...KRYSTLE HANSEN BARRY KOTLOVE ESSAY ASSIGNMENT ESSAY #1 DOMESTIC MARKET Health care reform is a political and economic topic that has been debated for years. Most recently in the United States under the president Barack Obama's current term he passed a law that most of us Americans refer to as Obama Care but is also known as the Affordable Care Act. This law requires every American to have some sort of health care coverage. However, is affordable health care really that affordable? There are some countries that have national health insurance systems where government uses tax revenues to provide a basic health care package. However, in America most citizens are enrolled in private health care Insurance usually provided by their employer. Health care provided by employers does come at a cost. It does drive up the cost of labor because it’s another cost incurred by the firm and sometimes the employee. Several companies I have worked for in the past have shared the cost of insurance; by doing this the firm does not incur all the costs of health care; the firm also avoids being fined for not providing health care. If the firm does not provide health care and has more than 50 employees the firm will incur of fine of $5,000. Thus, employers are essentially forced to either incur the costs of health care or pass part or all the costs onto the employee, therefore, decreasing the overall amount the employee actually makes. Some employers could use health care benefits as an enticement...
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...the right to a public education, access to public roads, and the right to health care for those living in poverty. There are no guarantees when it comes to life, but having health insurance makes a huge difference with preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases. Of course having insurance itself is a great resource to ensure medical care and containing costs, but not all insurance programs are created equal. Insurance programs have caveats, exclusions, varying co-payments, and access to certain doctors and hospitals, which creates an ethical dilemma. Receiving the best care is subjective in most cases, but with money you can buy almost anything, including the best care. Although those living in poverty are given access to healthcare, that does not mean they receive the best or equal care as those who are wealthy. Living in a capitalist society, the richest Americans enjoy larger homes, nicer cars, better education and even health care. Even if we lived in a capitalist society where everyone had access to The practice of using inter-professional teams in delivering care is not a new concept but current health policy requires professionals work within a multidisciplinary team Department of Health (2001) and entrenched in the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2008) Code. The principle focus of this essay is to discuss the importance of inter-professional collaboration in delivering effective health care and what challenges and constraints exist. The integration of a case study will...
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...Welcome to WritePoint, the automated review system that recognizes errors most commonly made by university students in academic essays. The system embeds comments into your paper and suggests possible changes in grammar and style. Please evaluate each comment carefully to ensure that the suggested change is appropriate for your paper, but remember that your instructor's preferences for style and format prevail. You will also need to review your own citations and references since WritePoint capability in this area is limited. NOTE: WritePoint comments are computer-generated writing and grammar suggestions inviting the consideration and analysis of the writer; they are not infallible statements of right/wrong, and they should not be used as grading elements. Also, at present, WritePoint cannot detect quotations or block-quotes, so comments in those areas should be ignored. Please see the other helpful writing resources in the Tutorials and Guides section of the Center for Writing Excellence. Thank you for using WritePoint. Vulnerable Paper [This title could be more inspiring. Labeling it a "paper" or an "essay" is redundant (what else could it be?), and only a few words as a title are not very explanatory (or intriguing to the reader). An ideal title has between six and a dozen words ] -Part ll Legy George HCS/531 May 7, 12 Doris Chimera Vulnerable Population- Part ll ...
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...* Skip to Navigation * Skip to Content TermPaperWarehouse.com - Free Term Papers, Essays and Research Documents The Research Paper Factory * Join * Search * Browse * Saved Papers ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Search Bottom of Form * Home Page » * Other Topics Rising Health Care Cost In: Other Topics Rising Health Care Cost Courtney Sheegog May. 8th, 2013 Hca/210 Rising Health Care Cost Assignment • What are some of the driving forces behind rising health care spending? One of the driving forces behind rising health care spending is Technology and Prescription drugs, chronic disease, aging of the population, Administrative costs. For several years, spending on new medical technology and prescription drugs has been the leading contributor to the increase in overall health spending. (Healthcare reform .Gov. ,2011). Longer life spans, and greater prevalence of chronic illnesses. This has placed tremendous demands on the health care system, particularly an increased need for treatment of ongoing illnesses and long-term care services such as nursing homes; it is estimated that health care costs for chronic disease treatment account for over 75% of national health expenditures (Kaiser Edu.org, 2010). How do HMOs affect health care costs? HMO's often emphasize their ability to contain costs through oversight of physicians' decisions or by implementation of a capped payment scheme that aligns physicians' incentives...
