Prompt

Under the current U.S. healthcare system, insurance companies often perform the role done by government agencies under

the Canadian system. That is, they pay the bills, and they limit the care that people can consume.

Question

Why might health insurance companies be expected to do better job in performing these functions than a government agency?

Begin your answer by rephrasing the question as a statement.The best way to start an answer is to rephrase the question in the form of a statement. Opening your answer in this way signals to the professor that you have read and understood the question. Rephrasing the question also helps you to stay focused on providing an answer to that question right from the start.

• For example, imagine that your question asks: "Should the FIFA World Cup be awarded to countries with human rights violations? Explain and support your answer."
• You might restate this as "Countries with human rights violations should not be awarded the FIFA World Cup because this rewards a nation's poor treatment of its citizens." This will be the thesis that you support with examples and explanations.