Topic: Healthcare 7
After reading Atul Gawande’s article about the Costa Rica model in materials section, write a short essay of approximately 500 words (about one page, single spaced).
Your short essay should:
1) Identify one idea discussed in the article that has improved healthcare in Costa Rica,
2) Analyze how this idea could be adapted to improve healthcare policy in the U.S. What is the policy problem in the U.S., that this idea may help resolve?
How would implementing this policy idea improve healthcare in the U.S?
What large barriers do you think might exist to the U.S. adopting this policy idea?
