11/10/23, 9:18 AM SLP – BHA415 Topics in Health Care Policy (2023OCT09FT-1)

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Module 3 – SLP

HEALTH POLICIES AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS

The debate over immigration reform continues to be a hot button in American policy and unlikely to be solved in the
foreseeable future. Regardless of the current policy and where one stands on dealing with illegal immigration, the
reality is that there will be undocumented immigrants that come into the country and as with all human beings, they will
get sick or injured and need medical care. There are a host of legal, ethical, financial, and public health considerations
for policies focused on care for this vulnerable population, and arguably no easy answers.

Review the background reading for this module and conduct your own research. After you have done so, write a
position paper on whether the provision of health care for undocumented immigrants should be provided without
consideration of immigration status, addressing each of the issues italicized above. Keep in mind that this paper is not
meant to be a debate of immigration policy, but a statement regarding healthcare services.

Be sure cite reliable sources and utilize the reference below for setting up your paper. You must use the outline in
the reference below.

Reference: The College of St. Rose Writing Center (2007). Writing an argumentative or position
paper. https://www.strose.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Writing-an-Argumentative2.pdf

SLP Assignment Expectations

1. Limit your response to no more than 2 pages, single-spaced.

2. Conduct additional research to gather sufficient information to justify/support your analysis.

3. Support your paper with a minimum of 3 reliable sources. The course textbook counts as one, and at least one of
the others should be a peer-reviewed article. Use How to Recognize Peer-Reviewed (Refereed)
Journals – http://www.angelo.edu/services/library/handouts/peerrev.php

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