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HCS 440 Entire Course (2 Set)
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This Tutorial contains 2 Set of Papers/PPT for All Assignments
HCS 440 Week 1 Discussion Question 1
HCS 440 week 1 Individual Assignment Economic Terms and Health
Care History (2 Papers)
HCS 440 week 2 Learning Team Assignment Health Care Reform
Project, Part I (2 Papers)
HCS 440 Week 3 Health Care Reform Project Part II (2 Papers)
HCS 440 week 3 Assignment Health Care Spending Paper (2 Papers)

HCS 440 week 4 Individual Assignment Economic Issues Simulation
Paper (2 Papers)
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HCS 440 Assignment Economic Issues
Simulation Paper (Castro Collins) (2 Papers)
This Tutorial contains 2 Papers
HCS 440 Economic Issues Simulation Paper (Castro Collins)
Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you do the following:
§ Present a profile of the chosen company. Include the following:
§ Demographics of the employees
§ Health care risk factors or potential areas of high utilization
§ Premiums the company is willing to pay

§ Based on your analysis of potential utilization, provide the
following:
§ At least two reasons why each plan could be selected
§ State which plan to sell to your chosen company
§ What are the reasons for this decision?
§ Why did you decide against the other plans offered?
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. The
worksheet should be used to prepare your paper. Please do not
submit the worksheet as part of this assignment.
References: The paper requires APA formatted references, at least,
the UOP Simulation software. Also, please make sure the paper has
an introduction, conclusion, and reference page.
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HCS 440 Assignment Funding Health Care
Services (2 Papers)
Research health care services (e.g., preventive screenings and
preventive services, wellness programs, diet/food and nutritional
services, and long-term care services) offered by non-profit and for-
profit health care facilities.
Write a 1,050- to 1,250-word paper that addresses the following:
· Analyze the historic trend of the sources of revenue of the
health care services.

o Address the types of new services hospitals and providers have
added or put an increased focus on in the last two decades to increase
their overall revenue.
· Analyze the billing and reimbursement processes of health care
services.
o Explain how the triangular relationship between patient,
insurance company payer, and the health care provider is different
than a business transaction in other industries. How does this affect
how much and how long it takes for a health care provider to be
reimbursed?
· Explain the economic impact of non-profit vs. for-profit health
care services.
o Explain the advantages and disadvantages of being a non-profit
health care facility compared to one that is operated for profit.
Format your paper according to APA guidelines.
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HCS 440 Assignment Healthcare Historical
Trend and Marketing Impact (2 Papers)
Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper in which you explain your
position on national health care spending in the United States.
Include information on the following:
· Examine the historical trends and impact of health care
spending.

o How has the level of national health care spending changed
compared to the overall spending in the U.S. economy?
o Has the trend been overall positive or concerning for the economy
and consumers?
· Examine what impact marketing has on health care spending.
o What impact can the marketing efforts of a facility have on the
types of patients it attracts? What impact does it have on the
willingness of payers, such insurance companies and
Medicare/Medicaid, to cover the cost of the services?
o How do health care facilities spend on marketing efforts to
differentiate themselves from competition and to attract patients?
· Provide a forecast of the following:
o The future economic needs of the health care system
o Why these needs should be addressed
o How you envision these needs will be financed
References: The paper must include, at least, 2 references
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HCS 440 Assignment The Demand of Health
Care Services Workshop Proposal (2 Papers)
Question 1
Imagine you have been asked to deliver a two-part informative
workshop at a local health care expo by your Director of Community
Outreach. Before he approves your workshop, you have to submit a

proposal for each workshop that thoroughly discusses the content you
would like to present. The first half of the workshop will inform the
expo attendees of the demand of health care services as well as the
cost of the services, expenditure to the health care industry, and
payment sources used by the health care industry. It is important that
consumers are aware of these concepts as they consider available
health care services; therefore, you will want emphasize how the
information you are sharing makes them better consumers.
Proposal Part l
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you present the content
you would like to discuss in the workshop to help increase overall
consumer awareness regarding health care services.
Include the following in your paper:
· Analyze the demand for health care services.
o How does the demand for health care services differ from other
consumer purchases?
o What are the relationships between:
§ Changes in the cost of treatment or medicines and the demand for
health care services?
§ Consumer/patient need and the demand for health care services?
o How do changes in the behaviors of the consumers increase
and/or decrease the demand for health care services?
o Why is it important for consumers to understand the demand for
health services?
· Analyze the cost structure for the delivery of health care
services.
o How do different markets (large city vs. rural area) affect the cost
of health care services?
o What impact do specialized services (e.g., cancer or orthopedic
centers) have on health care costs?
o How do specialized service centers differ from traditional
hospitals?

