA. Introduce the general topicB. Introduce the specific topic1. Title (if essay is based on a specific text)2. Author (if essay is based on a specific text)C. Thesis Statement (Argument)II. First Body Paragraph (1st supporting reason)A. Topic SentenceB. Expand and give specific detailsC. Evidence → Quote from text or exampleD. Analysis (analyze/connect evidence to supporting reason and argument)III. Second Body Paragraph (2nd supporting reason)A. Topic SentenceB. Expand and give specific detailsC. Evidence → Quote from text or exampleD. Analysis (analyze/connect evidence to supporting reason and argument)IV. Third Body Paragraph (3rd supporting reason)A. Topic SentenceB. Expand and give specific detailsC. Evidence → Quote from text or exampleD. Analysis (analyze/connect evidence to supporting reason and argument)V. ConclusionA. Restate thesisB. Summarize supporting reasonsC. Concluding thoughts
