•What is the definition of mental illness? Can mental illness be as clearly defined as a physical illness such as diabetes? Can mental illness be cured? •Has the concept of deinstitutionalization been effective in providing needed services to the mentally ill? Why or why not? •What populations or groups were most adversely affected by deinstitutionalization? What are the benefits of deinstitutionalization? •Are health care professionals who provide mental health care integrated with other systems of care? What are the consequences of separating mental health from physical health care? What other services (social and health) might be needed by the mentally ill? •What are three governmental sources that pay for mental health care? What populations are covered by these sources? •What are some of the challenges to using a managed care approach in mental health care? How does a managed care model of mental health care reduce health care spending? •How would you ensure the mentally ill are placed into the appropriate care facility?
Week 5 Assignment: The Costs of Health Care Post a 200- to 300-word response to the following: Identify and describe three causes for the increasing costs of health care. What impact does each of these causes have on society?
Week 6 CheckPoint 1: My View on Health Care 1 Post a 200- to 300-word response to the following: What do you see as the purpose of health insurance? Should there be limits on the amount of health care provided? If yes, what criteria should we use to ration health care? If no, how should health care be financed so that everyone has access?
Week 6 CheckPoint 2: My View on Health Care 2 Post a 200- to 300-word response to a classmate’s response to Checkpoint 1 that the instructor will post. Your instructor will post a classmate’s response to the first CheckPoint in your Main Forum on Day 4. The classmate’s response will relate a viewpoint that opposes your own that you will respond to. Why do you disagree with your classmate’s opinion on the limits for the amount of health care provided? Why do you disagree or agree with criteria they listed to ration health care?