Looking at Figure 3 – 1 “Stages of Health Care Market Power” in the McLaughlin & McLaughlin text, which box best suits your personal belief of the role of Government in healthcare markets and why do you believe we should remain or move to that form of healthcare system? Support your reasoning with research from your text and outside readings.

Your thread is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Wednesday of Module/Week 2, and your two replies are due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday of the same module/week.

Reading & Study

McLaughlin & McLaughlin: chs. 3–4

Below are the specific requirements for each part of this assignment.

THREADS: 

· Must be at least 400 words.

· A minimum of one source is required (course textbook may be used).

· Citations used should be formatted in APA.

· Should thoroughly address the topic prompt, using citations as appropriate.

REPLIES: 

· Must post at least two 200–250-word replies to your classmates per forum.

· Should expand upon ideas expressed in your classmates’ threads by adding new ideas to points that you agree with and/or explaining areas of disagreement.

· Should be posted intermittently throughout the forum.  Do not complete all of the replies at one time; instead, allow for conversation to develop by posting multiple times throughout the week.

· A minimum of one source per reply is required (course textbook may be used).

· Citations used should be formatted in APA.

I have attached the Discussion Rubic as to how the Main post and Responses would be Graded. Please follow every single Instruction. 

I will be attaching the main post of two students you need to respond to later or by tomorrow. Please send me the main post first and the responses when I upload the main post of two students.

Required Resources:

McLaughlin, C. P., & McLaughlin, C. D. (2015). Health policy analysis: An interdisciplinary approach (2nd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett. ISBN: 9781284037777.

American Psychological Association. Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (Current ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

 Iverson, C, Christiansen, S, & Flanagin, A. AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors Current ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.