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Main Elements?The topic for the course paper will be related to Healthcare Delivery Systems. Depending on the topic your paper may be inquiry -based on a broad level (identifying delivery strengths and weaknesses or evaluating Medicare/Medicaid settings in delivery systems) or inquiry-based on specific investigations (major stakeholders, geographic distribution and access, etc.) The paper will begin with an introduction and background information on the chosen topic. The background information should envelop your specific chosen topic, highlighting key components such as improving health status, socio-economic drivers, gaps in service, ethical dilemmas, etc. As related to your topic, you are asked to recommend improvements to the present system. Researching and citing specific resources to back your suggested recommendations are required.

Choose one of the following topics (if you have a different topic you would like to write about please email your instructor for approval):

- Identify and discuss the role of five major stakeholders the U.S. Health care System.
Based on the evidence, what recommendations would you offer to stakeholder roles to effect positive affects in healthcare delivery systems?

- Discuss 3-5 strengths and weakness each of the U.S. Health Care System.

- What strategies would you recommend to support the strengths of the system and minimize the weaknesses?

- Describe five government organizations and their roles in health care.

- Identify key components and their effect on various healthcare populations.

- Evaluate the role of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in health care.

- Identify the influence of socio-economic drivers?

- Discuss the issue of geographic distribution of physicians and its impact on access to care.

- What 3 strategies could be implemented to meet the needs of the health care population?