Title: Competency Assessment: (CU1 M3) Case Study - Long Term Cost of Healthcare
Course: SkillsCom CMA 112 14.0 > Section: Credit Unit 1 Module 3

You will be engaged in a discussion group regarding a specific case study. Your job as part of this discussion group will be to discuss the positive and negative merits of some proposed legislation. The purpose of this case study is to stimulate thought, teach leadership, promote collegiality, and help you to examine individual and group ethics. The intended outcome is tolerance, acceptance, and self-discovery, which are three essentials of the healthcare industry.

Directions:

1. Read the scenario: Case Study - Long Term Costs of Healthcare (Google Doc)
2. Distribute copies of Case Study - Long Term Costs of Healthcare to three (3) other people who are willing to have a discussion with you.
3. As part of preparation for the discussion, research the following items on the Internet:

- Oregon Health Plan
- Tobacco cessation programs

4. Designate a time and place to meet either virtually using some kind of chat forum or in person to discuss the scenario.  The purpose of the discussion is for your group to come up with a total of 10 supporting statements:

- 5 supporting statements against the passage of the legislative bill
- 5 supporting statements for the passage of the legislative bill

5. Complete this document: Case Study - Long Term Cost of Healthcare Analysis Document (Google Doc)