Healthcare System and Policy

Please read the following articles related to this week’s course assignments:
Wilensky, S. E. & Teitelbaum, J.B. (2020). Essentials of health policy and the law, (4th ed.) Burlington, Mass., Jones and Bartlet Learning
Hilferty, D. J. (2018). Getting Health Care Right. Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 46(4), 829–832. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073110518821974
Spencer, A., & Patel, S. (2019). Applying the Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulation principles in healthcare settings. Nursing Management – UK, 26(1), 34–40. https://doi.org/10.7748/nm.2019.e1806
Gerisch, M. (2018). Health Care as a Human Right. Human Rights, 43(3), 2–5. Retrieved from http://0-search.ebscohost.com.alvin.iii.com/login.aspx?d irect=true&db=aph&AN=131332923&site=ehost-live
Campbell, K., & Parsi, K. (2017). A New Age of Patient Transparency: An Organizational Framework for Informed Consent. Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 45(1), 60–65. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073110517703100
Okoro, C. A., Hollis, N. D., Cyrus, A. C., & Griffin-Blake, S. (2018). Prevalence of Disabilities and Health Care Access by Disability Status and Type Among Adults – United States, 2016. MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, 67(32), 882–887. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6732a3
Okoro, C. A., Guixiang Zhao, Fox, J. B., Eke, P. I., Greenlund, K. J., & Town, M. (2017). Surveillance for Health Care Access and Health Services Use, Adults Aged 18-64 Years — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2014. MMWR Surveillance Summaries, 66(7), 1–41. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.ss6607a1
Discussion Question:
Discuss how one’s social status can influence an individual’s health. Cite a specific population or groups that are impacted by the current lack of universal health care such as the elderly, veterans or the disabled.

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