Part 1:

Despite the documented challenges that the U.S. health care system faces, it also enjoys a number of advantages over other systems around the world.

• Choose 2 other countries from around the world and discuss the strengths of the U.S. health care system as compared to these countries from an administrator’s and a third-party payer’s perspectives.
• In your answer, be sure to not only discuss each strength, but provide an explanation as to why you believe the United States has this advantage over the other countries you chose.

Part 2:

 

Identify a nonprofit health care organization and a for-profit health care organization of your choosing (not an organization mentioned in part 1). Answer the following:

• Summarize the types of services provided, clientele served, and provider groups involved. 
• Compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of each organization from patient, provider, administrator, and third-party payer perspectives. 
• Provide at least 2 suggestions for each organization to minimize the identified weaknesses. 
• Summarize which organization you would rather be part of, using rationale. 

Individual Project Rubric:

 

 

 

Grading Criteria	Percentage
Deliverable requirements addressed; understanding of material and writer's message and intent are clear	35%
Scholarly research which supports writer's position properly acknowledged and cited direct quotations may not exceed 10% of the word count of the body of the assignment deliverable (excluded title page, abstract or table of contents if used, tables, exhibits, appendices, and reference page(s). Inclusion of plagiarized content will not be tolerated and may result in adverse academic consequences.	20%
Critical thinking: position is well justified; logical flow; examplesÂ	20%
Structure: includes introduction and conclusion; proper paragraph format and reads as a polished, academic paper or professional presentation, as appropriate for the required assignment deliverable	10%
Mechanical - no spelling, grammatical or punctuation errors	10%
APA - deliverable is cited properly according to the APA Publication Manual (6th Ed.)	5%