1.2 Barrier to Healthcare

Overview

In this assignment, you will identify and discuss issues related to the barriers to accessing and using healthcare. The first part of the assignment requires you to study the required readings. The second part of the assignment requires you to engage in scholarly research to address barriers to healthcare for certain populations.

Action Items

1. Complete the Module 1 readings prior to working on this assignment. Document your thoughts as you read.
2. Conduct additional research for the following issues. To obtain at least 3 relevant, scholarly sources.

• One would expect people with poorer health status to utilize more healthcare services than people with better health status. That is not the case. Utilization is lower for people with poor health status.
• What would account for this difference?
• What are the health status effects of delaying or deferring care?
• What are the effects on society?
• Who are the uninsured?
• What options do people without health insurancepublic or privatehave to obtain healthcare services? From your perspective, are the options adequate? Justify your answer.
• Which of the following barriers to access to health servicesgeographic, physical, temporal, socio-cultural, or financialhave the greatest impact on access to healthcare services? Identify other barriers to accessing healthcare services.

1. Write a 3-4 page paper in which you address each of the items that you researched. Include your notes from the readings as well.

• You must incorporate research into your paper from at least 3 relevant research articles and resources.
• Follow all applicable APA guidelines and regarding in-text citations, list of cited references, and document formatting for this paper. Failure to properly cite and reference sources constitutes plagiarism.
• The title page and reference list are not included in the page count for this paper.

Reading: Shi & Singh’s Delivering Health Care in the United States

ISBN: 9781284297942

By: Leiyu Shi

• Chapters 1 and 2 in Shi (2026)
• Chapter 3 in