Choose one of the following questions to answer as an initial post. Then respond to one peer. Refer to the syllabus for due dates of initial post and peer response.

Week 5: Chapters 9 and 10

1. Imagine you are a Washington lobbyist. What would be your mainmessages regarding changes needed in the health system (if any), if youworked for an association representing generalist physicians? What ifyou worked on behalf of Medicare patients? Non-profit communityhospi­tals? The insurance industry? The chronically ill? Communityhealth clinics that serve poor and vulnerable populations? How wouldyour messages be similar or different, and why?
2. How do we know when we have too many or too few doctors, nurses, orother health profes­sionals? What determines the supply of doctors andnurses? How will health reform impact the health care workforce? Whathas been the traditional approach in the United States to the healthworkforce education system, and what are the shortcomings in thisapproach?

Y520 Reflections

Reflections posts are due in the Discussion Tab Thursday night and replies due Sunday night of same week. Initial answers to the discussion should be at least 300 words. Responses to one peer are required for full credit for any week. Resources/References per APA style must be added in your graded response, and are not included the word count.The Reflection is based on the assigned readings for the class.

• Post your entry to the appropriate discussion. You will have 2 questions each week from which to choose. Review the initial post due date on the course schedule.
• Read the responses posted from your classmates. Choose ONE student answer that you would like to “weigh-in” on. It may be that you agree with their responses/answer OR if may be that you see the situation very differently based on experience.
  • Then respond to that person’s posting—but remember! “I agree” or “good post” (or some variation of this) is not a sufficient response! When answering questions OR in your responses to your colleagues, use YOUR OWN professional experiences and opinions. It makes it a rich way to share and learn about each other. Review the due date for the peer response post on the course schedule.

Grading of Online Discussions
Each module is worth 10 points each. Grading is based on pertinent thought and content given to answering questions for each module and your responses to your classmates’ postings. Correct spelling and grammar is expected. Assignments should be submitted on time and to the appropriate Discussion.

Grading Criteria

TEXTBOOK(S):

Kovner, A.R., Knickman, J. R., Weisfeld, V. D. (2015). Jonas and Kovner’s

Healthcare delivery in the United States. (11^th ed.). New York, NY: Springer

Publishing Company. ISBN#: 9780826125279.