The Challenge of Health Care Delivery and Health Policy

The Challenge of Health Care Delivery and Health Policy
This discussion will focus on some of the issues that will arise in the remainder of this course,
with respect to the importance of good health to Americans, defining characteristics of the U.S.
health system (which the authors submit is not a “system” at all), the key challenges facing the
health system , and the stakeholders involved in addressing those challenges.
Grading Rubric for the Challenge of Health Care Delivery and Health Policy
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) is expected to increase insurance
coverage for a significant number of Americans. But many problems in the health care system
remain unresolved. As a future Primary Care Health Care Provider, please describe the
following;
• Why health is so important to Americans
• Defining characteristics of the U.S. health care delivery system
• Seven key challenges facing the health system
• Stakeholders who shape and are affected by how the health system is organized and how
it functions