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...versus the Baccalaureate-Degree level in Nursing. Gillian Gimby Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V August 11, 2013 Discussing the Differences in Competencies between nurses prepared at the Associate-Degree level versus the Baccalaureate-Degree level in Nursing. Nursing has been constantly evolving in every direction of the health care field. In the beginning of nursing it was built and expanded on many frameworks of education/models. In becoming a registered nurse there are many stage: general educations, prerequisites, nursing school of Associate or Baccalaureate degree, Master of Nursing in multiple fields and Doctoral degree. When becoming a registered nurse there consideration of what type of degree. Within this essay I will be viewing the differences between Associate-degree level (ADN) and Baccalaureate-degree level in nursing (BSN). Definition As defined by Wikipedia the definition of Associate -degree nurse is: “is a tertiary education nursing degree which typically takes 2-3 years to complete. This type of degree is usually awarded by community colleges or similar nursing schools. Students awarded an Associate of Science in Nursing are qualified to sit for the NCLEX-RN and apply for licensure as a Registered Nurse”. (Associate of Science in Nursing) As defined by Wikipedia the definition of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing: “is an American and Canadian four-year academic degree in the science and principles of nursing, granted by a tertiary education university...
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...Managing Quality Assurance in the Workplace Essay Vieva Villegas Grand Canyon University HLT-313V Safety, Quality, and Interdisciplinary Approaches to Care 11 June 2016 Instructor: Dr. Deborah Fisher Managing Quality Assurance in the Workplace Hospital Industry and as whole organization will provide, manage and gets reimbursed for their wonderful and healthcare services, which are to name a few: nursing, home health, internal and medical care, psychiatry, occupational, physical and speech therapy, and specialty services. The great demand for growth is expected to double and triple by the year 2022. (per U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012). The health care organization is very critically important to striving the transition in providing various health care services to meet the needs of patients, family and community. It will be very essential and have a major impression patient safety, risk management, and quality assurance on yet to be determining but definitely in the works moving forward with technology towards the future. In addition to having adequate and good health care insurance for all Americans and safe and adequate staffing healthcare professionals for all allied and medical services provided in hospitals, facilities and clinics across our beautiful United States nation. How best can the United Sates, as a country, manage this growth in the allied health sector? Provide examples. Let’s take a look further into the focus of a community hospital...
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...Desmond Mueller California State University, Fullerton School of Nursing Concepts of Professional Nursing Practice BSN 306, Section 05 Anne Johnston-Silverberg, MS, FNPc September 14, 2012 The Affordable Care Act: The Role of the Nurse Practitioner The recent implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has had a significant impact on the American health care delivery systems. The passage of this bill mandates that all Americans must have health care coverage and that insurance companies cannot disqualify applicants due to preexisting conditions (National Council of State Boards of Nursing, 2014). These changes will undoubtedly lead to an increase in the number of people seeking medical care, particularly those with chronic diseases. It is estimated that this influx in the number of patients will result in a primary care provider shortage of 20% by the year 2025 (Poghosyan, Boyd & Knutson, 2014). With many new physicians choosing to pursue specialties due to the promise of a larger salary, hospitals and clinics will need to start looking to other health care providers, such as nurse practitioners, to fill this role. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role nurse practitioners play with regards to the Affordable Care Act by examining the history and qualifications of nurse practitioners, the current practice of nurse practitioners, the basics of the Affordable Care Act legislation, and potential nursing challenges. History of Nurse Practitioners The role of...
