Module 6 Assignment: Health Care in the United States
- Due Oct 15, 2017 by 11:59pm
- Points 75
- Submitting a file upload
The United States spends more on health care than any other nation in the world; no other country spends more than 12 percent of its total economy (GDP or Gross Domestic Product) on health care.
Address the following questions within your paper:
1. Are the health outcomes better or poorer than other countries?
2. What is the approximate percentage of U.S. health care cost represented by the U.S. GDP currently?
Additionally indicate if you believe the growth of U.S. health care cost is sustainable and justify your opinion as to why or why not.
The requirements for this assignment are 2-3 pages, typed, double spaced in APA format with a title page and reference page saved as a .doc or .docx file format. Please use this template.
Rubric
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Complete
Did the essay completely answer the question that was assigned? Were sufficient examples provided to prove the thesis statement?
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Organization and coherence
Was the essay focused? Did each paragraph have a clear topic sentence? Did the information follow a logical order?
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Concise
Did the essay meet the word count requirements? (2-3 pages)
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Interesting / Student Voice
Did the writer show interest in the subject being discussed? Was the writer’s opinion on the subject readily understood? Did the essay sound like it was written by the student and not by another person?
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APA Guidelines
Proper in-text citation (1), Title page (1), Reference Page (3)
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Punctuation
Is the paper free of spelling and grammar errors?
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Total Points:
75
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