o How are the objectives different for a for-profit vs. a non-profit
health care organization?
o Why is it important for consumers to understand the cost structure
for the delivery of health care services?
· Analyze the major sources of health care spending.
o How has the trend of health care costs regarding the overall
economy changed over the past several decades?
o What impact does technology have on health care costs?
o Why is it important for consumers to know the major sources of
health care spending?
· Analyze the various payment sources and mechanisms in the
health care industry.
o What sources are used to pay the costs of health care services
other than self-pay and private health insurance?
o What impact does the government have on payment sources for
health care services?
o Why is it important for consumers to know the payment sources
for health care services?
Cite four textbook, peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to
support the assignment.
Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.
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HCS 440 Entire Course (New)
HCS 440 Assignment Healthcare Historical Trend and Marketing
Impact (2 Papers)

HCS 440 Assignment Funding Health Care Services (2 Papers)
HCS 440 Assignment The Demand of Health Care Services
Workshop Proposal Part 1 (2 Papers)
HCS 440 Assignment Economic Issues Simulation Paper (Castro
Collins) (2 Papers)
HCS 440 Health Care Services Workshop Proposal Part 2
HCS 440 Lifestyle Trend Presentation
HCS 440 week 1 Individual Assignment Economic Terms and Health
Care History (2 Papers)
Project, Part I (2 Papers)
HCS 440 Week 3 Health Care Reform Project Part II (2 Papers)
HCS 440 week 3 Assignment Health Care Spending Paper (2 Papers)
HCS 440 week 4 Individual Assignment Economic Issues Simulation
Paper (2 Papers)

Project, Part III (2 PPT)
HCS 440 Healthcare Reform Project All 3 Parts (2 Set)
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HCS 440 Entire Course
HCS 440 Week 1 Individual Assignment Economic Terms and Health
Care History
HCS 440 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Health Care Reform
Project, Part I
HCS 440 Week 3 Individual Assignment Health Care Spending Paper
HCS 440 Week 4 Individual Assignment Economic Issues Simulation
Paper
HCS 440 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Health Care Reform
Project, Part II
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HCS 440 Health Care Services Workshop
Proposal Part 2
Question 1
Imagine you have been asked to deliver a two-part informative
workshop at a local health care expo by your Director of Community
Outreach. Before he approves your workshop, you have to submit a
proposal for each workshop that discusses the content you would like
to present.
The first half was geared to the health consumer while this second
half of the workshop is more detailed and provides health care
administrators with better understanding of financial and economic
tools used in the health care industry, particularly cost-benefit
analysis. It is important that your audience understands possible
challenges in the cost of health care services as well as what impact
consumers and health care reform have on the availability of health
care services. You also will discuss a specific population within
health care (e.g., people with diabetes, people with mental health,
etc.) and their needs.
Proposal Part ll
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you present the content
you would like to discuss in the workshop.
Include the following in your paper:
· Analyze the use of cost-benefit analysis in health care.
o What cost-benefit techniques are used by providers of health care
services?

