Overview Letters to the editor can be a platform for experts in their fields to

Overview
Letters to the
editor can be a platform for experts in their fields to share perspectives on
debated issues of the day. As a healthcare professional, you are uniquely
positioned to compare the United States to other health systems around the
globe. Despite the high expenditures in the United States, outcomes are still
poor compared to other nations. Why is there a mismatch between healthcare
spending and outcomes in the United States? How does the United States compare
to other developed and developing countries?
Prompt
You have been
invited to provide a letter to the editor of a scholarly health journal. The
editor has requested that you identify the financial impacts of health and
non-health policies in developed and developing countries. Specifically, how do
these policies impact cost expenditures in the United States? Be sure to
include specific points evaluating healthcare infrastructure, political barriers,
and social inequities impacting health outcomes in developed and developing
societies.
Note you must
cite 4 scholarly sources, current (within the last five years) from your
investigation. The evidence cannot be older than five years.
Specifically, you
must address the following rubric criteria:
1. Healthcare
Costs: Explain the causes of high healthcare spending in the United
States compared to other developed and developing countries.
A. Structural Causes: Describe the
healthcare infrastructure of the United States and compare it to those of other
countries. In what ways do these structural components drive up healthcare
spending in the United States?
B. Political Causes: Analyze health
and non-health policies in the United States and compare them to those of other
countries. In what ways do these political factors drive up healthcare spending
in the United States?
2. Healthcare
Outcomes: Explain the results of high healthcare spending in the United
States compared to other developed and developing countries.
A. Effectiveness: Evaluate the
healthcare outcomes of the United States considering its spending. To what
extent does the United States benefit from its high healthcare spending
compared to other nations?
B. Inequities: Evaluate the
inequities generated by healthcare costs in the United States as compared to
other countries. To what extent do healthcare outcomes differ amongst various
groups in the United States?
C.
Guidelines for
Submission
Your submission
should be a 2- to 3-page Word document. You must also include an APA-style
title page. Use 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch
margins. Sources should be cited 4 scholarly sources, current (within the last
five years) according to APA 7th edition style. Keep in mind that
the letters to the editor of professional journals should be clear and concise
and written in the third person.