HA 415 Broward College Health Care Policy and Economic Discussion
Imagine that you are a hospital administrator speaking to a stakeholder group of people in your community including local policymakers, leaders and concerned citizens about market failures and the role of government and address complex healthcare policies so they will understand how healthcare policy is created and helps them.
• You wish to address how your hospital would like to help the community address the opioid crisis affecting the community and region and explain how the community could help. Government intervention is based on the special interest or public interest theories. The public interest theory focuses on efficiency in the market and the special interest theory levels the playing field in the legislative marketplace.
4 parts of this assignment—use the items below as headers for each part—or name them if you give a speech:
1. Provide a description/analysis of current policies pertaining to the opioid crisis. 2. Explain some examples of opioid crisis that a policy analyst may consider. 3. Provide 3–5 options to address the opioid crisis in your community 4. Explain how you will evaluate the options listed in #3 to know if they are working on not. •
The paper should be written in APA format, include at least four references, and should be 3 pages in length not including the title and reference page. Use in-text citations for all references!
In your speech to stakeholders in the community you provide a policy analysis and provide informed advice that relates to a public policy decision and include a recommended course of action/inaction and should be framed by the client’s powers and values. In your speech to stakeholders you explain some examples of the aspects of the problem that a policy analyst may consider.
Requirements
Writer explains that a policy analysis is an analysis that provides informed advice to a client that relates to a public policy decision and includes a recommended course of action/inaction and is framed by the client’s powers and values.
Writer explains some examples of the aspects of a problem that a policy analyst may consider.
Writer explain the policy analysis should provide 3–5 options for a client to consider.
Writer explains some potential criteria for evaluating your policy options.
Please be sure to review the various Academic Tools to assist you with meeting APA expectations for written Assignments.
Criterion 1: Policy analysis with informed advice to a client with a recommended course of action within a client’s powers and values. Depicts all of the following elements: ● Explains informed advice in an analysis. ● Includes the advice to a client that relates to a public policy decision. ● Includes a recommended course of action. ● Analysis is framed by the client’s powers and values.
Criterion 2: Explains the aspects of a problem that a policy analyst may consider Explains three examples of the aspects of a problem that a policy analyst may consider.
Criterion 3: Client Options Provides four or five options for a client to consider.
Criterion 4: Potential criteria for evaluating your policy options. Provides four or five potential criteria for evaluating your policy options.
Criterion 5 Academic references with in-text citations. ● Includes four academic references from multiple outside sources and/or course materials as required.
| Excellent | Good | Fair | Poor | ||
| Main Posting | 45 (45%) – 50 (50%)
Answers all parts of the discussion question(s) expectations with reflective critical analysis and synthesis of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module and current credible sources.
Supported by at least three current, credible sources.
Written clearly and concisely with no grammatical or spelling errors and fully adheres to current APA manual writing rules and style. |
40 (40%) – 44 (44%)
Responds to the discussion question(s) and is reflective with critical analysis and synthesis of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module.
At least 75% of post has exceptional depth and breadth.
Supported by at least three credible sources.
Written clearly and concisely with one or no grammatical or spelling errors and fully adheres to current APA manual writing rules and style. |
35 (35%) – 39 (39%)
Responds to some of the discussion question(s).
One or two criteria are not addressed or are superficially addressed.
Is somewhat lacking reflection and critical analysis and synthesis.
Somewhat represents knowledge gained from the course readings for the module.
Post is cited with two credible sources.
Written somewhat concisely; may contain more than two spelling or grammatical errors.
Contains some APA formatting errors. |
0 (0%) – 34 (34%)
Does not respond to the discussion question(s) adequately.
Lacks depth or superficially addresses criteria.
Lacks reflection and critical analysis and synthesis.
Does not represent knowledge gained from the course readings for the module.
Contains only one or no credible sources.
Not written clearly or concisely.
Contains more than two spelling or grammatical errors.
Does not adhere to current APA manual writing rules and style. |
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| Main Post: Timeliness | 10 (10%) – 10 (10%)
Posts main post by day 3. |
0 (0%) – 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) – 0 (0%)
Does not post by day 3. |
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| First Response | 17 (17%) – 18 (18%)
Response exhibits synthesis, critical thinking, and application to practice settings.
Responds fully to questions posed by faculty.
Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by at least two scholarly sources.
Demonstrates synthesis and understanding of learning objectives.
Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues.
Responses to faculty questions are fully answered, if posed.
Response is effectively written in standard, edited English. |
15 (15%) – 16 (16%)
Response exhibits critical thinking and application to practice settings.
Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues.
Responses to faculty questions are answered, if posed.
Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by two or more credible sources.
Response is effectively written in standard, edited English. |
13 (13%) – 14 (14%)
Response is on topic and may have some depth.
Responses posted in the discussion may lack effective professional communication.
Responses to faculty questions are somewhat answered, if posed.
Response may lack clear, concise opinions and ideas, and a few or no credible sources are cited. |
0 (0%) – 12 (12%)
Response may not be on topic and lacks depth.
Responses posted in the discussion lack effective professional communication.
Responses to faculty questions are missing.
No credible sources are cited. |
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| Second Response | 16 (16%) – 17 (17%)
Response exhibits synthesis, critical thinking, and application to practice settings.
Responds fully to questions posed by faculty.
Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by at least two scholarly sources.
Demonstrates synthesis and understanding of learning objectives.
Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues.
Responses to faculty questions are fully answered, if posed.
Response is effectively written in standard, edited English. |
14 (14%) – 15 (15%)
Response exhibits critical thinking and application to practice settings.
Communication is professional and respectful to colleagues.
Responses to faculty questions are answered, if posed.
Provides clear, concise opinions and ideas that are supported by two or more credible sources.
Response is effectively written in standard, edited English. |
12 (12%) – 13 (13%)
Response is on topic and may have some depth.
Responses posted in the discussion may lack effective professional communication.
Responses to faculty questions are somewhat answered, if posed.
Response may lack clear, concise opinions and ideas, and a few or no credible sources are cited. |
0 (0%) – 11 (11%)
Response may not be on topic and lacks depth.
Responses posted in the discussion lack effective professional communication.
Responses to faculty questions are missing.
No credible sources are cited. |
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| Participation | 5 (5%) – 5 (5%)
Meets requirements for participation by posting on three different days. |
0 (0%) – 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) – 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) – 0 (0%)
Does not meet requirements for participation by posting on 3 different days. |
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| Total Points: 100 | |||||