o What impact does the mix of fixed costs vs. variable costs have on
a cost-benefit analysis scenario? Is it better to have more fixed costs
or less?
· Analyze common methods and tools used to address financial
and economic challenges in the health care industry.
o What is the role of health insurance companies in managing the
cost and efficiency of the delivery of health care services?
o How do billing and reimbursement processes affect providers of
health care services as well as organizations/individuals paying for
the services?
· Analyze the changes in health care services to meet the needs of
an ever-changing population. For this bullet, select a population to
concentrate on (e.g., people with diabetes, people with mental health
etc.).
o What are the challenges of delivering health care services to your
selected population? What are the ethical implications associated
with the challenges?
o What are the new types of health care services that have evolved
to support your population?
o What impact does the increase of preventive care services have on
the health of your population?
· Analyze the drivers and barriers for health care reform.
o Currently, what role does the government play in the delivery of
health care services to consumers?
o What are the challenges and/or problems in providing/requiring
health insurance for all consumers?
· Cite at least 4 sources, including your textbook.
· Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.
In text citation is a MUST and Plagiarism Checks must be done
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HCS 440 Healthcare Reform Project All 3 Parts
(2 Set)

This Tutorial contains 2 Project
Topic 1: High prescription drug costs
Topic 2: Economic Issue: Aging Population
Learning Team Assignment: Health Care Reform Project, Part I
• Resource: Health Care Reform Project, Part 1 grading
criteria on the student website.
• Select a current health care economic issue, such as managed
care, health care spending, prescription drugs, the influence of
current legislation on health care, medical care for an aging
population, or the influence of illegal immigrants on health care
economics in the United States.
• Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper in which you address the
following:
Describe the issue.
o Perform a literature search on the issue. Find at least three
articles and provide a summary of the articles.
o Research, identify, and describe three possible solutions. The
solutions do not need to be extensive, but must represent solutions
identified in your research.
o Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
HCS 440 Week 3 Health Care Reform Project Part II
Resources: Results from Health Care Reform Project: Part I
Research three possible solutions to your selected health care
economic issue as determined in Part I. The solutions do not need to
be extensive, but they must represent solutions identified in your
research.

Describe your findings and proposed solutions in 700 to 1,050 words
from the information and articles collected in the Health Care Reform
Project: Part I assignment.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
HCS 440 Week 5 Health Care Reform Project Part III
Resource: Health Care Reform Project, Part I and II
Prepare a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you
summarize health care reform material.
Assume you are making a presentation to the board of directors
concerning your investigation into the economic issue you submitted
for your Health Care Reform Project assignments in Week Two and
Three.
Have a minimum of 10 to 15 slides with extensive speaker notes,
augmenting and expanding on the information presented in each
slide.
Include the following in your presentation:
Describe the economic issue selected.
Identify methods and tools common to addressing economic
challenges in the health care industry.
Discuss how the methods and tools identified relate to health
care reform.
Determine the most effective method(s) and tool(s) that could be
used to resolve the economic issue selected.
Identify various payment sources and mechanism used in the
health care industry.
Determine which payment source(s) and mechanism(s) are the
most effective to resolve the economic issue selected.
List the steps needed to implement your solution.
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HCS 440 Lifestyle Trend Presentation (2 PPT)

This Tutorial contains 2 Presentation
Create a 15 - to 20-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in
which you address the following:
 Obesity and the effects on health care services
 Positive outcomes with insurance for consumers on the economy
and the health care system
Include a title slide, detailed speaker notes, and a reference slide.
Speaker Notes must be of appropriate length to adequately cover all
the
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In what way(s) does a recession affect the economics of healthcare?
How does it affect the providers versus the consumers of healthcare
and what might be the overall effect in the economy?
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of profit versus nonprofit
healthcare (provider) organizations? Please think beyond just the
financial aspects of each and discuss the health outcomes and
provider treatment aspects as well. What are the motivations and
incentives of each and how does that change their behavior with
respect to their patients?
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HCS 440 week 1 Individual Assignment
Economic Terms and Health Care History (2
Papers)
Individual Assignment: Economic Terms and Health Care History
 Resource: Economic Terms and Health Care History grading
 Complete the Economic Terms Exercise in Week One of the
student website.
o Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you include the
following:
Describe the history and evolution of health care economics and
the timeline of health care funding, usingthe defined terms.

