1) Students will select a state health policy reform innovation and 2) describe

1) Students will select a state health policy reform innovation and
2) describe the rationale, how it was adopted (e.g., federal waivers, passage by state legislature),
3) the funding structure (How money is spent)
4) its impact (to the extent statistical data are available)
Students should summarize their findings in a 1-2 page, single-spaced Memo (Research how to write (format) a memo).
A few examples of state innovations include Vermont’s single payer system, Massachusetts’ health
reforms and Kentucky’s Medicaid healthcare program.
(None of these can be used).
Assignment Grading Criteria
Rationale/Adoption 30 points
Funding Structure 30 points
Impact on Healthcare 30 points
APA Format 10 points