Week 10 Assignment: Health Care Problem Analysis [u10a1] Week 10 Assignment: Health Care Problem Analysis Ungraded, 300 Possible Points300 Points Possible Details The topic of your final assignment concerns the most urgent problem in the ethics of health care. What is that problem? You are going to make the call. It can be something that affects the country as a whole or something that is a problem for a particular region or type of region (such as rural communities or urban communities). You can also choose a problem within your own individual community. It can be something that affects a particular profession or field in health care. Your assignment can focus on something you have read about, or it can be something you know about from firsthand experience, either as a health care professional or as a consumer of health care. This assignment has two parts: a written analysis and a presentation. Part 1: Analysis Write an analysis of a selected ethical problem in health care. You must respond to each of the numbered items below. You may choose to respond to any or all of the bulleted questions for each item. 1. Demonstrate sound ethical thinking in applying ethical principles and moral theories to a specific problem. What are the reasons you think it is the most important (or among the most important problems)? What is the cause, or set of causes, for this problem? That is, how did it come to be and why does it persist? 2. Apply ethical theories and principles to the selected ethical problem. о What are the ethical principles (and perhaps moral theories) most relevant to understanding this problem as an ethical issue? 3. Analyze the ethical problem from the perspectives of various stakeholders. ○ Who are the key stakeholders when it comes to this problem? In other words, who are the health care consumers (for example, patients or clients) and health care professionals (such as doctors, nurses, administrators) affected by the problem? Are there other stakeholders, such as community or government groups? Are there any institutional policies or legal or regulatory considerations that affect the problem? Is there a conflict of interest at the heart of this problem? If so, what is the conflict and who are the stakeholders with competing interests? 4. Assess the policy, legal, and regulatory components to the ethical problem. о O Which communities or regions does it affect most? Is this a localized problem or a national problem? What legal and regulatory issues have an influence on this problem? Are there institutional policies that have an effect on this problem? 5. Develop a solution to the ethical problem based on ethical theories and principles. What is the best solution to this problem and why? Or, what are the best resources for solving this problem? How did you come to this decision? Provide validation and support by including relevant examples and supporting evidence using APA citations. О Part 2: Presentation Create a 5-minute presentation in which you effectively summarize your analysis and recommendations. This is meant to approximate a presentation you might give a group of interested stakeholders for this problem. You may choose the format of your presentation. Some suggestions are: . A PowerPoint presentation with audio. Assignment Requirements Your written analysis should meet the following requirements: • • • • • Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message. APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting guidelines. See the Evidence and APA CitationLinks to an external site. section of the Writing Center for guidance. Resources: Include a minimum of three resources in addition to your textbook. Length: 3-5 typed, double-spaced pages. Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point. Your presentation should meet the following requirements: • 5-8 minutes long. 6-12 slides, if you are creating a PowerPoint presentation. • • APA style is only required for resources and citations. Competencies Measured By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria: • • . • Competency 1: Articulate ethical issues in health care. ○ Effectively summarize the analysis and recommendations in a presentation. Competency 2: Apply sound ethical thinking related to a health care issue. Demonstrate sound ethical thinking in applying ethical principles and moral theories to a specific case. Competency 3: Analyze ethical issues associated with patient care from the perspectives of various health care professionals. Analyze an ethical problem from the perspectives of various stakeholders. Assess the policy, legal, and regulatory components to an ethical problem. Competency 4: Explain the conceptual framework that health care leaders use to make ethical decisions. O Apply ethical theories and principles to an ethical problem. Develop a solution to an ethical problem based on ethical theories and principles. Competency 5: Apply in text the standard writing conventions for the discipline, including structure, voice, person, tone, and citation formatting. о о Provide validation and support within written communications by including relevant examples and supporting evidence using APA citations. Produce writing with minimal errors in grammar, usage, spelling, and mechanics. The ethical health care issue can be about Health insurance One issue that I find troubling in healthcare would be high costs of care and the the lack of heathcare coverage plays a major part for many people when it comes to them taking care of their health issue. (Medfind, 2024) According to annual report data from the Health Cost Institute, average healthcare prices have increased year over year, with rates that were 15.0% higher in 2018 compared to 2014. In 2018, U.S. firms and consumers spent 10% of GDP on healthcare-and this number has risen over the years. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary predicts that national healthcare spending in the U.S. (avg. annual rate of 5.4%) is expected to outpace GDP growth (avg. yearly growth rate of 4.3%) until the year 2023. Spending reached $3.81 trillion in 2019 and is predicted to reach $6.19 trillion in 2028 and account for 19.7% of the GDP. The International Federation of Health Plans (iFHP) and member companies, in partnership with the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) in the United States, published the International Comparison of Health Prices Report. The report compares the median costs for health services in nine countries. Aside from two outliers (the cost of the drug Kalydeco in the UAE and cataract surgery in New Zealand), every drug and procedure surveyed cost substantially more in the U.S. One example is hospital admission prices for a C-section, which costs $15.0K in the U.S. The country with the next highest cost for C-sections is Australia at $8.4K, and the lowest cost among the nine countries is $3.2K in South Africa. Uninsured Americans face more health hardship than insured Americans. As reported by healthypeople.gov, a division of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, the uninsured may not seek medical care due to high cost and may forgo preventive care and regular health screenings, negatively affecting health. Children are also less likely to access preventive services or receive care for treatable conditions like asthma. https://www.medifind.com/news/post/problems-us-healthcare-system