...assigned to the class have all “opted in”; however, we do not know whether these states have also chosen to develop their own Health Insurance Exchange (HIX), or if they have defaulted this activity to the federal government. 1. Briefly summarize the ACA legislation According to the dpc, “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will ensure that all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care and will create the transformation within the health care system necessary to contain costs. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has determined that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is fully paid for, will provide coverage to more than 94% of Americans while staying under the $900 billion limit that President Obama established, bending the health care cost curve, and reducing the deficit over the next ten years and beyond.” Some of the positives to the new health care bill will be people who make far more money than the average American will help pick up the slack through taxes. Individuals who are making 500,000 dollars a year or more will be the ones who help support the ACA. This will ensure that every American will have insurance and not have to worry about being able to pay for needed treatment. Some of the negatives to this is that businesses with over fifty full time employees will need to pay for health insurance for their employees. This will in turn make employers have more part time employees than full time limiting people’s way of...
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...addiction claimed you, it was nearly impossible to escape” (Spiegel, 2012, para. 4). President Richard Nixon took swift action by creating, The Special Action Office of Drug Abuse Prevention which concentrated primarily on prevention and rehabilitation. In the late 70s and early 80s the use of heroin reached its peak when it seemed to take a backseat to the reappearance of cocaine and the subsequent crack epidemic that overwhelmed much of the United States throughout the 1990s. Although the use of heroin seemed to disappear throughout much of the U.S., it was still able to become entrenched in the everyday lives of addicts in American cities such as Baltimore. Baltimore City, in particular, has been adversely affected by the public health problem of heroin addiction so much so that it is has become best known as the...
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...MGMT 597 Business Law Week 1 Ivana Presley 9.4 Loren Vranich, a doctor practicing under the corporate name Family Health Care. P.C., entered into a written employment contract to hire Dennis Winkel. The contract provided for an annual salary, insurance benefits and other employment benefits. Another doctor, Dr. Quan, also practiced with Dr. Vranich. About nine months later, when Dr. Quan left the practice, Vranich and Winkel entered into an oral modification of their written contract whereby Winkel was to receive a higher salary and a profit sharing bonus. During the next year, Winkel received the increased salary. However, a disagreement arose, and Winkel sued to recover the profit-sharing bonus. Dr. Vranich argued that the contract would not be enforced because it was not in writing. In this case Loren Vranich, the offerror and Dennis Winkel, the offerre entered into a valid contract when they first entered into a written employment contract. In the written contract they both had an agreement since both parties accepted the terms. There was a consideration, the promise by Dennis Winkel to perform work in exchange for an annual salary, insurance benefits, and other employment benefits. The parties to the contract had a contractual capacity; in another words they both knew what they were agreeing to. Last but not least, the contract was lawful since this was about an employment. The contract included all four elements of an enforceable contract and was issued...
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...Assignment 1: U.S. Health Care System Joshua D. Goldsmith Dr. Queensberry HSA 500 October 28, 2013 The U.S. health care system has evolved greatly over time. Beginning in the early 1900s, the American Medical Association became a national advocate for health care services. Medicine became more organized. Our health services system today is a result of our economic history and social status. America has strong beliefs about taking care of its citizens and delivering health care to all. Factors over time have molded our health care system into what it is today. Forces that have affected the development of the U.S. health care system are changing demographics, availability of services and service providers, and policy changes. Since before the 1900s, public health was the dominant target of the health care system. Epidemics of acute infections spread quickly through large populations. Citizens were living in poor conditions in which food, water, and housing were compromised. As these conditions became under control, life expectancy increased. The population grew as a result of infectious disease control and prevention. The number of persons 65 years of age or older has increased over the past years. The focus of the health care system has turned from infectious disease control and public health to the treatment of chronic conditions. Treatment for functional limitation and chronic conditions are more likely. Chronic conditions include diabetes, hypertension, and rheumatoid...
