HCS490 Week 1 Shifts in Our Health Care System

  

Our health care system changes frequently. In this assignment you will review our current health care system and how it has evolved in the past three to five years. This will give you the necessary background knowledge to complete this assignment and other assignments in this course.

Research different events or shifts in our health care system within the past three to five years.

Select a current event or shift in the health care system from your research that has occurred within the past three to five years. This resource could be from a newspaper, magazine, or journal from the University Library or similar source.

Write a 350- to 700-word reflection that details the changing landscape of our health care system based on your research and selected current event or shift.

• Explain      the current event or shift you selected.
• Describe      the impact of this current event or shift on the health care system on      health care consumers. 

  Remember,       you, your friends, and family are health care consumers.
  As       you think about the impact to consumers, consider the impact experienced       when there was a shift from acute care to wellness and prevention and the       shift in accountability.

• Explain      your personal perception of the current event or shift you have selected. 

  Remember,       it is not appropriate to share personal medical information and       background.

Cite 1 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar reference.