This document provides an overview of discussion prompts and assignments for an 11-week healthcare economics course. It includes topics such as population and individual health measures, healthcare costs in the US compared to other countries, factors that influence health demand, and the roles of principals and agents in healthcare. Other topics covered include supply and cost curves in healthcare, implications of economic concepts, capitation rates for Medicare, and competitive markets. The document outlines discussions and assignments on issues like healthcare financing models, effects of the Affordable Care Act, antitrust legislation, and current and future economic challenges facing the US healthcare system.

1. HSA 510 Week 1 Discussion Population and Individual
Health Measures and Healthcare Costs
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HSA 510 Week 1 Discussion -
"Population and Individual Health Measures and Healthcare Costs in the
United States" Please respond to the following:
From the first e-Activity, determine the most commonly used population
and individual measures used in providing healthcare today. Examine
the primary impact that these measures exert on the choices that
consumers make in order to address their own healthcare needs. Justify
your response.
From the second e-Activity, compare the magnitude of healthcare costs
in the United States to that of other developed countries. Analyze at least
three (3) differences that you believe exist between the decisions that
U.S. consumers and the consumers in other developed countries make
regarding healthcare. Provide a rationale for your response.
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2. HSA 510 Week 2 Discussion Health Demand, Elasticity,
Principle and Agent in Determining Demand
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HSA 510 Week 2 Discussion -
"Health Demand, Elasticity, Principle and Agent in Determining
Demand for Medical Care" Please respond to the following:
From the e-Activity, compare the primary individual factors that
influence demand, and explain the significant ways in which each affects
the demand curve. Provide at least one (1) example of these factors to
support your rationale.
Imagine a situation where consumers have incomplete information about
their health status and about the productivity of medical care. Examine
the roles of the principal and the agent in helping consumers to
determine the demand for medical care in the described situation.
Provide at least one (1) detailed example of such roles in action to
support your response.
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3. HSA 510 Week 3 Discussion Healthcare Factors behind Cost
Curve and Supply Curve Shifts
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HSA 510 Week 3 Discussion -
"Healthcare Factors behind Cost Curve and Supply Curve Shifts" Please
respond to the following:
From the e-Activity, compare the healthcare-based factors in the issues
that you reviewed that, in your opinion, cause the cost curve of
healthcare to shift. Provide at least one (1) example showing the manner
in which the cost curve shifts in your response.
Suggest at least three (3) attributes that cause the supply curve in
healthcare to fluctuate. Provide specific examples of each of the
suggested attributes to support your response.
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HSA 510 Week 4 Assignment 1 Implications of Health
Economic Concepts for Healthcare

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HSA 510 Week 4 Assignment 1 Implications of Health Economic
Concepts for Healthcare
Select at least five (5) economic concepts covered in the first four (4)
weeks’ readings, and discuss the primary manner in which these
concepts impact the world of health care economics. Some examples of
selected concepts are health demand and supply, elasticity, resources,
health measures, and costs.
Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:
Assess the value of health care professionals and decision makers
understanding the discipline of health economics.
Defend or critique the importance of considering the complex nature of
health and health care when examining the economic principles related
to health care delivery.

5. Analyze the primary potential benefits of learning about health
economics related to government involvement in health care economics,
financing, and delivery.
Analyze the main potential benefits of learning about health economics
related to private sector government involvement in health care
economics, financing, and delivery.
Use at least five (5) current references. Three (3) of these references
must be from current peer-reviewed sources to support and substantiate
your comments and perspectives.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA
or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s
name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover
page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment
page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment
are:
Explain how selected economic principles apply to the health care
market and the provisions of health care services.
Analyze the factors that are influencing the demand and supply of health
care services in the U.S.

6. Assess current economic trends that influence the cost, quality, and
access to care.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in health
economics.
Write clearly and concisely about health economics using proper writing
mechanics.
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HSA 510 Week 4 Discussion Capitation, Payers, and
Provider Behavior
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HSA 510 Week 4 Discussion -
"Capitation, Payers, and Provider Behavior" Please respond to the
following:
Suggest at least one (1) method by which capitation rates are set for
health maintenance organizations in Medicare. Provide one (1) example

