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Landers, S., Madigan, E., Leff, B., Rosati, R. J., McCann, B. A., Hornbake, R., . . . Breese, E. (2016, October 05). The future of home health care. Home Health Care Management & Practice, 28(4), 262–278. doi:10.1177/1084822316666368

By synthesizing qualitative research, a literature review, case studies, and the themes from a 2014 Institute of Medicine and National Research Council workshop on “The Future of Home Health Care,” the authors of this article articulate a vision for home-based care and recommend a bold framework for the Medicare-certified home health agency of the future.

Questions to Consider

1. What reasons can account for the large number of people living past the age of 65 in the United States?
2. Why is re-examining home health care for the elderly an important issue to analyze?
3. What reasons can account for the fact that people over 65 prefer to be cared for in their home as opposed to a nursing home facility?

Eno, V., Mehalingam, S., & Nathaniel, T. I. (2016, February 29). The patient protection and affordable care act and utilization of preventive health care services. SAGE Open, 6(1). doi:10.1177/2158244016636183.

This article examines how (a) health insurance coverage, and (b) familiarity with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s or Obamacare mandate of cost-free access to preventive health services affect the use of preventive services by residents of a minority community.

Questions to Consider

1. What reasons can account for the fact that ethnic minorities are less likely when compared to whites to seek preventive health services?
2. In your opinion, what could be done to ensure that minorities receive proper preventive health care services as well as quality health care coverage in general?