o Includetwo outside resources.
 Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
 Submit your paper and a copy of the completed exercise to your
facilitator.
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HCS 440 Week 1 Individual Assignment
Economic Terms and Health Care History
1. Individual Assignment: Economic Terms and Health Care
History
· Resource: Economic Terms and Health Care History grading
· Complete the Economic Terms Exercise in Week One of the
student website.
o Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you include the
following:
Describe the history and evolution of health care economics and the
timeline of health care funding, usingthe defined terms.
o Includetwo outside resources.
· Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
· Submit your paper and a copy of the completed exercise to
your facilitator.
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What should be the public's responsibility in bearing the cost of
healthcare services for individual lifestyle choices (e.g., smoking,
poor eating, lack of exercise, etc.)? Should there be some means for
financially 'penalizing' those whose choices lead to excessive
healthcare costs?
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What sorts of conditions or situations would affect a change from
inpatient to outpatient care? What has been the trend in outpatient
care over the last 5 years and what do you believe have been the
major reasons for this trend?
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HCS 440 week 2 Learning Team Assignment
Health Care Reform Project, Part I (2 Papers)

Learning Team Assignment: Health Care Reform Project, Part I
o Resource: Health Care Reform Project, Part 1 grading criteria
on the student website.
o Select a current health care economic issue, such as managed
care, health care spending, prescription drugs, the influence of
current legislation on health care, medical care for an aging
population, or the influence of illegal immigrants on health care
economics in the United States.
o Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper in which you address the
following:
Describe the issue.
o Perform a literature search on the issue. Find at least three
articles and provide a summary of the articles.
o Research, identify, and describe three possible solutions.
The solutions do not need to be extensive, but must
represent solutions identified in your research.
o Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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HCS 440 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment
Health Care Reform Project, Part I

1. Learning Team Assignment: Health Care Reform Project, Part I
· Resource: Health Care Reform Project, Part 1 grading criteria
· Select a current health care economic issue, such as managed
care, health care spending, prescription drugs, the influence of current
legislation on health care, medical care for an aging population, or the
influence of illegal immigrants on health care economics in the
United States.
· Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper in which you address the
following:
Describe the issue.
o Perform a literature search on the issue. Find at least three articles
and provide a summary of the articles.
o Research, identify, and describe three possible solutions. The
solutions do not need to be extensive, but must represent solutions
identified in your research.
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HCS 440 week 3 Assignment Health Care
Spending Paper (2 Papers)

Individual Assignment: Health Care Spending Paper
o Resource: Health Care Spending Paper grading criteria on the
student website.
o Write a 1,250- to 1,750-word paper in which you explain your
position on national health care spending in the United States.
Include information on the following:
The level of current national health care expenditures
o Whether the spending is too much or not enough
o Where the nation should add or cut, and why
o How the public’s health care needs are paid for, such as being
financed by various payers, while indicating the percent of total
expenditures they represent
o Provide a forecast of the following:
o Why these needs must be addressed
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How does the governments’ financing of education affect the supply
of physicians and nurses and what role do you believe the government
should play in trying to eliminate the shortage of medical
professionals?
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Economists typically suggest that there are 4 major forms of
resources in any market: land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurial
ability. Of these, which do you think is the most important in the
market for healthcare and why? How does the industry currently
satisfy its demand for this resource most effectively?
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HCS 440 Week 3 Health Care Reform Project
Part II (2 Papers)

HCS 440 Week 3 Health Care Reform Project Part II
Resources: Results from Health Care Reform Project: Part I
Research three possible solutions to your selected health care
economic issue as determined in Part I. The solutions do not need to
be extensive, but they must represent solutions identified in your
research.
Describe your findings and proposed solutions in 700 to 1,050 words
from the information and articles collected in the Health Care Reform
Project: Part I assignment.
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HCS 440 Week 3 Individual Assignment Health
Care Spending Paper
1. Individual Assignment: Health Care Spending Paper
· Resource: Health Care Spending Paper grading criteria on the
student website.

