HA 205 - American Health Care Systems

Interactivity: Discussion Board

Final Assessment: Final Paper

Course Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to do the following:

• Assimilate your experiential learning as a health care professional and/or consumer with the reading, to grasp the complexities, benefits, and barriers to health care in the United States. 
• Understand the concepts of health and health care as they relate to the U.S. Health Care System outcomes and individual health care seeking behaviors. 
• Compare the U.S. health status to other industrialized countries. 
• Describe individual attributes and other factors affecting health care seeking behaviors in the United States. 
• Discuss the public health responsibilities of local, state, and federal government. 
• Understand the impact of competition and regulation on health care quality. 
• Explain the benefits and barriers to health care usage created by different types of health insurance. 
• Describe the various levels of health care along the continuum of care in the U.S. Health Care System. 
• Learn why the U.S. Health Care System encourages care of the sick rather than prevention of illness. 
• Describe the types of care the Health Planning Commission attempts to ensure for all residents. 
• Explain at least two critical issues facing the U.S. Health Care System.