The Creation of an Ideal Health Care System

Abstract

The objective of this assignment is for students to critically analyze countries within the Bismarck, Beveridge, Out-of-Pocket, and National Health Insurance models to design their own ideal health care system.

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Medical Sociology

Resource Type(s):

Assignment

Class Level(s):

College 300

Class Size(s):

Medium

Usage Notes

If you so choose you can have a short discussion (less than 30 minutes) on health care before handing out this assignment. Because the book is so detailed, I suggest not teaching the students about the health care system across the globe, but rather asking students questions such as: 1. What is health care?; 2. What do you know about health care in the...

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. Students will be able to describe the Bismarck, Beveridge, Out-of-Pocket, and National Health Insurance models implemented across the globe and critically analyze countries within those models.
2. Students will be able to apply what they have learned and work together in a group to design an ideal health care system for a fictitious country.

Goal Assessment(s):

1. This goal will be assessed through the student’s ability to answer the questions from Reid’s book and to provide an overview on the health care system of his/her choice to group members.
2. This goal will be assessed by the student’s ability to present and thoroughly explain their ideal health care system to the class.