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...has having a very efficient and cost effective healthcare system. In this essay several aspects of this system will be evaluated from what works well to what doesn’t. Despite Germany’s highly functional healthcare system they too are going to have to face the challenges that every other developed country is facing: a growing elder population and the ever increasing costs of healthcare in conjunction with a waning economy. Alarming statistics, such as the following, will demand Germanys attention as well as the vast majority of developed counties with questionably sustainable health care systems. Populations in developed nations have been rapidly aging for several years at a rate that will only increase before achieving equilibrium between 2050 and 2060. Most developing countries outside of Africa also will experience a rapid growth in older populations over the next forty years and by 2030, these countries will contain 70 percent or more of the world's population that is ages 60 and older (Polivka & Baozhen, 2013, p. 39). Germany’s Type of Healthcare System The German social health insurance (SHI) system is an internationally prominent health care system primarily funded by payroll contributions shared by employers and employees and managed by nonprofit sickness funds. Whereas, like the United States, financing is tied to the labor market, in comparison Germany has nearly universal health insurance coverage. Care is delivered by self-employed, office-based physicians in...
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...Johnson. The Medicare and Medicaid programs were created under the social security act to provide health insurance to people with disabilities, low income families, people 65 or older, or people with terminally ill disease. Medicare was once the responsibility of Social security administration, and Medicaid was once the responsibility of the Social and Rehabilitative Service Administration until in 1977 the Healthcare financing Administration was created administer both services. What led the production of these two health insurances was the belief in the 1940s that everyone is entitled to health insurance no matter what, but since then health care cost has risen drastically. Many health care providers are reluctant to offer services or the appropriate services to people with this type of insurance because only a set amount is covered and not all expenses are paid for. In America Medicaid and Medicare provide health insurance to millions of people every day, and it would be devastating if they failed and were no more, throughout this essay I will show shocking statics and facts on both of these health services and how they work. It is important for Americans to be knowledgeable on what our country’s health runs on and how financially Medicare and Medicaid affect our economy (2009 Introduction to the Health Professions (5th Ed.). Medicare is a governmental funded insurance program for individual over the age of 65; 65 and younger with disabilities or a terminal illness and...
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...Finance 4510 Exam Two Directions: Pick 10 questions and do a very good job of answering the questions. Essay Questions, not short answer. Reference each question, where you found your answers. Run a spell and grammar check. Discuss the uses of Life Insurance and explain how you would determine how much life insurance a family would need. Discuss the use of Disability Income Insurance and explain how you would determine how much disability insurance an individual would need. Name a category of individuals who might benefit from Disability Income Insurance. Explain why this category might need Disability Insurance. Discuss the use of Property and Causality Insurance and how this is used by a family or individual. Property and casualty insurance is insurance that protects against property losses to one’s business, home or car and against legal liability that may result from injury or damage to the property of others. This type of insurance can protect a person or a business with an interest in the insured physical property against losses. Auto Insurance policies typically cover you and your spouse, relatives who live in your home and other licensed drivers to whom you give permission to drive your car. The policy provides coverage for both bodily injury and property damage liability as well as physical damage to your vehicle. Auto insurance typically covers personal injury, medical payments, uninsured motorist, underinsured motorist, auto rental, emergency road assistance...
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...effective. In 2009 EFFECT ON CLINICIANS AND ORGA lot of minor errors which occurs during su are getting benefitted as labo PHYSICAL T TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY: This technolo even after treatments need therapies and so role in giving post he CONTRIBUTION IN USA: Physical th numbers in schools, rehabiliation houses a EFFECT ON CLINICIANS AND ORGAN as they are not getting complaints of po organizations are getting benefit LIFE SUPPO TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY: The techn support system for coma CONTRIBUTION IN USA: The life suppo rate in USA and is benefitt rate in USA and is benefitt EFFECT ON CLINICIANS AND ORGAN revolution for health care organizations Health care organizations also benefits eco Refernces: http://cse.unl.edu/gem/essays/09-10/MS3.pdf Part II 1. One trend that has affected the health care in USA is the rising cost of the health care services. 2. One important factor that has greatest impact on the health care utilization pattern is the introd References: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/oct/04/barack-obama/obama-said-health-care-prem ENDOWRIST TECHNOLOGY F TECHNOLOGY: This technology is related to robotics where robots are being designed to carry out special surgeries. RIBUTION IN USA: Large number of USA hospitals are preferring this ogy as it is cost effective. In 2009 around 50% surgery was performed by Endowrist technology. ON CLINICIANS AND ORGANIZATIONS: The technology have reduce or errors which occurs during surgery...
