Topic: Health Care Effectiveness Healthcare Effectiveness I. œHealth Policy Please respond to the following: 1. Imagine you were the president of a small island that has a relatively healthy population and a strong financial economy with a median age of 32 years old. a. Develop a health care policy to meet the needs of your citizens. b. Provide the rationale behind your policy. 2. Imagine you were the prime minister of a small island that has a healthy population, a weak financial economy, and a senior population that exceeds 35%. a. Develop a health care policy that meets the needs of your citizens. b. Provide the rationale behind your policy. II. œQuality in Health Care Please respond to the following: 1. Discuss how you define quality health care. a. Then, consider the health initiatives of a company you know well. b. and demonstrate how the practices of the company support or mis-align with your definition. 2. Select three quality-improvement strategies you think can improve the practices of a health care organization you know well and a. discuss how they can be used. III. œEthics Please respond to the following: 1. Using the cardinal rules of medical ethics as a base, a. design a policy that you would implement as an administrator of a health care organization(s) for 1. both public health b. and health services. c. Discuss any differences in your policy 1. and provide your rationale. 2. Prioritize the major impediments to quality health services a. and discuss the possible solutions for the first two, b.along with ethical implications. IV. œThe Future Please respond to the following: 1. America is faced with many challenges in the area of health care. a. Determine what you deem to be the most challenging issues (ranking at least three of them) b. and speculate whether or not you think America will be able to tackle that challenges by the year 2020. c. Elaborate on your thinking. 2. Consider the health care system in America and compare this system to the health care system of another country (provide a high-level view). 3. Determine the biggest disparity between the two a. and state which one you deem to be more effective b. supporting response with your rationale. V. œIssues and Solutions Please respond to the following: 1. Take a position on whether Medicare should cost more for the wealthy. a. Justify your position b. and offer a recommendation. 2. Assume you were the President of the U.S.A. You are faced with a growing deficit, an aging population, and an expanding population. a. Outline the type of medical insurance plan you would support and advocate for. 1. 2. 3. 4. etc. 3. Elaborate on how such a plan would begin to mitigate the deficit issue and the population trends. VI. œReflection Please respond to the following: 1. Health care is a major issue for the U.S. a. What concept would you describe as being the most significant in helping you better understand your own thoughts on the health care systems and or care? 2. Discuss how the activities of this Health Services Administration class advanced your knowledge and ability to carry out health care administrative tasks. Format: These are discussion questions. 1 APA 2. Four (4) typed pages. Double Spaced, Time New Roman Font (12), One (1) inch Margin on all sides. 3. Use headers for each of the criteria, followed by your response. 4. Each paragraph need to have six (6) lines or more. 5. Six (4) or more Quality References (Scholarly Journals, etc.). Use as many references as needed. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not quality as academic resources. 6. Reference page please. 7. Do not include and introduction.