· Write a 1,250- to 1,750-word paper in which you explain your
position on national health care spending in the United States. Include
information on the following:
The level of current national health care expenditures
o Whether the spending is too much or not enough
o Where the nation should add or cut, and why
o How the public’s health care needs are paid for, such as being
financed by various payers, while indicating the percent of total
expenditures they represent
· Provide a forecast of the following:
o Why these needs must be addressed
· Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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What have been the major trends in health care over the last decade-
in particular in terms of provider and facility type-and what have
been the overall effects of these trends on the market. Speak to
changes in healthcare expenditures and service delivery to patients.
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What role does the government currently play in supporting health
insurance coverage and healthcare payments in the US and what
role shouldthey play in financing or legislating healthcare in the
future?
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HCS 440 week 4 Individual Assignment
Economic Issues Simulation Paper (2 Papers)
Review the Health Care Economics Issues HMO Simulation.
In the simulation, select either Constructit or E-Editor for analysis to
complete your paper.
As a representative of Castor Insurance, your job is to maximize
profit and minimize risk for the company.

Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you do the following:
 Present a profile of the chosen company. Include the following:
o Demographics of the employees
o Health care risk factors or potential areas of high
utilization
o Premiums the company is willing to pay
 Based on your analysis of potential utilization, provide the
following:
o At least two reasons why each plan could be selected
o State which plan to sell to your chosen company
 What are the reasons for this decision?
 Why did you decide against the other plans offered?
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment. The
worksheet should be used to prepare your paper. Please do not
submit the worksheet as part of this assignment.
References: The paper requires APA formatted references, at least,
the UOP Simulation software. Also, please make sure the paper has
an introduction, conclusion, and reference page.
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HCS 440 Week 4 Individual Assignment
Economic Issues Simulation Paper

Individual Assignment: Economic Issues Simulation Paper
· Review the Health Care Economics Issues HMO Simulation.
· Resource: Economic Issues Simulation Paper grading criteria
· Select either Constructit or E-editor to analyze for your paper.
· Prepare a 1050- to 1400 paper in which you present a profile of
the chosen company including the demographics of the employees,
the health care risk factors (potential areas of high utilization), and the
premiums the company is willing to pay.
· As a representative of Castor insurance, your job is to
maximize profit and minimize risk for the company. Based on your
analysis of potential utilization, give at least two reasons why each
plan could be selected. Then state which plan you would select to sell
to your chosen company? What are the reasons for this decision?Why
did you not select the other plans offered?
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Should every employer in the US be required to provide health
insurance coverage to its employees? If so, to what degree? If not,
do you think there should be an individual mandate requiring all
individuals to purchase coverage for themselves and their family
members?
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Several other countries (Canada, France) have instituted some level
of ‘socialized medicine.’ Briefly describe how this model is different
from that in the US and explain whether and why/why not you think it
would be successful in this country. Do you think the US already has
some aspects of a socialized system in health care?
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HCS 440 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment
Health Care Reform Project, Part II
1. Learning Team Assignment:Health Care Reform Project, Part II
· Resource: Health Care Reform Project, Part II grading criteria
· Prepare a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you
· Assume you are making a presentation to the board of directors
concerning your investigation into the selected economic issue.
· Have a minimum of 10 to 15 slides with extensive speaker’s
notes, augmenting and expanding on the information presented in
each slide.

· Include the following in your presentation:
Determine and explain which solution is most effective.
o Explain your reasoning for choosing the solution.
 Explain why the solution will work.
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HCS 440 week 5 Learning Team Assignment
Health Care Reform Project, Part III (2 PPT)
This Tutorial contains 2 PPT
Resource: Health Care Reform Project, Part I and II
Prepare a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you
Assume you are making a presentation to the board of directors
concerning your investigation into the economic issue you submitted
for your Health Care Reform Project assignments in Week Two and
Three.

Have a minimum of 10 to 15 slides with extensive speaker notes,
augmenting and expanding on the information presented in each
slide.
Include the following in your presentation:
 Describe the economic issue selected.
 Identify methods and tools common to addressing economic
challenges in the health care industry.
 Discuss how the methods and tools identified relate to health
care reform.
 Determine the most effective method(s) and tool(s) that could be
used to resolve the economic issue selected.
 Identify various payment sources and mechanism used in the
health care industry.
 Determine which payment source(s) and mechanism(s) are the
most effective to resolve the economic issue selected.
 List the steps needed to implement your solution.
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