DISCUSSION QUESTION 4
MH609 Capstone: Health Care Politics & Policy
Lesson 4: The Major Programs
Upon completion of the Required Readings, write a thorough, well-planned narrative answer to the following discussion question. Rely on your required readings and the lecture and research update for specific information to answer the discussion question, but turn to your original thoughts when asked to apply, evaluate, analyze, or synthesize the information. Your discussion question response should be both grammatically and mechanically correct and formatted in the same fashion as the question itself. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your responses and document in a bibliography using APA style.
Discussion Question (50 points)
Medicare is one of our most well-established federal government health programs. Discuss the following; cite all sources in an APA-formatted bibliography. (50 points) (A two-page response is required.)
a. Research the history of the program; detail two (2) trade-offs involved in getting the original bill passed.
b. Analyze three (3) successes and three (3) shortcomings of Medicare.
Grading Rubric
Please refer to the rubric on the following page for the grading criteria for this assignment.
CATEGORY Exemplary Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Poor
Part A: History of Medicare (10 points) 10 points 8 points 6 points 4 points
Student provides specific details of two (2) trade-offs involved in getting the original Medicare bill passed, based on accurate research of the history of the program Student provides partial details of two (2) trade-offs involved in getting the original Medicare bill passed, based on somewhat accurate research of the history of the program Student provides specific details of one (1) trade-off involved in getting the original Medicare bill passed, based on accurate research of the history of the program Student provides partial details of one (1) trade-off involved in getting the original Medicare bill passed, based on somewhat accurate research of the history of the program Based on accurate research of the program’s history, the student provides specific details of two (2) trade-offs involved in getting the original Medicare bill passed. Based on somewhat accurate research of the program’s history, the student provides partial details of two (2) trade-offs involved in getting the original Medicare bill passed. Based on accurate research of the program’s history, the student provides specific details of one (1) trade-off involved in getting the original Medicare bill passed. Based on somewhat accurate research of the program’s history, the student provides partial details of one (1) trade-off involved in getting the original Medicare bill passed.
Part B: Successes and Shortcomings of Medicare (20 Points) 20 points 17 points 12 points 7 points
Student thoroughly analyzes three (3) successes and three (3) shortcomings of Medicare Student thoroughly analyzes two (2) successes and two (2) shortcomings of Medicare Student thoroughly analyzes one (1) success and one (1) shortcoming of Medicare Student provides an incomplete and/or inaccurate analysis of the successes or shortcomings of Medicare
Mechanics – Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling (10 Points) 10 points 8 points 5 points 2 points
Student makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content Student makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content Student makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content Student makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content
Format – APA Format, Citations, Organization, Transitions (10 Points) 10 points 8 points 5 points 2 points
The paper is written in proper format. All sources used for quotes and facts are credible and cited correctly. Excellent organization, including a variety of thoughtful transitions. The paper is written in proper format with only 1-2 errors. Most sources used for quotes and facts are credible and most are cited correctly. Adequate organization, including a variety of thoughtful transitions. The paper is written with multiple formatting errors. Some sources used for quotes and facts are credible and most are cited correctly. Essay is poorly organized, but may include a few effective transitions. The paper is not written in proper format. Sources used for quotes and facts are less than credible (suspect) and/or are not cited correctly. Essay is disorganized and does not include effective transitions.
