Assignment Documents

Read the article, "U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2019: Higher Spending, Worse Outcomes?"(See article attached below or review the Reading and Resources for Module 3.)

Instructions for this Assignment

Using Microsoft Word, make a reflection paper. You will need to make a formal assessment of the reading, but you will also add your own personal reaction and impression to the report.

The generalpurpose of this assignment is to elicit your informed opinions about ideaspresented in the text and to consider how they affect your interpretation. Be sure to discuss and analyze the key concepts from the chapter in Module 3 which are Public Policy, Policy Evaluation, Public Goods, Government Spending, Policymaking process, Regulations, Laws / Ordinances, Formal Policymaking, Fiscal powers, Informal Policymaking, Outsourcing, Privatization, Government-Owned Corporations, Elite Theory, Group Theory, Institutional Theory, Rational Choice Theory, Political/Systems Theory. Include in your discussion a clear linkage between the concepts and at least the following learning objective: define the types of government functions and evaluate basic differences among policies and the political conditions that lead to them.

You will need to:

Assess the text: 1. What is the main point? How is it developed? Identifythe purpose and impact ofthe text. 2. What ideas stood out to me? Why?

Develop your ideas: 1. What do I know about this topic? Where does myexisting knowledge come from? What are theobservations or experiences that shape myunderstanding? 2. Do I agree or disagree with this argument? Why?

Make connections: 1. How does this text reinforce my existing ideas orassumptions? How does this text challenge my existingideas or assumptions? 2. How does this text help me to better understand thistopic or explore this field of study/discipline?

• Be sure to reference course materials and other resources correctly. You must cite your sources using MLA or APA to receive full credit for this assignment.

The steps for completing a reflection paper are:

• Observe or read the piece for an initial understanding
• Mark interesting pages with a sticky flag
• Re-read the marked pieces and stop to reflect often
• Record your thoughts and impressions in notes
• Develop a thesis
• make an outline
• Construct your paper