How are health services paid for, roles for the government in financing care?
Health Status and Health Care Services in France with comparison to the United States
HCA 302 Healthcare Organization
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Table of Contents
Introduction 3
Population and Health Status…………………………………………………………………………………………..
Demographic characteristics of population
Mortality, Infant mortality data, causes of death
Other data of health status
Related information (such as on quality if life); analysis
Availability of Health Services
Basic organization/general description of services institutions, providers of care
Issues related to access
Utilization of services (data, if available)
Other related information/analysis
Expenditures
How are health services paid for; any roles for the government here
Data on total expenditures
Other related information/analysis
Macroenvironmental influences on the health care system
Political
Socioeconomic
Cultural
Technological/Other relevant influences
Summary comments
Problems
Opportunities
Other related comments regarding this country’s health care services
Comparison to the United States: what works better, what is not working as well………………………………….
Concluding comments: Lessons learned for the U. S., other countries………………………………………………
References (required)………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Introduction (Final Paper may read “Executive Summary”)
Initial Introduction: What you wish to show in your research and with your topic.
Final Instruction: summary of key points of your paper. Include the name of the country reviewed, highlights regarding population and health status, services available, expenditures and financing, external influences, and concluding comments/lessons learned.
Population and Health Status
Provide data/discuss:
Demographic characteristics of population
Mortality, infant mortality data
Causes of death
Other relevant data
Related information, such as on quality of life
Analysis of trends
Availability of Services
Discuss, provide data regarding:
Basic organization/general description of services institutions, providers of care
Issues related to access
Utilization of services (data, if available)
Other related information/analysis
Expenditures
Discuss/provide date on who pays for care/how much it costs:
How are health services paid for, roles for the government in financing care?
Data on total expenditures
Other related information/analysis
Macroenvironmental Influences
Discuss external influences the need for, availability of, cost of and use of health care services:
Political
Socioeconomic
Cultural
Technological/Other relevant influences
Analysis
Summary Comments
Summarize and comment on the Problems, Opportunities, other issues you identified regarding this country’s health care services system
Compare to the United States: what works better, what is not working as well
Offer concluding comments: Lessons learned for the U. S., other countries
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