Tension between the new model and the old prerogatives in health care

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Assignment: Sooner or later professional and non-professional caregivers alike eventually come to acknowledge the often conflicting interests of patients and the health care industry when it comes to care and cost. Please research and write a 6-page argument where you discuss some aspect of the tension between the new model of patient-centered health care and the old prerogatives of managed health care. Your essay should begin with a definition of the two approaches. Topics might include discussions of such issues as CAM, life review, long-term care, health care literacy, narrative medicine, palliative care, and the like, but you should advocate for something, even if it’s the old managed care system. The essay will include a Cover Sheet, Abstract, and a References page. You must incorporate a forecasting statement that will serve as your claim or thesis (along the lines of “In this essay I will argue . . .”). You must include four sources with appropriate citations and bibliography in APA format. The four sources should be government sources (CDC, WHO, etc) or peer-reviewed journal articles retrieved from the university database sources, rather than newspaper or magazine articles or Internet sources (like the worthy but non-scholarly websites advocating for patient-centered care ***I highly recommend that you read the following articles from Caregiving—they will provide especially good material for your paper, and one is peer-reviewed, so you may use it as a source! You may also use any other of the readings from Caregiving. One of the most interesting is the essay on the Mormon care model written by a feminist. BOOK Caregiving: Readings in knowledge, practice, ethics, and politics Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press. “Hearing the Whole Story,” Chaisson, pp. 157-159; “Ella,” Gordon, pp. 173-188; “The Phenomenology of Knowing the Patient,” Tanner, et al., pp. 203-220, “The Mormon Caregiving Network,” Dushku, pp. 278-291 NOTE: 4 SOURCES SHOULD COME FROM THE BOOK AND THE OTHER 4 SOURCES SHOULD BE GOVERNMENT SOURCES (CDC, WHO, ETC) OR PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES RETRIEVED FROM THE UNIVERSITY DATABASE SOURCES PLEASE NOTE: Documentation must be absolutely correct for this essay, including in-text citations and References.

Researched Argument Guidelines

Learning Objectives: To write an issue-based argument that demonstrates a working knowledge of basic university-level research methods and APA documentation.

Audience: General (assume your reader knows nothing about your topic)

Preparation: In your readings, you have covered (or will cover) such topics as reading and writing arguments and standard delivery structure in argumentation. You have, or will for this project, additionally practiced such writing strategies as attributions, forecasting introductions, paraphrasing, and documentation. You may capitalize on any or all of these strategies as you determine your thesis and develop your argument.

Assignment: Sooner or later professional and non-professional caregivers alike eventually come to acknowledge the often conflicting interests of patients and the health care industry when it comes to care and cost. Please research and write a 6-page argument where you discuss some aspect of the tension between the new model of patient-centered health care and the old prerogatives of managed health care. Your essay should begin with a definition of the two approaches. Topics might include discussions of such issues as CAM, life review, long-term care, health care literacy, narrative medicine, palliative care, and the like, but you should advocate for something, even if it’s the old managed care system.

The essay will include a Cover Sheet, Abstract, and a References page. You must incorporate a forecasting statement that will serve as your claim or thesis (along the lines of “In this essay I will argue . . .”). You must include four sources with appropriate citations and bibliography in APA format. The four sources should be government sources (CDC, WHO, etc) or peer-reviewed journal articles retrieved from the university database sources, rather than newspaper or magazine articles or Internet sources (like the worthy but non-scholarly websites advocating for patient-centered care

***I highly recommend that you read the following articles from Caregiving—they will provide especially good material for your paper, and one is peer-reviewed, so you may use it as a source! You may also use any other of the readings from Caregiving. One of the most interesting is the essay on the Mormon care model written by a feminist.

BOOK

Caregiving: Readings in knowledge, practice, ethics, and politics

Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press.

“Hearing the Whole Story,” Chaisson, pp. 157-159; “Ella,” Gordon, pp. 173-188; “The Phenomenology of Knowing the Patient,” Tanner, et al., pp. 203-220, “The Mormon Caregiving Network,” Dushku, pp. 278-291

NOTE: 4 SOURCES SHOULD COME FROM THE BOOK AND THE OTHER 4 SOURCES SHOULD BE GOVERNMENT SOURCES (CDC, WHO, ETC) OR PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES RETRIEVED FROM THE UNIVERSITY DATABASE SOURCES

PLEASE NOTE: Documentation must be absolutely correct for this essay, including in-text citations and References.

CAVEAT: Please squelch any inclination to recycle a paper from another class.

Your grades will be based on the following criteria:

1. Learning Objectives: Is there evidence of the learning objectives for the unit?

2. Organization: Is the analysis organized according to standard essay format??

3. Development: Is each element of the claim thoroughly defined and discussed and include examples or illustrations? How about an opposing argument?

4. Process: Is there evidence of preparation, drafting, reviewing, revision, and proofreading?

5. Style & Conventions: Are the grammar, punctuation, and usage reasonably acceptable? How about APA manuscript format?

ESSAY MAP FOR ARGUMENT

NOTE: This is map is a guideline only. You may organize your essay any way you like, but you must include these elements.

Each box here represents a section of the paper, not a single paragraph.

TITLE

Introduction	A fair, objective summary/overview of the topic + definition
Your Thesis Statement	POSITION STATEMENT: Sample claims: X=Y because of reasons A, B, C or “In this essay I will argue . . .”
Analysis of Criterion A	Discussion of A: commentary & examples *Make sure you consider a challenge
Analysis of Criterion B	Discussion of B: commentary & examples *Make sure you consider a challenge
Analysis of Criterion C	Discussion of C: commentary & examples *Make sure you consider a challenge
Opposing Argument
Conclusion	Reiteration of thesis + reflection

Marginal annotations indicate APA-style formatting.

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