Written questions – 20210618r

1) Suppose there are two drugs that are considered to be used to treat COVID-19. You are asked to conduct an economic evaluation of the two drugs. What type of analysis would be most appropriate and why? What outcome measure would you consider in the analysis? (14 points) Hint: the types of economic evaluation include cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness, and cost-utility analysis. 2) To what extent do you think factors other than genes, individual behavior, or lifestyle could affect one’s health? Consider social, political, and economic factors and explain how these factors could relate to population health and health disparities (14 points). 3)You are planning a series of workshops on health disparities. You have the following budget information: The series consists of three one-day workshops that will happen in Jan, Feb and Mar. The expected number of participants is 100 (assume every participant would participate in all three workshops). The workshops will have 3 speakers in Jan, 3 speakers in Feb, and 2 speakers in Mar, and each would be paid $200 for their talk. The workshop will be in a hotel function room, which costs $1000 for one day. The photocopying and printing expenses are $200 for each workshop. Food and refreshment for one workshop day cost $10 per participant. 5) A student is conducting a policy analysis about the options to increase health insurance coverage in Florida. He has a decision matrix as below (Feasibility 0 to 10: low to high feasibility). 1. If cost is weighted 60% and feasibility 40%, what would the student recommend? Explain your answer (3 points). 2. If you are conducting the analysis, would you consider some other criteria? Explain your answer (3 points). 3. Given your criteria, how would you assign the weights? And what would you recommend based on your criteria and weights? Is your recommendation different from the student’s? (8 points) Cost Feasibility Setup a website for Florida residents to provide assistance with health insurance enrollment $50,000 10 Medicaid expansion $2 billion 1 Outreach to the uninsured population and provide information on potential insurance options and assist them with enrollment 8 Requirements: 1 page You can charge each participant a registration fee to attend the workshop series. How much would you charge to break even? (7 points) Develop a budget for the workshop series (include month-by-month details and totals). (7 point) 4)Describe the roles of the president, congress, and states in formulating health policies (14 points) You can charge each participant a registration fee to attend the workshop series. How much would you charge to break even? (7 points)
Develop a budget for the workshop series (include month-by-month details and totals). (7 point) 4)Describe the roles of the president, congress, and states in formulating health policies (14 points)