The document outlines four assignments for an HSA 510 health economics course. Assignment 1 involves analyzing how five economic concepts impact healthcare and benefits of healthcare professionals understanding health economics. Assignment 2 requires researching the healthcare delivery structure in one's state and analyzing competitive forces. Assignment 3 is a presentation comparing US healthcare financing models and effects of economic factors on organizations. Assignment 4 involves researching top future economic issues facing US healthcare.

1. HSA 510 Week 4 Assignment 1 Implications of
Health Economic Concepts for Healthcare
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Assignment 1: Implications of Health Economic Concepts for
Healthcare
Due Week 4 and worth 200 points
Select at least five (5) economic concepts covered in the first four
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:
1. 1. Assess the value of healthcare professionals and decision
makers understanding the discipline of health economics.
2. 2. Defend or critique the importance of considering the complex
nature of health and healthcare when examining the economic principles
related to healthcare delivery.
3. 3. Analyze the primary potential benefits of learning about health
economics related to government involvement in healthcare economics,
financing, and delivery.
4. 4. Analyze the main potential benefits of learning about health
economics related to private sector government involvement in
healthcare economics, financing, and delivery.
5. 5. Use at least five (5) current references. Three 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

2. 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.
· 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 6 Assignment 2 The Healthcare
Market
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Assignment 2: The Healthcare Market
Due Week 6 and worth 240 points
Use the Internet or online database to research the current health care
delivery structures—both private and public—within your state.
Write a 6-8 page paper in which you:

3. 1. 1. Analyze the current health care delivery structure in your state.
Compare and contrast the major determinants of healthcare market
power.
2. 2. Analyze the main competitive forces in the your healthcare
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.
3. 3. 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 healthcare facility—and from a patient’s point of
view. Provide a rationale for your response.
4. 4. Assess the efficiency of the types of economic incentives
available to providers in the delivery of healthcare services in your own
state.
5. 5. Propose who bears the financial risk of a capitation payment
system: the provider, the patient, or the consumer-driven health plan
itself.
6. 6. Use at least five (5) current references. Three 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 provision of health care services.

4. · 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 8 Assignment 3 The Convergence
of Healthcare Financing and Economic Trends
and Forces
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Assignment 3: The Convergence of Healthcare Financing and Economic
Trends and Forces
Due Week 8 and worth 100 points
Note: Use the textbook, course readings, online library, and other
reputable online sources to complete this assignment.
Prepare a fifteen to twenty (15 to 20) slide Microsoft® PowerPoint®
presentation with detailed scholarly speaker notes in which you:
1. 1. Compare the three (3) current health care financing and
funding models (i.e., employee based, government based, and individual
based) used with the healthcare delivery system of the United States.
2. 2. 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.

5. 3. 3. 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.
4. 4. Determine what changes are occurring in the economy or
concerning labor and regulatory factors that must be considered in the
future.
5. 5. Suggest the key national trends that you believe currently affect
competition and pricing initiatives. Justify your response.
6. 6. Suggest the main quality indicators that typically affect health
insurance pricing at the local level. Justify your response.
7. 7. Use a minimum of six (6) reputable references sources
including three (3) sources from peer reviewed journals.
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
riting mechanics.respectively, of HMO managed care from the
provider’s point of view—i.e., a physician and a healthcare facility—and
from a patient’s point of view. Provide a rationale for your response.

6. 4. 4. Assess the efficiency of the types of economic incentives
available to providers in the delivery of healthcare services in your own
state.
5. 5. Propose who bears the financial risk of a capitation payment
system: the provider, the patient, or the consumer-driven health plan
itself.
6. 6. Use at least five (5) current references. Three 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 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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7. HSA 510 Week 10 Assignment 4 Current and
Future Economic Issues Impacting Healthcare
Sector
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Assignment 4: Current and Future Economic Issues Impacting
Healthcare Sector
Due Week 10 and worth 240 points
Use the Internet or online databases to research five (5) of what you
believe to be the most important and pressing economic issues that
confront the United States healthcare industry today and will continue to
do so into the next decade.
Provide a review of these issues in a ten to twelve (10-12) page paper in
which you:
1. 1. Provide a detailed description of the issues that you have
researched.
2. 2. Analyze the most significant economic effects of the researched
issues on healthcare industry. Provide at least two (2) examples of these
issues to support your response.
3. 3. Suggest specific strategies that relevant entities / stakeholders
may use to address the selected issues from an economic perspective.
Justify your response.
4. 4. Determine the strategic manner in which the United States can
apply best economic best practices from other countries in addressing
these issues.
5. 5. Assess the likelihood of government and or private sector
effectively addressing the issues.

8. 6. 6. 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:
· Analyze the factors that are influencing the demand and supply of
health care services in the U.S.
· Compare and contrast the U.S. health care system with the health
care system of other countries.
· 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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