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A GAP EQUINITY RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS FOR VETERANS

After choosing the topic for your course project from the options provided in the overview, you will work to develop your healthcare delivery systems research

paper. Within the final research project, you will address your chosen gap in access, including existing initiatives in place to address the gap and economic and regulatory factors that are currently in place to address the gap.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. Introduction

A. Describe a specific gap in the delivery of healthcare. Include the specific population affected by the gap.

B. Briefly describe the history of this gap in access to healthcare. Has this been an issue historically, or is it a modern issue?

C. Explain the impact that the socioeconomic background of the population has on their access to healthcare.

D. Describe how the healthcare delivered to the population is affected by the gap in access.

E. Predict any potential implications if this gap in access is not addressed.

II. Existing Initiatives

A. Explain an existing healthcare initiative that was put in place to address this gap in access.

B. Explain the specific goals of the existing initiative in place to address this gap in access.

C. Describe the circumstances around the development of the existing initiative. Consider when it was developed and what factors were

considered.

D. Describe the resources required to fund the existing initiative.

E. Explain why the existing initiative is not meeting its intended purpose and now requires improvement.

III. Regulation

A. Explain a current regulation regarding the existing initiative that has been identified and the context in which it was developed. Why is this

regulation important?

B. Describe the regulatory level that the existing initiative is being addressed at. Consider the potential for multiple levels of regulation.

IV. Conclusion:Explaintheeffectivenessoftheexistinginitiativeandassociatedregulationsinaddressingthisgapinthedeliveryofhealthcaretothetarget population. Does the initiative align with initiative in place to support other gaps? Are there conflicting interests to be aware of?