Healthcare Economics

Overview: After reviewing the requirements in the final project document, explore the four focus are as identified by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. From these broad topics, identify a specific public health issue to use as the basis for your final project presentation. For example, if you are interested in mental health as a broad topic, you may narrow your focus and select health care for veterans as your specific topic. Using the template provided, begin to compile important information and resources that you can use to develop your presentation.

Prompt:Selectaspecificpublichealthissuetouseasthebasisforyourfinalprojectpresentation.

Specifically,thefollowingcriticalelementsmustbeaddressed:

I. Identify and describe a specific public health issue. 

II. Describethemacro-andmicroeconomicforcesrelatedtoyourpublichealthissue. III.Determinekeypoliciesorregulationsthatcurrentlyapplytoyourpublichealthissue. IV.Identifytheperceivedbenefitsandconsequencesresultingfromthelegislationsupportingyourpublichealthissue. V.Identifytheeconomicimpactresultingfromthelegislationsupportingyourpublichealthissue. VI.Providelinksorcitationsforreferencesthatyouwillusetosupportyourideasregardingyourpublichealthissue.

 

HCM 320 Milestone One Template

 

Use this template to compile important information and resources for your final project presentation.

 

1. Public Health Issue Topic: Identify the public health issue you will use as a basis for your final project presentation. Briefly describe why you choose this topic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Economic Forces: Briefly describe some economic forces related to your public health issue.

 

Macroeconomic Forces:

 

 

 

 

Microeconomic Forces:

 

 

 

 

3. Key Regulation Policy: Determine economic policies or regulations that currently apply to your public health issue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Benefits and Consequences: Identify the perceived benefits and consequences resulting from the legislation supporting your public health issue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Impact of Regulation or Policy: Describe the economic impact resulting from the legislation supporting your public health issue.

 

 

 

6. References: Provide links or citations for three scholarly resources that you will use to support your ideas regarding your public health issue.