Task Title – Assessment 1: Critical Analysis Essay Task Type – Critical Evaluati

Task Title – Assessment 1: Critical Analysis Essay
Task Type – Critical Evaluation
Task Value – 30% Marked out of 100
Task Title – Assessment 1: Critical Analysis Essay
Task Length – 2000 words maximum (excluding references)
Task Aim/Rationale:
The aim of this assignment is for you to demonstrate your understanding of the concepts, and theories you have learned thus far in the course and reflect on the course content.
Through the essay, you will develop necessary critical and conceptual thinking to assist in financing health and social care.Task Aim/Rationale:
Task Description: For this task you need to write a 2000-word critical essay in which:
You will answer the questions below making sure you:
compare and contrast the issues raised
provide current examples within the healthcare sector
use current, contemporary, scholarly literature to support your answers
Context
Health care expenditure has been steadily rising in Australia over recent decades, just as it has in many countries around the world. Increasingly, governments are becoming concerned about how this level of public spending will be sustained. Many are looking for ways to contain the growth in health care expenditure, or ‘bend the cost curve’.
1. What are the major issues facing the current Federal government in reform of the funding of health?
2. What challenges can you identify that impact on finding an efficient mechanism for health funding across the nation?
3. What are the pros and cons for all stakeholders (i.e. Federal and State Governments, health organisations, insurers and the community) of adopting a ‘user pays’ policy agenda?
You can choose to write your answer on Australia’s health system or the health system of a country of your choosing
The essay should contain the following:
Introduction
Must include the purpose of the essay, a short introduction to healthcare expenditure concerns
Content knowledge
Present a critical, balanced discussion of the issues raised
Provides examples that have occurred within the healthcare sector
Uses current contemporary scholarly literature to support statements made.
Discusses and clearly answers all three questions
Conclusion
Reiterate and summarise the main points of the essay
Referencing
A minimum of 6 peer reviewed scholarly references to be used to support your essay.
All references must be current and no later than 2012, minimum 12 referencecs.
Referencing style is APA 7th edition. https://guides.library.uq.edu.au/referencing/apa7https://guides.library.uq.edu.au/referencing/apa7
Marking Criteria
See Marking Rubric link above (Attached, please strictly follow the marking rubric to ensure all areas are covered as lectures use the marking rubric to mark the assessment)
What is critical analysis?
https://www2.southeastern.edu/Academics/Faculty/elejeune/critique.htmhttps://www2.southeastern.edu/Academics/Faculty/elejeune/critique.htm