7. of an HMO with these types of set rates in order to support your
response.
Compare the primary available economic resources that health insurance
payers may use to monitor, assess, and regulate health care providers’
behavior. Evaluate the degree to which alternative provider payment
methods (e.g., capitation, pay for performance, etc.) impact HMO
economic and business performance. Provide one (1) example of such a
type of method to support your response.
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HSA 510 Week 5 Discussion Competitive Markets, Price,
Quality, and Monopoly
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HSA 510 Week 5 Discussion -
"Competitive Markets, Price, Quality, and Monopoly" Please respond to
the following:
From the e-Activity, analyze at least two (2) primary economic
assumptions and examine their short- and long-term impact on

8. promoting the competitive market model in the healthcare environment.
Evaluate the fundamental reasons why price and utilization economic
factors in the healthcare setting influence competitive market status in
regard to supply and demand for health care services. Provide at least
one (1) example of such factors to support your response.
Take a position on whether or not monopolistic competition works
within a healthcare setting. Support for your position should include a
discussion of the monopoly model being used to predict the allocation of
resources in healthcare markets within preferred provider organizations.
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HSA 510 Week 6 Discussion Health Insurance and the
Labor Market
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HSA 510 Week 6 Discussion -
"Health Insurance and the Labor Market" Please respond to the
following:

9. Analyze the implications of adverse selection in insurance markets that
contain information asymmetry and community ratings. Justify your
response.
Analyze the primary ways in which analysts may use a model of the
labor market to explain wage and employment figures for healthcare
workers. Propose the main ways in which health status affects workers’
compensation overall. Provide at least one (1) example the model in use
to support your response.
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HSA 510 Week 6 The Healthcare Market
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HSA 510 Week 6 The Healthcare Market -
Use the Internet or Strayer online database to research the current health
care delivery structures—both private and public—within your state.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

10. Analyze the current health care delivery structure in your state. Compare
and contrast the major determinants of health care market power.
Analyze the main competitive forces in the your health care delivery
system in your state, and compare the major factors that influence the
fundamental manner in which these competitive forces determine prices,
supply and demand, quality of care, consumerism, and providers’
compensation.
Evaluate the positive benefits and negative aspects, respectively, of
HMO managed care from the provider’s point of view—i.e., a physician
and a health care facility—and from a patient’s point of view. Provide a
rationale for your response.
Assess the efficiency of the types of economic incentives available to
providers in the delivery of health care services in your own state.
Propose who bears the financial risk of a capitation payment system: the
provider, the patient, or the consumer-driven health plan itself.
Use at least five (5) current references. Three (3) of these references
must be from current peer-reviewed sources to support and substantiate
your comments and perspectives.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA
or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s
name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover

11. page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment
page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment
are:
Explain how selected economic principles apply to the health care
market and the provision of health care services.
Analyze the factors that are influencing the demand and supply of health
care services in the U.S.
Assess current economic trends that influence the cost, quality, and
access to care.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in health
economics.
Write clearly and concisely about health economics using proper writing
mechanics.
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HSA 510 Week 7 Discussion Economic Evaluation of Health
and value Judgment and Evaluation
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12. HSA 510 Week 7 Discussion -
"Economic Evaluation of Health and value Judgment and Evaluation"
Please respond to the following:
Evaluate the efficacy of major types of health clinical outcomes one can
use in economic evaluation analysis. Provide at least one (1) example to
support your response concerning clinical outcomes (e.g., infant
mortality, average longevity, leading chronic disease, etc.) that one can
use in order to conduct economic evaluation.
From the e-Activity, compare and contrast alternative healthcare
delivery arrangements in terms of their efficiency. Determine the
primary ways in which an established market for health insurance can be
efficient, especially when individuals carry less than adequate medical
insurance coverage. Provide a rationale for your response.
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HSA 510 Week 8 Discussion Financing Healthcare and
Public Health Insurance
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13. HSA 510 Week 8 Discussion -
"Financing Healthcare and Public Health Insurance" Please respond to
the following:
Defend or critique the primary alternative sources of healthcare funding
in the United States. Analyze the main effect on the resource owner of
one (1) of the following means of financing healthcare: insurance
premiums, tax subsidies, and mandated benefits. Provide at least one (1)
example which illustrates the selected effect to support your response.
Analyze the key types of policies required for the delivery of a public
health insurance program, and hypothesize their main effects on the
achievement of social goals overall. Provide at least one
Example of such effects to support your response.
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HSA 510 Week 8 The Convergence of Healthcare Financing
and Economic Trends and Forces
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14. HSA 510 Week 8 The Convergence of Healthcare Financing and
Economic Trends and Forces -
Prepare a fifteen to twenty (15 to 20) slide Microsoft® PowerPoint®
presentation with detailed scholarly speaker notes in which you:
Compare the three (3) current health care financing and funding models
(i.e., employee based, government based, and individual based) used
with the health care delivery system of the United States.
Compare and contrast key economic goals of public and private health
insurance plans. Evaluate the success potential of key economic goals in
terms of populations covered, services included, financing arrangements,
reimbursement strategies, and economic competition policies.
Analyze the key effects of labor market, insurance market, and
competitive market factors on health care delivery requirements at your
current or previous organization of employment.
Determine what changes are occurring in the economy or concerning
labor and regulatory factors that must be considered in the future.
Suggest the key national trends that you believe currently affect
competition and pricing initiatives. Justify your response.
Determine the main quality indicators that typically affect health
insurance pricing at the local level. Justify your response.
Use a minimum of six (6) reputable references sources including three
(3) sources from peer-reviewed journals.

15. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA
or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s
name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover
page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment
page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment
are:
Assess current economic trends that influence the cost, quality, and
access to care.
Analyze the impact of managed care on cost, quality, and access within
managed care organizations and the health insurance market.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in health
economics.
Write clearly and concisely about health economics using proper writing
mechanics.
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16. HSA 510 Week 9 Discussion Reform of Healthcare Market
and Regulation and Antitrust Policy
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HSA 510 Week 9 Discussion -
"Reform of Healthcare Market and Regulation and Antitrust Policy in
Health Care" Please respond to the following:
From the e-Activity, synthesize the primary ways in which consumer
and provider incentives work together to achieve cost reduction under
the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Provide at least one (1) example of
such synthesis to support your response.
Defend or critique the key provisions of antitrust legislation in the
United States. Analyze the major ways in which quality issues in health
care affect antirust healthcare policy. Provide at least one (1) example of
antitrust laws in action to support your response.
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17. HSA 510 Week 10 Current and Future Economic Issues
Impacting Healthcare Sector
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HSA 510 Week 10 Current and Future Economic Issues Impacting
Healthcare Sector -
Use the Internet or Strayer online databases to research five (5) of what
you believe to be the most important and pressing economic issues that
confront the United States health care industry today and will continue
to do so into the next decade.
Provide a review of these issues in a six to eight (6-8) page paper in
which you:
Provide a detailed description of the issues that you have researched.
Analyze the most significant economic effects of the researched issues
on health care industry. Provide at least two (2) examples of these issues
to support your response.

18. Suggest specific strategies that relevant entities / stakeholders may use
to address the selected issues from an economic perspective. Justify your
response.
Determine the strategic manner in which the United States can apply
best economic best practices from other countries in addressing these
issues.
Assess the likelihood of government and or private sector effectively
addressing the issues.
Use at least ten (10) current references. Five (5) of these references must
be from current peer-reviewed sources to support and substantiate your
comments and perspectives.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA
or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s
name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover
page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment
page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment
are:
Compare and contrast the U.S. health care system with the health care
system of other countries.

19. Analyze the factors that are influencing the demand and supply of health
care services in the U.S.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in health
economics.
Write clearly and concisely about health economics using proper writing
mechanics.
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HSA 510 Week 10 Discussion Evolving Issues in Health Care
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HSA 510 Week 10 Discussion -
"Evolving Issues in Health Care" Please respond to the following:
Propose several current and future economic issues confronting and
changing the healthcare system. Analyze the significant implications of
the issues in question for market efficiency of the healthcare system.
Provide a rationale for your response.

20. Compare and contrast the U.S. health care delivery system relative to
spending per capita and ranking of healthcare outcomes with the health
care system of two (2) other countries. Provide at least one (1) aspect of
the systems from each country selected to support your response.
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HSA 510 Week 11 Discussion Course Takeaway
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HSA 510 Week 11 Discussion -
"Course Takeaway" Please responds to the following:
Reflect upon three (3) aspects of the course that resonated for you.
Describe the manner in which you have grown personally and
professionally as a result of completing this course.
From the e-Activity, compare and contrast the primary economic issues
and policies both the Republican and Democrat parties address
concerning the U.S. healthcare delivery system overall. Provide at least
one (1) example of an economic and / or policy issue to support your
response.

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