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...Antiques | 112 E Patrick “Patrick” the Penguin Sparkling Wine Luge AIGA Blue Ridge | 122 E Patrick SIX EAST Salon & Spa | 6 E Church Aure A Piece of Our Heart The Museum of Frederick County History & Edenton Retirement Community | 24 E Church The Muse, Hunting Creek Outfitters, Molly’s Meanderings | 19 N Market Live Bold and Celebrate Life Club Aqua Lounge | 20 N Market Elliott CPA & Elliott Marketing Solutions | 30 N Market We Love Frederick Hood College | 52 N Market Hood College Shield Natural Alternative | 100 N Market Natural Alternative Ice Melt East Street Aspire & Frederick Basket Co| 12 N East Baltimore Gold of Frederick | 110 N Market When Fire Meets Ice Cameo Brooch Frederick Coin Exchange | 20 N East Firestone’s Market | 113 N Market 1901 Bison Note Do you want to Build a Snowman The Welcoming Angel Shab Row Tea Emporium | 112 N East Mid-Atlantic Chiropractic | 118 N Market Magoo’s Pub & Eatery | 1-A W 2nd Drink Me Crawl-Ins Welcome Luck of the Irish Accents at Shab Row and Primitive Homespuns | 120 N East The Pasta Palette | 121 N Market Framing History Evangelical Lutheran Church | 31 E Church Crisafulli’s Cheese Shop | 8 E 2nd The...
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...State Insurance Exchanges as Catalysts to America’s Health Revolution HSC-536 W-Credit Saud Al Busmait (C060-797-64) 4/30/2012 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act signed into law on March 23rd 2010 are both essential portions of American legislation, as well as wildly misunderstood in their entirety. Personally, and from recent academic experience, I meant that to sound exactly as the previous sentence expressed. Prior to actually introducing the main topic of this paper, being the ACA’s health insurance exchanges, and beginning to write, I honestly found myself experiencing writers block. This was so strange as there is an endless amount of very straightforward information available on the topic. I realized that the problem was rather interesting. I felt the need to first express my opinions of the ACA on a simpler note, purely writing what I really felt and believed about it as the thoughts flowed. I now realize why that was so. I believe that it was my newfound understanding and strong, honest support for the act that I had to sell, to at least a sufficient degree, to whomever may read this college student’s paper. This “sufficient degree” of mine is a fair understanding of the long-term, national importance that the ACA’s provisions may serve, ultimately through the efficiency of health insurance exchanges. The national importance being served is exponentially expanding medical care to the U.S...
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...Implementation with Conflicting Federal and State Laws University of Maryland University College Professor Arthur Reynolds HCAD 650 February 24, 2013 HIE Implementation with Conflicting Federal and State Laws Health Information Exchange (HIE) is a primary determinant of Stage 2 Meaningful Use in order for health care organizations to qualify for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), 2012). This emphasis on EHRs and HIE come from Congress’ passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act), which was part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The issue for facilities in meeting the Meaningful Use requirements is the conflicting federal and state laws that govern consent required to share patient information. At the federal level, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 established the baseline consent standard “as ‘No Consent’ required for treatment, payment and health care operations disclosures, and includes specific Opt-In or Opt-Out processes for sensitive health information” (Christiansen, Apgar, & Melamed, 2011, p. 2). The “No Consent” default established by HIPAA pertains to the disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI) where the purpose is for the treatment, payment, and health care operation (TPO) to remove previous obstacles in the care delivery...
