Assignment: Uninsured in the USA

This paper will focus on your ability to analyze information from several sources and compile a clear explanation of the topic. Analysis includes identifying relevant facts, making inferences (answering why, what conclusions you can make, what the information tells us about an issue) and especially finding evidence to support your point of view.

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Besides reading the textbook, we will be watching:

1) Frontline PBS “Sick Around America”

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroun…

and

2) Access the data from Kaiser Family Foundation (kff.org) “Uninsured and Health”.

https://www.kff.org/health-reform/fact-sheet/the-u…

https://www.kff.org/health-reform/issue-brief/tren…

Remember to properly cite the source of your information. Use citations in the text of the paper and Works Cited at the end of the paper, APA style.

Criteria	Points	Score
Introduction/ opening statement: Explain the factors contributing to the number of uninsured in the USA from year 2000-2008.	2
Discussion/ description of issue How many were uninsured before the ACA? Who is most likely to be uninsured and why? (Describe work status and/or group status.) Why do the numbers of uninsured rise and fall? How does being uninsured impact health? How does being uninsured impact healthcare?	4
Concluding statement Make inferences-how is this relevant to health and healthcare Summarize your professional response and thoughts	2
Grammar/ Syntax/ Spelling Well written and well organized Properly cite in text and references	2
Total	10

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Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S., 2008 Uninsured 15% Medicaid/ Other Public 13% EmployerSponsored Insurance 52% Medicare 14% Private NonGroup 5% Total = 300.5 million NOTE: Includes those over age 65. Medicaid/Other Public includes Medicaid, SCHIP, other state programs, and military-related coverage. Those enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid (1.9% of total population) are shown as Medicare beneficiaries. SOURCE: Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured/Urban Institute analysis of March 2009 CPS Health Insurance Coverage of the Nonelderly Population, 2008 Uninsured 17% Medicaid/ Other Public 18% Employersponsored Insurance 60% Private Nongroup 5% 262.8 Million SOURCE: Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured/Urban Institute analysis of 2009 ASEC Supplement to the CPS. Nonelderly Uninsured by Poverty Levels and