How international health care systems compare to the United States

The purpose of this assignment is to understand how international health care systems compare to the United States. Students will also explore the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and predict how it will affect America’s system of health care delivery. Follow the instructions below to fulfill all stated requirements. Technical Requirements: 900-1300 words (does not include in-text citations or reference page) Double-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font, 1” margins, essay format Less than 20% of the word count should be direct quotes Submit to the correct link in Assignments. This uploads your paper to TurnItIn, a plagiarism detection device. See plagiarism information under Institutional Policies. Correct grammar, spelling, sentence structure, etc. Use APA referencing style (see guide in Canvas). You do not need to include APA formatting (for example, title page, running head, or abstract) All information must be from reputable, reliable, and unbiased academic sources. See Canvas for a list of good sources. Example of a website that lacks reliability – Wikipedia Example of a biased website – Heritage Foundation Content Requirements: Introduction paragraph (minimum 4 sentences) – Last sentence is a thesis sentence Briefly introduce the topic The last sentence of this paragraph should be your thesis statement. A thesis statement clearly states what your paper will cover and gives an overview of the points you will make. Hint: Write your thesis sentence last. That way you can focus the flow of information within the body of your paper and then make your thesis sentence match all topics at the end of your writing. Example: “This paper will explore various health systems around the world and how they compare to the United States using dimensions such as quality of care and access.” Dimensions of Health Care paragraph Click here for the international comparison of health systems article posted in Canvas to complete this section of the paper (Links to an external site.). In 1-2 sentences for each dimension, define all 5 dimensions (care process, access, administrative efficiency, equity, and health care outcomes) that are used to evaluate the health care systems of each country. Define each dimension of health care. Do not describe how each dimension relates to the U.S. or other countries at this time. Be sure to summarize this information into your own words to avoid plagiarism. This information can be found in the How We Measured Performance section near the bottom of the full report. Rank Comparison of Health Care Systems paragraph Identify 1 dimension you think is the most important to health care and explain why it is most important to you (minimum 2 substantive sentences). Identify the country whose health care system received the highest overall rating in this dimension in the article. Describe the reasons for achieving this ranking (minimum 3 substantive sentences) Identify the country whose health care system received the lowest overall rating in this dimension in the article. Describe the reasons for achieving this ranking (minimum 3 substantive sentences) This paragraph will require additional research to find this information. Be sure to use reliable, unbiased sources in this discussion. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) paragraph The information in the international comparisons report was gathered BEFORE the full implementation of the PPACA. Some portions have been changed since it was signed into law. Research and report if the parts you describe have changed. Identify and describe 2 main components of the PPACA. Main components include specific aspects of the policy. For example, allowing children to stay on their parents’ health insurance until 26 years old. Minimum of 2 substantive sentences to describe each component Find and cite this information from reliable, unbiased sources. See Canvas for a list of good sources. Describe how each component has changed since the PPACA was passed in 2010 Minimum of 2 substantive sentences to describe changes to each component Conclusion paragraph (minimum 4 sentences) Include your opinion of the current direction of health care reform in the U.S. after completing this paper (Students are expected to use first person in this paragraph). Some possible discussions in this paragraph could include: Ways the PPACA affects the U.S. health care system Ways you have personally been affected by changes in health care since the implementation of the PPACA What you specifically like/dislike about the PPACA