Managed care has become an integral part of the U.S. health care system. In the early 1990s, President Clinton presented a plan for national health care reform that was based on a modified version of managed competition first proposed by Alain Enthoven.Through a combination of newly formed health alliances and competitive bidding by health plans, the incentives of the health care market would have been restructured to encourage price competition in the health care market at both the health plan and provider levels. Review the empirical literature on the effects of managed care and competition and the implications of current trends.Medicare is the second-largest social insurance program in the United States, after Social Security. Despite several attempts throughout the 20th century to enact national health insurance in the United States, each of those efforts failed, culminating in a compromise approach to provide health insurance for the aged: Medicare.Toggle DrawerQuestions to ConsiderTo deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of the business community.SHOW MOREToggle DrawerResourcesSuggested ResourcesThe following optional resources are provided to support you in completing the assessment or to provide a helpful context. For additional resources, refer to the Research Resources and Supplemental Resources in the left navigation menu of your courseroom.Library ResourcesThe following e-books or articles from the Capella University Library are linked directly in this course:Marmor, T. R., & Mashaw, J. L. (2006). Understanding social insurance: Fairness, affordability, and the 'modernization' of Social Security and Medicare. Health Affairs, (January-Jun 2006), W114–W134.SHOW MOREAssessment InstructionsNote: Each assessment in this course is a step in developing Assessment 6, a proposal for a new health policy in the form of a policy manual. You are strongly encouraged to complete assessments in this course in sequence.Research access, quality, and cost-effective care and how they benefit stakeholders.Then, write a 2–3-page paper answering the following questions:What role does quality measurement play in assessing the performance of health plans and in assessing the impact of price competition?Would you join a health plan without any information on quality, simply because it had the lowest cost? Why or why not?Refer to what you learned in your research as you answer the following:Should we, as a society, rely on individual choice of high-quality providers?Should we base our decisions on publicly available report cards to improve health-care quality?Should we rely on institutions (government agencies, for example) to mandate and enforce minimum quality standards? Why or why not?How do access, quality, and cost-effective care come together for the benefit of patients? Physicians and providers? Hospitals? Society?Additional RequirementsLength: Paper must be 2–3 pages typed and double-spaced, using Times New Roman, 12-point content (length excludes title page, abstract, table of contents, and reference list).References: Cite at least three references. Your references may include both scholarly literature and practitioner sources.Written communication: Writing must be free of errors, scholarly, and consistent with expectations for business professionals.Writing style: APA expectations for scholarly writing include the use of third-person narrative, unless it is awkward to do so.PLEASE SEE ATTACH GRADING CRITERIA

Please help! CompetencyClassify the components of project planning.ScenarioKingston-Bryce Limited (KBL) is a custom furniture manufacturer that specializes in hand-crafted dining room tables. The Board of Directors has identified an opportunity to purchase a competitor that also specializes in custom furniture. The acquisition of the competitor will enable KBL to expand operations and triple their workforce and will take 18 months to complete.In your role as a Project Manager for Kingston-Bryce Limited you have been assigned to create a risk mitigation plan. Risk mitigation is a key component of project planning because you are trying to look at all of the alternatives while planning everything for a project. The Board of Directors for Kingston-Bryce Limited (KBL) is eager to move forward with the acquisition of their competitor. The acquisition of the competitor will enable KBL to expand operations and triple their workforce and will take 18 months to complete with a projected cost of $5 million. The project could be at risk because there have been rumors that another buyer has entered a bid to buy KBL’s competitor. In order for this acquisition to be successful, you will need to use your project management skills to ensure success and that the project stays on budget and time.InstructionsYour task is to create a risk mitigation plan in Microsoft Word to ensure that KBL has documentation to complete the acquisition. Detail the risks the project may be subjected to and what actions will be taken to minimize the impact of these risks on your project. You will need to create a list of risks that could potentially happen in the project. Be creative!Think about examples such as cost, contractual, financial, political, or technical risks that might occur when launching a project. A key point to remember is that risks are broken down into the following broad categories, which should be included in your plan:Risk avoidanceRisk sharingRisk reductionRisk transfer

International LawsIntellectual Property Rights Violations are a serious problem for U.S. companies doing business abroad. The U.S. Government’s Export Portal, export.gov, contains information on Help with Trade Problems. Research the dangers of these violations and how they adversely affect exporters. Global marketers can avoid legal conflicts by understanding the reasons conflicts arise in the first place.Case AssignmentUsing the resources and links from the site above, discuss what can be done to protect businesses. Specifically, discuss the role of technology in protecting intellectual property rights of a business. (2 pages)Research using articles primarily from Trident Library’s full-text databases like (Academic Search Complete, Business Source Complete and/or ProQuest Central). Government sources shared earlier the course may also be helpful.Identify and describe two legal issues that relate to global commerce.Describe two sources of political risk. Specifically, what forms can political risk take? (2 pages)Assignment ExpectationsSince you are engaging in research, be sure to cite and reference your sources in APA format. Your paper should be written in the third person; this means words like “I,” “we,” and “you” are not appropriate. For more information, see Differences Between First and Third Person. NOTE: failure to use the specific, required research with accompanying citations will result in reduced scoring (no higher than 75%) for all components of the grading rubric.Use the attached APA-formatted template (BUS401 Case4) to create your submission.Your submission will include:Trident University International’s cover pageA 4-page paper with APA citations (2- or 3-sentence introduction, 4-page body, 2- or 3-sentence conclusion)The reference list page in APA format