• The assignment is to write a 5-8 page research paper on health care reform.
• All requirements (see pages 1 and 2) must be met to be eligible for 50 points.
• Do not forget to cite your sources with BOTH:
  • In-text citations and
  • A “References” page at the end of your 5-8 page paper.
  • If you are unsure how to do in-text citations/how to construct a “References” page

  According to both major political parties (RepublicanParty and Democrat Party) our federal government in Washington D.C. should have a prominent role indeciding the structure and function of health care for all Americans.In 2010, the Affordable Care Act (dubbed “Obamacare”) became law. AlthoughPresident Donald Trump campaigned on the idea of “repealing andreplacing” the ACA of 2010, Republican efforts to accomplish these goals havebeen stopped by not only Democrats in Congress, but by key members of theRepublican establishment. As of September 24, 2018, we have had severalattempts by Republicans to pass a bill to replace “Obamacare” but it has nothappened.

Your task, for your Term Paper in PHHE 461 online, is to outline a health care system for all Americans which addresses ALL of the following items:

• Improving quality in the current system of health care.
• Improving access and coverage.
• Slowing the growth of health care expenditures.
• Encouraging healthy behavior.
• Improving the public health system.
• Improving the coordination, transparency and accountability of medical care.
• Addressing inequalities in access and outcomes.

There is no “correct” ideological answer to this question—you may approach it from any angle you

wish—partisan (Democrat, Republican, Independent) or nonpartisan (no political party at all).

For each of the 7 items listed above, however, you’ll need to include at least three (3) examples of how the current system can be made better, and why your choices would make that system qualitatively better.

• These examples may be drawn from scholarly articles and/or books, your text,

or other nonpartisan, evidenced-based positions.

Also required is that you include the way in which each of the following “Key Stakeholders” should be allowed to Influence the U.S. health care system:

• Consumers
• Providers and others engaged in making the health system operate
• Employers
• Insurers
• Public policy makers