...UnitedHealthCare A deep dive into United States’ largest health carrier Report by : Guo F. Deng Jiarui Li Malavika Verma Srikanth S. Perinkulam : December’06, 2013 Published on afafaafa United Health Care Contents Company Profile and History ........................................................................................................................ 3 Financial Statement Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 5 Major Acquisitions ...................................................................................................................................... 11 Major Litigations and Public News.............................................................................................................. 13 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) .......................................................................... 15 Strategies and Foresight ............................................................................................................................. 18 Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................ 20 2 United Health Care Company Profile and History UnitedHealth Group is one of the largest health care companies in the United States. UnitedHealth Group is currently made of three entities which are UnitedHealthcare...
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...Personalized Health Plan SCI/241 Personalized Health Plan It is important for individuals to create a healthy eating plan. It is just as important for the individual to follow that eating plan in order to remain healthy. The food one chooses to eat as well as the level of physical activities performed has a significant impact on a person’s health. I am choosing to implement a healthy eating and physical activity plan into my life. The following plan is one that I feel could be used at any point in my life. It is a simple plan that could be easily followed regardless of most circumstances that may come my way. The health problem I need to target is my bad eating habits. I have concluded that I am guilty of four of the five most common bad eating habits. These habits include eating on the run, eating large portions, skipping meals, and late night eating. These habits are considered to be bad for various reasons. Eating on the run usually happens when a person is busy and does not have the time to cook a healthy meal. The result usually ends in fast and unhealthy meals as the food of choice. Eating on the run also causes a person to eat quickly usually causing one to eat larger portions in order for the hunger to be satisfied. When eating these unhealthy types of foods, especially in large portions, one tends to consume many more calories and much fewer nutrients (3FC, 2011). The second, third, and fourth bad habits, in my case, relate closely to one another...
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...Healthy Eating Chris Williams Com/172 10/27/2014 University of Phoenix Healthy Eating A person who eats a healthier diet or improves their diet will have less risk of getting type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and certain types of cancers. A person who is obese has an increased chance to becoming type 2 diabetic. When a person eats healthier, their chances of becoming obese are slim. Reducing their weight by 5-7 percent can greatly reduce the chances of developing diabetes ("The Facts about Diabetes: A Leading Cause of Death in the U.S.", N.D.). To reduce your risk of heart disease, a person needs to have control over their cholesterol, blood pressure, and weight. Eating a healthy balanced diet can help a person achieve this. It also reduces a person’s chance at having a stroke ("Nutrition’s Role in Disease Prevention", N.D.). It is shocking to know even a healthy diet can prevent cancer. With obesity being at an all-time high in America, and causing a lot of health problems, people are not eating healthy as they should. The result of this is people catching diseases like diabetes, having strokes and heart failure from clog arteries. Let’s not forget Cancer. The reason for this is that the body is lacking all of the vitamins and minerals and other nutrients that comes from healthy eating, and not to mention key ingredients that can ward off cancer. By consuming a healthier diet you can reduce the risk of developing many different types of cancer to include; uteral,...
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...The College Student’s Perception of Healthful Eating Abstract Current research suggests college students have fluctuating eating patterns and are confused about what constitutes a healthful diet. The purpose of this study was to identify the sources by which college students receive nutritional information and what constitutes the best dietary plan for maintaining a healthful lifestyle. The survey instrument used in this study measured the perceptions of college students about their practices in healthful eating and the sources they consulted to receive healthful eating information. It aligned with research that suggests college students choose to consult peers and the Internet for nutritional information over the consultation of a professional. The survey also suggested that college students understand fast food to be contradictory to a healthful lifestyle and choose to minimize their carbohydrate intake but are confused about the best dietary plan to maintain a healthful lifestyle. The results indicate that college students consult their peers and the internet over a professional with regards to healthful eating and that professionals in nutrition should find creative ways to demonstrate proper nutritional habits through the use of peer teaching and through avenues such as the Internet. Introduction Current college students and twenty-first century adults assimilate a wide spectrum of opinions on what determines if a person is healthy or not. Keeling’s research revealed...
