HNSC 2140: Introduction to the U.S. Health System and Policy: Home

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Project #1: Insurance Policies (20 pts.):

10 pts for written report/PP and 10 pts for class presentation. (You can do this with another person.)

You are to examine your own health policy (or your family policy), with another policy (such as Medicare) and report the following:

Part 1 of Project #1:

Written work/PP should include all the following. (10pts)

1. Name of the insurance, sponsoring company/organization, its address and contact
2. Is it your own?  Your parents’?  Is it through your work?  Is it Medicaid?
3. What is the premium per month?
4. Hospital care: Does your neighborhood hospital take your insurance?  Maximum number of days allowed for hospitalization.  
5. Outpatient: Copay?  Find a GP in your neighborhood who takes your insurance (or family doctor, OB/GNY specialist).
6. Telemedicine coverage?
7. Childbirth?
8. Abortion?
9. Pharmacy coverage – copay
10. Contraceptive coverage?
11. Mental health care – For out patient care, how many times/visits per year allowed, copay, deductible?
12. Dental coverage?
13. Compare with another insurance (such as your classmate’s):  Briefly discuss which insurance plan may be better for participants and why. (less than 100 words.)

Part 2 of Project #1:

• Your presentation to class (via Blackboard) (10pts.)

Project 2: Collection of assignments (5 x 4 = 20pts)

1. “Unnatural Causes” DB (5pts) 
2. Film “Sicko” BB-DB (5pts) 
3. Mental Health Care DB (5pts)
4. Health Care around the world  BB-DB (5pts)

Bonus point opportunities:

You have two bonus point opportunities,  as below.  You can choose to do one, both or none.

“Curving” may take place depending upon the total class grade distribution.

• The faculty and administration of Brooklyn College support an environment free from cheating and plagiarism.
• Each student is responsible for being aware of what constitutes cheating and plagiarism and for avoiding both.
• View complete text of CUNY Academic Integrity Policy and Brooklyn College procedure for policy implementation.
• If a faculty member suspects a violation of academic integrity and, upon investigation, confirms that violation, or if the student admits the violation, the faculty member must report the violation.
• Please read the section entitled “Academic Regulations and Procedures” in the Brooklyn College Undergraduate Bulletin or Graduate Bulletin for a complete listing of academic regulations of the College.

Types of Academic Dishonesty Explicitly Prohibited

• Cheating is the unauthorized use or attempted use of material, information, notes, study aides, devices or communication during an academic exercise.
• Plagiarism is the act of presenting another person’s ideas, research or writings as your own.
• Internet plagiarism includes submitting downloaded term papers or parts of term papers, paraphrasing or copying information from the internet without citing the source, and “cutting & pasting” from various sources without proper attribution.
• Obtaining unfair advantage is any activity that intentionally or unintentionally gives a student an unfair advantage in his/her academic work over another student. This includes sharing specific information about exam questions with other students. 
• Falsification of records and official documents includes, but is not limited to, forging signatures of authorization and falsifying information on an official academic record.

Bereavement Policy:

• Students who experience the death of a loved one must contact the Division of Student Affairs, 2113 Boylan Hall, if they wish to implement either the Standard Bereavement Procedure or the Leave of Absence Bereavement Procedure. The Division of Student Affairs has the right to request a document that verifies the death (e.g., a funeral program or death notice). Contact Email: studentaffairs@brooklyn.cuny.edu
• Typically, this death involves that of a family member, in parallel to the bereavement policy for faculty and staff. However, it is up to the discretion of the Division of Student Affairs to determine if a death outside of the immediate family warrants implementation of the student bereavement policy.
•  As an option, and in consultation with the Division of Student Affairs, students may take the Leave of Absence Bereavement after the Standard Bereavement.
• Reference to the Student Bereavement Policies will be noted on course syllabi.
• Students requesting a religious accommodation should contact the Division of Student Affairs as well. The chief student affairs officer, or a designee, and the student will engage in an interactive process with the goal of finding an acceptable accommodation.

Bereavement Procedure:

• Upon approval from the Division of Student Affairs, the student is allowed one week, commencing from the day of notification to the Division of Student Affairs, of excused absence.
• Should the student feel that he/she needs additional days, these should be discussed with individual course instructors and/or the Division of Student Affairs.
• The Division of Student Affairs will contact the student’s faculty and academic staff of the student’s courses.
• Faculty and academic staff will be advised that extensions must be granted to the student for the period of one week of excused absence.
• Further extensions may be negotiated with the student when he or she returns to campus.
• Students are encouraged to discuss options with their instructors.

Leave of Absence Bereavement Procedure:

• Students may be allowed to withdraw from the semester in which the death occurs.
• The Bereavement Leave of Absence is for one semester only.
• Students who have opted to take the Bereavement Leave of Absence and have already attended classes for the semester of the leave will be allowed to re-enter the following semester without having to reapply to the college.
• Students who wish to take the leave of absence prior to the beginning of the semester will be required to reapply for the following semester.
• Students who are in good academic standing will be given the opportunity to successfully complete the credits for the semester in which they return.
• Students will consult with the Division of Student Affairs, on a case-by-case basis, as to whether they should withdraw from their courses during this leave of absence or to request incompletes from the faculty member.
•  Given that there may be a potential impact on financial aid, students who receive financial aid and who take the Bereavement Leave of Absence, upon arrangement with the Division of Student Affairs, will meet with a financial aid adviser prior to taking this option.

• The New York State Education Law provides that no student shall be expelled or refused admission to an institution of higher education because he or she is unable to attend classes or participate in examinations or study or work requirements on any particular day or days because of religious beliefs.
• Students who are unable to attend classes on a particular day or days because of religious beliefs will be excused from any examination or study or work requirements.
• Faculty must make good-faith efforts to provide students absent from class because of religious beliefs equivalent opportunities to make up the work missed; no additional fees may be charged for this consideration.
• If classes, examinations, or study or work requirements occur on Friday after 4 p.m. or on Saturday, similar or makeup classes, examinations, or study or work requirements will be made available on other days, where possible and practical.
• The faculty and the administration will not allow any adverse or prejudicial effects to accrue to students availing themselves of this regulation.
• If students have complaints about the application of this policy, they are entitled to bring action or a proceeding for enforcement of their rights in the Supreme Court of Kings County