Here is a little more detail on what we are looking for under the following headings J

How the Australian healthcare system works:

We are looking for a detailed account of what the Australian healthcare system entails. E.g.

-Medicare: students should mention what percentage of tax goes towards medicare? What is the medicare levy and who does this apply to?

-What are the positives for medicare? Negatives?

-What is PBS? What is the approximate cost if you have a health care card? Mediare card? No healthcare or medicare card? Who subsidises PBS? Is every medication covered and on the list? What are the limitations to PBS?

-All of this information can be found under Week 2, Session 2 – Government health services – funding and responsibility slides and in the videos provided.

-What about private health insurance: is it compulsory? Is there any penalty if you have not taken out private health cover and you are over 31 years old? What is that penalty and who applies it?

– Does private health cover free up the public health system e.g. waiting lists?

-What are the positives with having private health cover? Negatives?

Week 2 – Topic 2 – Session 1 – Australian Health Care Environment.

Week 8 – Topic 8 – Health Insurance Models – these slides cover more on private health insurance also.

How the other country’s healthcare system works:

-This same information provided for Australia needs to be provided for their chosen country (different to the country they chose for the group presentations!).

-Students should be giving an excellent break-down on the details surrounding the country’s public health care system and the private health care system. Most countries have a dual healthcare system.

-Please emphasise to the students they cannot write this essay at the last minute as it requires a lot of research!

Distinctive economic characteristics of healthcare and health services in two contrasting healthcare systems:

Students to provide a detailed discussion on the economic situation of BOTH countries.

-Outline the ways in which the economy can affect and impact health.

-How the economic situation of a country can influence the availability of healthcare and the delivery of healthcare services. E.g. What proportion of spending goes towards healthcare in each country? What effect does this have on the health of the population?

-This must be compared between their chosen country with Australia.

Week 5 – Topic 5 – Session 1 – Politics and Impact on Health – see relevant slides on health economics of health. Week 9 – Topic 9 – Session 1 – Health Economics.

Distinctive social characteristics of health care and/or services in two contrasting healthcare systems:

Excellent discussion surrounding the social aspects of healthcare in BOTH their chosen country and Australia:

-What do BOTH countries provide towards the social aspects of healthcare?

-What health educations are in place to educate the population on improving health outcomes in BOTH countries?

-Are there any community initiatives happening in different parts of the country to assist with access to healthcare e.g. van to take the elderly to hospital etc.

-Is there tele-health for patients in the rural areas to be able to access specialist’s advice etc? Is there a focus on immunisation or sanitation to improve health outcomes?

-Is there a gap between health in the rural regions compared to the urban cities?

-Is there anything in place for tackling the top 5 diseases in the population? Healthcare reforms in place?

Week 5 – Topic 5 – Session 1 – Politics and Impact on Health – see relevant slides on the social characteristcs of health.

Distinctive ethical characteristics of healthcare and health services in two contrasting healthcare systems:

Excellent discussion of ethical characteristics of health care and/or health services in BOTH countries.

– Does the healthcare system in BOTH countries operate in an ethical manner? If yes – how? If no – why not?

– Do BOTH countries look at the evidence surrounding a healthcare issue e.g. immunsiations/release of medications etc.

– Is there corruption happening within the government which in turn influences how healthcare is distributed in the population e.g. the wealthy get increased access to the best specialists etc while the poor either do not get access to basic health care or the healthcare is very limited.

Week 5 – Topic 5 – Session 2 – Ethics and Health

Evaluation of political, economic and social influences from an organisation and administration perspective:

Excellent evaluation of political, economic and social influences from an organisation and administration perspective.

– How does the political make-up of the country influence health and implement their policies on the way health is carried out in both countries. Do the same for the economic and social influences.

-Students to go into detail how the decisions made towards health will be administered/implemented/carried out etc. Perhaps the political decisions made at the top carry out decisions through health reforms? How does the government organise the spending on healthcare – do they distribute to the different levels of government to then distribute or does the country rely on money from other wealthy countries etc. How doe they implement health education programs etc, through actual programs being in place run by the Health Department or do some areas receive lots of money to improve social characteristics while other countries are too busy focusing on war or lack of money to even consider the social aspects of health?

Week 9 – Topic 9 – Session 1 – Health Economics; Week 9 – Topic 9 – Session 2 – Impact of political system on Australian health care.

How these factors influence helath policy development:

Well-articulated discussion linking the current health landscape with current and future health policy development.

– How does the current health landscape influence the current health policies in place and what effect will this have on future health policies/outcomes etc.

-Does the country plan into the future when it comes to healthcare or do they react when there is a healthcare scare e.g. Ebola out-break or the Zika virus out-break?

-Does the country outline what aspects of health they will focus on in the future e.g. ageing population/indigenous health etc. There is a slide which outlines what Australia is focusing on in the future to help with this (see slide 26 and slide 38).

Week 2 – Topic 2 – Session 1 – Australian Health Care Environment.

Conclusions through comparison:

Sum up what has been stated in the essay – touching on all areas – not just some conclusions drawn. Students must COMPARE BOTH countries when providing their summary as they have done throughout the essay.
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