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...Fad Diets 6:00 a.m. the alarms goes off, but this morning Cindy gets out of bed excited and anxious. Today is Friday, time to weight herself and track the progress from her new fad diet. It’s been a long three weeks, eating small portions, bland food, but begrudgingly, Cindy stick strictly to the plan. “This” time she is determine to lose weight. Weight loss from the first two weeks encouraged Cindy to buy more of their products in an effort to continue the weight loss and vary her meal options. 12lbs lost, surely adding their diet supplements and snacks will speed the process along. Time for the big moment, Cindy steps on the scale waits patiently as the digitals cycle thru and then the results. Confused Cindy steps off the scale, moves it to a different spot and tries again; only to see the same numbers looking back at her. Only 2lbs lost. How can this be, she ate only their food, and took their supplements. She had painstakingly followed their guidelines. Once again, frustrated and defeated, Cindy gives up on the plan. These claims gave Cindy a false sense of hope in believing that she did not have to put in the work required in order to obtain a healthy lifestyle. Thousands of consumers share the same experience as Cindy every day; buying into the promise of rapid weight loss and investing hundreds to thousands of dollars a year into the latest and greatest new fad diet. Life can be hard, shaming, and frustrating so no more adding to the complication by restricting...
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...Healthy Eating Plan Comparison Vivian Elliott Sci 241 07-15-2012 Mrs. Mary Martin Abstract Healthy Eating Plan Comparison In my comparison from my nutritional habits from week one, my eating habits have changed in a much better way from my past usual way of eating and regular daily eating plan. I have developed an eating plan based on the concepts of balance, variety, nutrients density, moderation and energy density. I follow and use the Food Guide Pyramid and list of nutrients in my diet plan. The Food Guide Pyramid is a menu plan tool that tells about what’s on a nutrition label currently consists of, and when and which health claims are allowed on a food package. I try not to eat too much hamburgers, french fries, cookies, sodas, pizzas, cakes, tacos, and other greasy fried fatting foods. Since I have changed my eating habits I have lost 15 pounds and watch the fat melt from my body and performing more lean on my body. It is very important for people to understand the nutritional effects and good requirements of a human body. The changes that I made to my diet and eating lifestyle are important for me to improve my diet by 100% as I stick to my diet to improve my health and wellness of my overall well-being. I am experiencing an increased of nutritional needs and better benefit to my health, probable a more leaner body, weight loss, and likely improvements to your blood profile. This all adds up and will equal to me having and enhances a longer healthy...
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...Personalized Nutrition and Exercise Plan Nutrition and exercise is very important because they provide the body with all that it needs to be healthy. Creating an Exercise and Nutrition plan will help the author attain her weight loss goals. Insert name (referred to as the author throughout this paper), is currently at least 5 lbs overweight. She is 5 ft. 7 inches female weighing 165 pounds, which is a healthy weight range for the height. However, the author’s body mass index (BMI) is 25.4, which shows that the author is slightly overweight. According to Weight and Waist Measurement: Tools for Adults (2004), a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 is considered healthy. A person with a BMI of 25 to 29.9 is considered overweight, and a person with a BMI of 30 or more is considered obese. Therefore, the author must make provisions to encourage healthy eating, weight loss, and proper weight management. Identification of the Health/Nutrition Problem Losing weight is a trying goal to attain mentally and physically. The author wants to lose weight to be healthier and to have a better self-image. Therefore, the main health problem that will be targeted is weight loss, but placing emphasis on the author’s nutritional habits is also important. She does not consume nutrient dense foods that provide her with the nutrition she needs to change her goals. Another focus of the exercise and nutrition plan is to incorporate healthy eating as a lifestyle choice, rather than a means to losing weight. Four...
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...Healthy Eating Plan Assignment Tabitha Anthony Axia College SCI/241 Dr. Kelechi Mezu August 12, 2010 Why is it important for individuals to have a healthy eating plan? The answer to that question is simple if an individual wants to have more energy and feel great, which he or she can achieve by learning about the importance of nutrition basics by creating a healthy eating plan. According to Help Guide (2010), “healthy eating begins with learning how to eat smart it is not about what you eat but how you eat” (para. 2). In addition, the food choices an individual makes can defend against depression and can reduce risks of illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancers (Help Guide, 2010). Furthermore, learning healthy habits can improve a person health by stabilizing his or her mood, sharpen his or her mood, and boost his or her energy. Learning how to expand his or her variety of healthy food choices will be the right step to obtaining a healthy and satisfying diet (Help Guide, 2010). I documented my eating habits in the mypyramid tracker and found the following results I need to add more fruits, and dairy products to my diet. I love fruits and vegetables however; I do not eat enough to meet the daily-recommended amounts according to mypyramid. In addition, I need to consume more dairy products I consume zero dairy product even though I drink almond vanilla milk. However, from the grain group I consumed the daily-recommended amount and about half of...