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...HEALTH CARE MUSEUM DAVINA FITZGERALD MAY 25, 2014 HSC 235/HEALTH CARE DELIVERY IN THE U.S DR. ROBERT HOLLINGSWORTH, DHSC.PA-C HEALTH CARE MUSEUM The following paper is a proposal for the new Health Care Hall of Fame Museum. The Museum will be composed of five exhibits, which are Medicare, Modern Health Insurance, Hospice, Long term care and the Public Health service. The first part of this proposal for the museum will discuss the history and impact of these health care developments on the health care system. The second part will be an overview of how these five exhibits relate to each other in the health care system. Medicare Exhibit 1 As part of the Social Security Act the Medicare Program was signed into law on July 30, 1965 by President Johnson. This program came into place because Americans over 65 could not get insurance. Created in the 1960 it was based on the private insurance system that was in use at the time. Administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare is purely a government program Austin and Wetle (2012). Over the years there have been many changes to Medicare to keep it relevant with the changing times for example, the Medicare Prescription Drug...
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...Technology in Health Care Administration HCS/212 4/21/2014 Lisa A. Williams Technology in Health Care Administration The article chosen from The Washington Post was Information technology is changing health-care system. With the Affordable Care Act still being a hot topic due to rising costs and challenges that are certain to make health care a continued hot topic for time to come. “Recently, Capital Business sat down with experts from the University of Maryland and the Arlington Consultancy Evolent Health to talk about health care and the opportunities ahead for information technology to improve efficiency and quality of care.” Highlights of questions asked and responses are as followed. First question was “What are some of the issues right now for consumers- what should they be thinking about?” Before I quote what was answered I would like to answer it from my point a view the consumer. On a personal Level the main issue that I find out there is lack of Knowledge. There is a lot of here say going on and not enough facts. The Affordable Health Care act is being demonized because change is scary and there are a lot of people out there who are very unsatisfied with the way things are being played out and I think that a scared population is the worst thing to have right now. Here is how the question was .answered by the professionals. “The biggest challenge right now facing consumers is how do you get the information about these exchanges to that population? Recent surveys...
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...... 12 GETTING STARTED .................................................................................................................................. 13 JHED ID .................................................................................................................................................. 13 Blackboard FAQs .................................................................................................................................... 13 Integrated Student Information System (ISIS) ........................................................................................ 14 LIFE AT THE CAREY BUSINESS SCHOOL .............................................................................................. 15 HEALTH INSURANCE FOR STUDENTS................................................................................................... 19 CAREER DEVELOPMENT OFFICE ........................................................................................................... 20 IMPORTANT INFORMATION - Baltimore Campus .................................................................................... 21 Hotels near the Carey Business School Baltimore Campus...
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...this is the same country that in the past 20 years has been devastated by war and disease. Can this country come back from a civil war and the devastation of the Ebola virus disease over the past year? Liberia has been subjected to an outbreak of Ebola virus which has sent the country's health care system reeling. The country has made some strides, it has become the first country in Africa to elect a woman as president but with all the strides that have been made can Liberia rebuild their government? Can essential services such as power and electricity be implemented all over the country? Can Liberia survive and rebuild the country? This paper will look at those issues to see if they can. Liberia is a nation in West Africa that lies on the coast close to the Atlantic Ocean. The name Liberia originates from the Latin word "liber" and it implies freedom and alludes to the country's starting point as a settlement of free blacks repatriated to Africa from the United States in the mid nineteenth century (Sherman, 2011). It was built up in 1833 by a gathering of North American liberated slaves supported by the Maryland Colonization Society. The undertaking had a specific enthusiasm for Maryland as the American state with the biggest number of free African Americans. With budgetary help from nearby parts, places of worship, and the assemblies of Border States, the general public paid for the transportation of liberated slaves and free-conceived African Americans to an assigned site...
