Healthcare Program Planning and Evaluation Report - Public Sector

This report delves into the critical aspects of program planning and evaluation within the public health sector, specifically focusing on healthcare reform and access. The student's work critiques the current healthcare system, highlighting issues of inflated costs and limited access, and proposes a new system with federal mandates and local administration to ensure affordable and accessible medical services. The proposed system aims to remove financial barriers, reduce administrative interference, and cover all medically necessary services, with a focus on lump-sum payments to hospitals and long-term medical coverage for all. The report also acknowledges the potential opposition from various stakeholders, including profit-driven firms and the health insurance industry. References from Griffith, Evans & Bor (2017) and Obama (2016) support the arguments and provide context for the proposed changes.

Running head: PROGRAM PLANNING AND EVALUATION IN PUBLIC SECTOR 1
Program Planning and Evaluation in the Public Sector
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation

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Program Planning and Evaluation in the Public Health
Our country has a broken and failed healthcare system. Many people are denied access to
healthcare either because of the inflated costs, which renders it expensive and inaccessible. The
traditional doctrines of medical practice are threatened by competition, profit, and cost control
(Obama, 2016). Patients are always at the receiving end since illnesses are always amplified to
gain more finances. Time has come to change the American healthcare system to ensure that
Americans enjoy cheap Medicare as well as access medical services whenever need be.
I envisage a program that will have the federal mandate and funding, yet its
administration is at the local and state level. The proposed system would remove barriers due to
finance, reduce the interference of the administration, and decrease economic imbalances. At the
same time, it should be easily accessible.
In terms of coverage, our proposed program seeks to include everyone. It also aims to
cover all the medically necessary services. The essential and unnecessary services would be
determined by the board of experts in the community (Griffith, Evans & Bor, 2017).
Furthermore, this plan seeks to overhaul the payment system for hospital services so that each
hospital would receive a lump sum annually that will cover all the services provided (Obama,
2016). This way, everyone can access medical services even if they lack money. Also, there will
be a provision for long term medical cover for everyone.
There will be opposition from the firms which want to make a profit, medical
entrepreneurs, the health insurance industry, and firms that withholds their employees' health
benefits.

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References
Griffith, K., Evans, L., & Bor, J. (2017). The Affordable Care Act reduced socioeconomic
disparities in health care access. Health Affairs, 36(8), 1503-1510.
Obama, B. (2016). United States health care reform: progress to date and next
steps. Jama, 316(5), 525-532.