Recommendations on how to finance a health system your region

In this unit, you build on your experience from the last unit, and refine your analysis of your region by taking a hard look at the issue of financing a regional health care system. The purpose of this assignment is to give you an understanding of the approaches for health care payment. Based on the article you read in Unit 1 about Kaiser Permanente’s failure in North Carolina, along with the additional resources presented in this unit, draw your own conclusions about health care in your region. Prepare a recommendation to the Board of Directors about how to finance a health system your region in the form of a 2–3 page executive summary. Assignment for Planners Review the Gitterman, Weiner, Domino, McKethan, and Enthoven article (2003, December), ” The Rise and Fall of a Kaiser Permanente Expansion Region,” from Milbank Quarterly, volume 81, issue 4, pages 569–578, 584–595. Read the Waters article (1976, February), ” State Level Comprehensive Health Planning: A Retrospect,” from American Journal of Public Health, volume 66, issue 2, page 139. Based on these readings, make a judgment about the feasibility of planning and costing a regional health system. Do you think the Kaiser failure in North Carolina was a one-time occurrence? Do you think this failure could have been prevented? Write a 2–3 page executive summary that suggests a funding strategy for health care in your region. Incorporate information from the two articles listed above (and other readings, if possible) into your analysis. Assignment for Medical Liaison Officers Review the Gitterman, Weiner, Domino, McKethan, and Enthoven article (2003, December), ” The Rise and Fall of a Kaiser Permanente Expansion Region,” from Milbank Quarterly, volume 81, issue 4, pages 569–578, 584–595. Read the Goodman, Fisher, Stukel, and Chang article (1997, July), ” The Distance to Community Medical Care and the Likelihood of Hospitalization: Is Closer Always Better? from American Journal of Public Health, volume 87, issue 7, pages 1144–1150. Based on these readings, make a judgment about the feasibility of planning and costing a regional health system. Do you think the Kaiser failure in North Carolina was a one-time occurrence? Do you think this failure could have been prevented? Write a 2–3 page executive summary that suggests a funding strategy for health care in your region. Take the distance from hospital-based physician care into account and suggest a better and less costly approach to offering such care in the region. Incorporate information from the two articles mentioned above (and other readings, if possible) into your analysis. Assignment for Financial Planners Review the Gitterman, Weiner, Domino, McKethan, and Enthoven article (2003, December), ” The Rise and Fall of a Kaiser Permanente Expansion Region,” from Milbank Quarterly, volume 81, issue 4, pages 569–578, 584–595. Read the Sullivan article (1999, July), ” Managed Care Plan Performance Since 1980: Another Look at 2 Literature Reviews,” from American Journal of Public Health, volume 89, issue 7, pages 1003–1008. Based on these readings, make a judgment about the feasibility of planning and costing a regional health system. Do you think the Kaiser failure in North Carolina was a one-time occurrence? Do you think this failure could have been prevented? Write a 2–3 page executive summary that suggests a funding strategy for a health care system in your region. Incorporate information from the two articles listed above (and other readings, if possible) into your analysis.