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...unhealthy eating like heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer are some of the causes of death that can be prevented ("Overweight and Obesity", 2014). According to Centers for Disease Control and prevention “More than one-third of U.S. adults (34.9%) are obese”. How can a healthy eating plan help? A Healthy eating plan can help stop the rise in people becoming overweight or obese by following a diabetic diet even if the individual is not diabetic. Knowing what the diet consists of and following it can help promote a healthier weight. Improving a diet can help a person ward off certain types of diseases and knowing why it is hard to stick to a specific diet can help a person’s chances at succeeding. Although obesity and its related diseases are on a rise, healthy eating plans like a diabetic diet can contribute to a healthier lifestyle. What is a diabetic diet and why is it recommended even if people do not have diabetes? A diabetic diet is about eating food that is naturally nutrient packed and low in fats and calories ("Diabetes Diet: Create Your Healthy-Eating Plan", 2013). This diet consists of healthy carbohydrates, High fiber foods, low sugar, moderate protein, and “good” fats. Healthy carbohydrates consist of eating fruit, vegetables, whole grain, and legumes (which are also high in fiber). Eating sugar and “bad” carbohydrates like white bread and pasta raise sugar levels in a person’s blood ("Diabetes Diet: Create Your Healthy-Eating Plan", 2013)...
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...Improvements in Health and Nutrition Angela Callicutt Dr. Franklin English 115 02/23/2013 Improvements in Health and Nutrition for Schools Changes in schools reveal the analysis of kids getting unhealthy menus which causes them not to get enough nutrition. In today’s society schools as a general, most kids are not eating healthy. The school lunch menus have a lot of unhealthy items on them. Kids do not get enough nutrition eating what schools have for lunch. The best place to start out is at a young age where kids are getting the right nutrition. On menus at schools kids eat unhealthy items like pizza and tater tots. Some snack machines have unhealthy items in them too. I think there should be an improvement in the health and nutrition of kids. As stated by (Michelle, 2004), “snacking is a common feature of the diet of adolescents and promoting healthy snacks that may constitute a starting point in the fight against tooth decay and non-communicable disease later in life”. In school lunch programs fruits and vegetables are what kids can start out eating at their young age. I think most kids aren’t eating healthy because some parents can’t afford to feed them. For parents who can’t afford to feed their kids they are participating in the school’s government free lunch program, but the free lunch program still has a lot of unhealthy items on it. Here are some quotes stated by people and their opinions of the school program. As stated by (Domel, 1997), “a questionnaire...
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...enables the culturally competent practitioner to identify health traditions, evaluate needs, and create appropriate plans for health maintenance, protection and/or restoration of the patient. Heritage and culture are interchangeable words that represent the concept of learned or inherited thought processes, ideas, and traditions that have been passed down from parentage, nationality and/or ethnicity. It is important for the practitioner to understand the beliefs of their patient to better facilitate treatment compliance and enhance rapport with the patient and family. As noted by Edelman, Kudzman & Mandle (2014), culture has an impact on a person’s health, healing, perceptions of wellness versus disease and attitude towards health practitioners. Many times important revelations regarding the patient’s health practices, traditions, and perceptions are gleaned not from the patient answering direct assessment question but from their relaxed conversation, ramblings, and casual remarks. The patient will not feel comfortable to converse with a practitioner they don’t trust or have a rapport. It is through cultural sensitivity, competence and appropriate assessment that practitioners are able to develop the trust and rapport needed to assist them in developing a workable plan of care that involves patient participation. Through the use of 29 questions, the Heritage Assessment Tool assisted in the evaluation of the common health traditions and needs of three individuals from different...