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...“Most people don't grow up. Most people age. They find parking spaces, honor their credit cards, get married, have children, and call that maturity. What that is, is aging.”1 In the book “Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe” by Fannie Flagg, it is suggested that the idea that getting older is not a fun one is incorrect and that getting older is actually a luxury. An individual who is self conscious may have difficulty when confronted with aging, but if they adapt to and accept this concept they may gain confidence in it. This essay exhibits how a fearful housewife overcomes her doubt and gains control of her life. One of the main characters, Evelyn Couch is very self conscious and worried about what others think of her. She is worried about “getting so fat” that she starts to bring “carrot sticks and celery”(P. 217) instead of a treat to the nursing home she visits. Mrs. Couch consciously worries and seeks help for herself. She thinks that the “world has become a different place”(P. 40) that she can no longer recognize. Evelyn thinks she will always be the same while everything around her changes, she does not want to be who she is. Mrs. Couch gets ridiculed, living her nightmare of “being called names,”(P. 236) by an aggressive teenager’s abuse at a mini-mart. She cares about what others think of her and does not want to be seen in a demeaning manner....
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...process but they will need education and support in order to effectively care for their child and cope with the diagnosis of Tay Sach’s. Many resources are needed to properly care for this family and an interdisciplinary team is required to ensure that as many needs can be met as possible. Interdisciplinary Team Members: 1. Case Manager: The Case Manager is essential to planning and coordinating other disciplines to assist the Trosack family. The Case Manager can provide information on care during pregnancy, and also care and resources available in the community after discharge home. The Case Manager can assist in finding appropriate physicians for the child and referrals to ensure that the family obtains all resources available. The Case Manager will interview the Trosack family to find out religious beliefs, education level, and medical insurance coverage benefits from all sources, home living situation, and other resources available, and collect any other pertinent data. The information I would expect from the Case Manager are medical...
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...Hispanic American Minority Group Essay Luke M. Perry Grand Canyon University: NRS-429VN 3/19/2016 Minority Group Essay As a baby nurse here in the valley, I am starting to realize how important it is to know about and educate myself on other cultures. In my short three weeks at the bedside this writer has come across dozens of times that an interpreter was needed to be able to understand and care for them. Out of all these people, clearly the most significant amount of minorities were that of the Hispanic culture. Hispanic minorities are the second largest growing minority group in the United States. In this paper we’re going to talk about the current health status of this minority group, how health promotion is defined by them, and also what health disparities exist for this minority class. First let’s take a look at their current health status in relation to the national average. Hispanic Americans are the biggest ethnic minority population in the United States and account for about one out of every six civilians. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC, 2016) by 2035 that number could jump to one in every four. “Heart disease and Cancer in Hispanics are the two leading causes of death, accounting for approximately two out of five deaths, which is nearly equivalent to the white population” (CDC, 2016). Out of the ten leading causes of death in Americans, this population has a lower death rate than whites in all categories with only a few exceptions...
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...issues of today is the issue of health insurance and availability of quality health services to all residents of the U.S. This paper will analyze the Obamacare Healthcare Policy-highlighting its core elements, health care problem solution, and the policies history. Also it will evaluate the pros and cons using different perspectives in debate. Let’s begin with the elements of Obamacare. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), also called Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act, is a United States federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010 (ObamaCare Summary: A Summary of Obama's Health Care Reform, 2013). Since the establishment of Medicaid and Medicare of 1965, Obamacare is one of the most significant expansions from the government and administrative overhaul of the U.S healthcare system. The purpose of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is to raise the rate of health coverage of Americans, to modernize the delivery of health care services, and to reduce the overall costs of health care. This is to be done by restricting certain insurance company practices and providing tax credits and subsidies for individuals and businesses. Prior to the approval of the Obamacare Policy, the American health care industry was in deep calamity. Around 50 million people had no health insurance. Many people with pre-existing conditions were being disallowed from getting health insurance because there was a chance that certain...
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