Writing Homework Help

Week 1 Discussion 2: Key Characteristics of the U.S. Healthcare System
Value: 100 points

Due: In an effort to facilitate scholarly discourse, create your initial post by Day 4, and reply to at least two of your classmates, on two separate days, by Day 7.

Note: In this type of discussion, you will not see the responses of your classmates until after you have posted your own response to the question below.

Initial Post
Cost, quality, and access are three pillars of the U.S. health system. Write about some of the key characteristics of the U.S. healthcare system related to cost, quality, and access. Your textbook and other learning materials for Week 1 are good sources for this assignment, but you can also use other sources.

You must have at least two references in your initial post and at least one should be from the Week 1 Learning Materials.
Summarize your post in 500 to 750 words.
Replies
Reply to at least two of your classmates. In your reply posts, include new information related to your peer’s initial post or to the topic. Each reply should be 200 to 400 words. You should cite at least one to two sources in your reply posts that add new information in response to your classmate’s post, with at least one of those sources from Week 1 Learning Materials.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

Graduate Program in Health Administration Discussion Question Rubric
Note: The value of each of the criterion on this rubric represents a point range (example: 25–20 points, 20–15 points, 15–10 points, 10–0 points).

Discussion Board Rubric – 100 Points
Criteria Exceeds Expectations Meets Expectations Needs Improvement Inadequate Total Points
Quality of Initial Post Initial post is on time and of the correct length (500–750 words).

All components of the initial post requirements are addressed.

Course content synthesis is applied.

References are included according to the Discussion instructions.

25 points Initial post is on time and of the correct length (500–750 words).

Most components of the initial post requirements are addressed.

Course content synthesis is applied but limited.

References are included according to the Discussion instructions.

20 points Initial post is one day late.

Does not meet the correct length (500–750 words).

Some components of the initial post requirements are addressed.

Course content synthesis is weak or missing.

References are included but not according to the Discussion instructions.

15 points Initial post is more than one day late.

Initial post much fewer than (500–750 words).

Few components of the initial post requirements are addressed.

Course content synthesis is missing.

References are not included.

10 points 25
Peer Replies On time.

There was substantial evidence and synthesis of course content utilizing course topics and the introduction of questions and new information.

Replies are 200–400 words.

References are included according to the Discussion instructions.

25 points On time. There was some evidence and synthesis of course content utilizing course topics and the introduction of questions or new information.

Replies are 200–400 words.

References are included according to the Discussion instructions.

20 points Replies were at least one day late.

There was either some synthesis of course content or the introduction of questions or new information.

Replies are less than 200 words.

References are included but not according to the Discussion instructions.

15 points Replies were two or more days late.

There was little or no evidence of course content utilizing course topics or the introduction of questions or new information.

Replies are less than 200 words

References are not included.

10 points 25
Frequency of Contribution Initial post with two peer replies posted on two separate days.

25 points Initial post with two peer replies posted on the same day.

20 points Initial post with one peer reply.

15 points Only initial post submitted or only replied to peers.

10 points 25
Organization, Writing Mechanics, and APA Format Clearly organized, no or limited writing mechanics and/or APA errors.

25 points Clearly organized, few to some writing mechanics and/or APA errors.

20 points Poorly organized, several to moderate writing mechanics and/or APA errors.

15 points Poorly organized, many writing mechanics and/or APA errors.

10 points 25
Total points 100