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...Personalized Nutrition and Exercise Plan When it comes to our health nutrition plays an important role. Many health problems can occur when you do not have proper nutrition. Sometimes those health problems can be genetics. Some problems occur with eating disorders even. It all just depends on who you are. For me I do not have a nutritional problem per say. I have a poor diet. My nutritional needs are that I need to add healthier foods into my diet. Going to eat for lunch every day at Taco Bell, McDonalds, Burger King, or even Wendys is not healthy. When I get home eating a bunch of junk is not healthy either. This causes me not eat dinner. Now all I have in my diet is unhealthy foods. Instead of going out to eat on my lunch every day I should pack a few small snacks. Something small and light like fruit and vegetables. The nutrients in fresh fruits and vegetables are a lot better than the junk I am putting in my body on a daily basis. The unhealthy foods can cause me to gain weight or cause heart problems to be even worse for me. Heart issues are a big health problem that runs in my family. While I pack a small snack for early morning then on in the afternoon it makes it so that I do not over eat either. This is another issue I have with food. If I eat a meal I eat way more than I should. Also when I get home from work I would be able to have another small light snack like crackers and cheese. Even though I had a small snack I will not eat as much at dinner as I...
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...BSB PLC 10th December, 2014. Liverpool Title: BSB Employee Wellness Programme PLAN : IN RELATION TO HEALTHY EATING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. Abstract: Well-being is about staff being confident, happy and healthy and it focuses on the development of individuals. It has two main elements: psychological and physical well-being. Physical well-being is important for learning and developmental capabilities by Viv Young and Claire Bhaumik,( 2011) Health and well-being at work: a survey of employees [online]. Available at: http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rrs-index.asp . Accessed on: 5th December,2014. In furtherance to the above, a number of research findings inspired by the World Health Organization (WHO) have suggested that lifestyle behavioural choices contribute to a significant proportion of chronic diseases globally, thereby necessitating strategies to improve behavioural risk factors such as healthier eating and regular physical activity to be considered in a variety of settings including the workplace. It’s pointed out that: "Workplaces are important settings for health promotion and disease prevention. People need to be given the opportunity to make healthy choices in the workplace in order to reduce their exposure to risk. Workplaces should make possible healthy food choices and support and encourage physical activity" . Agency: This can be said to be in link with the agency theory-Agency is the capacity of individuals to act independently and...
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...I have yet to encounter is that of an individual who is suffering from an eating disorder. The purpose of this paper is to examine this problem a bit further. In this paper I plan on discussing exactly what an eating disorder is, what causes an eating disorder, what are the possible theoretical approaches to treating an eating disorder, and finally my plan of action for treating an individual(s) who is suffering from an eating disorder. I would like to begin my examination of eating disorders by explaining what exactly an eating disorder is. An eating disorder is a complex compulsion to eat, or not eat, in a way which disturbs physical and mental health. Often the symptoms can be seen as extreme, or as extensions of culturally acceptable behavior and preoccupations. The eating may be excessive (compulsive over-eating); too limited (restricting); may include normal eating punctuated with episodes of purging; may include cycles of binging and purging; or may encompass the ingesting of non-foods. The most commonly known eating disorders are Anorexia nervosa (starving yourself) and Bulimia nervosa (bingeing and purging). The most widely and rapidly spreading eating disorder is compulsive overeating or Binge eating disorder. These are also the three most common eating disorders. All three cause severe immediate and long-term health issues and can cause death. Now that I have explained exactly what an eating disorder is, I would now like to discuss briefly what exactly causes an...
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...My Personalized Nutrition and Exercise Plan Dietrich Collins University of Phoenix Dr. Nicole Nearor July 14, 2013 My Health/Nutrition Target My nutritional health has been a very important part of my life since 2001 when I discovered I have Crohn’s disease. The food I consume affects my life in serious and immediate ways. Throughout this course I have learned various ways to help improve my dieting and better my overall health with different foods, ways of cooking foods, and supplements to help provide nutrients my body needs. Having Crohn’s disease can often make eating fruits and vegetable very painful. Although I have a chronic illness, I plan to find a pain free way to incorporate more fruits, vegetables, and exercise to provide my body with the total nutrients it needs. Changes/No Changes From My Original Healthy Eating Plan My previous eating habits consist of a lot of pasta, meats, and bread because they do well with my digestive system. I have currently added more dairy and leafy vegetables to supplement my areas of deficiency. After completing the Food Tracker a second time I was still very deficient in my amount of fruit intake. Even with my adjustments I am still under my recommended calorie intake. In fact my total average calorie intake went down from 2906 to 2738 for a three day period. My results were still over the limit in saturated fat, and under the limit in magnesium, potassium, and several vitamins. These results are the essential...
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