Based on the reading, your own analysis, and outside research, do you believe that the government (at any level) should play a larger role in driving the direction of the U.S. health care system or do you believe the government should reduce their role and allow the private markets to shape the US health system? Provide your reasoning for why you chose one over the other.
Please be sure to supply the citations for the references.
• Shi & Singh. Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System, Chapter 13 Health Policy, pp. 291-311
• KFF: National Health Insurance—A Brief History of Reform efforts in the U.S. (embedded below)
• Legislative Regulatory Process Overview (embedded below)
• How a Bill Becomes a Law
• JAMA Article: United States Health Care Reform Progress to Date and Next Steps
• Health Care Policy in the USA
• U. S. Health Care Reform
• US Healthcare Trends and Contradictions in 2019 (Downloads as a PDF) US Healthcare Trends and Contradictions in 2019
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Value-Based Programs: CMS.gov Website for an Overview of Value-Based Programs
• The Top Five 2019 Healthcare Trends (Downloads as a PDF) The Top Five 2019 Healthcare Trends