There can be a number of reasons why a person dies from a particular cause. And remember there are causes to the cause for every health outcome. Choose one of the five social determinants of health and explain how it can interact to cause one of the five leading causes of death in the U.S

New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote about the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and described a possible adverse selection cascade: “the young may decide en masse that it is completely irrational for them to get health insurance that subsidizes others.”   a.  Why might it be irrational for young and healthy people to buy health insurance?   b.  In what sense do young and healthy people who buy health insurance provide a subsidy to people who are older or who are ill?   c.  What do you think Brooks meant by an adverse selection cascade? How might the actions of young and healthy people contribute to adverse selection problems in the health insurance system?

What type of social research methodology would you use to study the relationship between income and health and why?

What is one benefit of cost-benefit analysis in a health care organization setting?