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...Assess the significance of Federalism. The founding fathers had to make a compromise that would satisfy the 13 independent colonies, meanwhile providing a secure central base. This resulted in The United States government adopting federalism. Even though federalism isn’t mentioned in the constitution, the principles of federalism are mentioned in various articles. For example article 1 section 8 displays the power available to congress. It contains the ‘elastic clause’ that potentially gives the federal government so much power over the states. And the amendments provide a list of ‘can’t do’s’ for the states. For example states can’t enter into treaties with foreign powers. As the aspects of federalism is displayed in the codified constitution, signifies the importance for the US to collectively follow this system. However, Federalism is a method of government that also allows the states to maintain their sovereignty, without the fear of intervention of the central government, unless they violate or clash with the constitution. This is evident as each state has its own constitution and its own executive, legislature and judiciary all working within the limits set by the national constitution; executive; legislature and judiciary. An example of a state constitution that has relevant articles to its needs is Idaho. For instance in their constitutions article 16, section 1 the constitution talks of the need for the Idaho legislature to pass laws that protect livestock from disease...
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...A trademark protects any phrase, symbol, and/or design that identify the source or origin of the goods or the services of one party from those of others. Federal registration are not required but recommended, as it adds value to the goods or services set forth in the registration. Trademarks can be licensed to third parties, it to third parties, be sold with a specified value or used as equity for business development. A patent protects the functional expression of an idea, it grants the property right to the inventor in exchange for public disclosure of the invention. In order to qualify for a patent, an invention must be novel, useful and non-obvious. A registered patent can be used to raise funds for business, licensed or sell the invention. A copyright protects works of authorship, the specific creative expression of an idea through any medium of artistic expression that has been tangibly expressed. Copyright provides licensing fee and royalty payments. Copyright’s filing fee is small, registration period is relatively short, and the examination process is administrative. For trademark, the filing fee is much higher with a longer registration period, and an adversarial examination process. Registration and filling are desirable but not requite for both copyright and trademark, however it is a necessary step for issue patent. Both Copyrights and patents are under federal law while trademark laws differ in each state. There is also a federal trademark law. Once a work...
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...and Restructuring Health Care Dr. David Tataw HSA 500 Health Services Organization January 28, 2012 Abstract: This paper analyses the Financing and Structuring Health Care by analyzing four important notions. Firstly it Identifies and describe the three main types of health insurances in the U.S. Secondly it explains the three methods for categorizing health insurance in the U.S. This is followed by a synthesis of the pros and cons of managed health care for the health care provider, insurer, and patient. Finally the papers describe the impact of managed care on both the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Identify and describe the three main types of health insurances in the U.S. Rodts (2010) talks about the new Healthcare system in US and the challenges it brings for healthcare providers but there is always challenge when one has to select the certain type of health cover for himself. It is therefore important to understand main types of health insurance in the US. While Hall (2010) outlined the three different types of reinsurances brought about by the health reform, Health Insurance Info (2010) notes that are a number of different types of health insurance coverage designed to meet the needs and budget of a variety of individuals. In essence, health insurance is a risk management tool that ensures you and your family has access to the healthcare you need, when you need it without causing a tremendous financial burden. The cost of health insurance (the premium) may...
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...University of Maryland University College Author Note Amy Wees, Brooks Rogalski, Kevin Zhang, Stephen Scaramuzzino and Timothy Root, Department of Information and Technology Systems, University of Maryland University College. This research was not supported by any grants. Correspondence concerning this research paper should be sent to Amy Wees, Brooks Rogalski, Kevin Zhang, Stephen Scaramuzzino and Timothy Root, Department of Information and Technology Systems, University of Maryland University College, 3501 University Blvd. East, Adelphi, MD 20783. E-mail: acnwgirl@yahoo.com, rogalskibf@gmail.com, kzhang23@gmail.com, sscaramuzzino86@hotmail.com and Chad.Root@gmail.com Abstract The healthcare industry, taking in over $1.7 trillion dollars a year, has begun bringing itself into the technological era. Healthcare and the healthcare industry make up one of the most critical infrastructures in the world today and one of the most grandiose factors is the storage of information and data. Having to be the forerunner of technological advances, there are many changes taking place to streamline the copious amounts of information and data into something more manageable. One major change in the healthcare industry has been the implementation of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems. Having risks and benefits, the electronic medical record systems will strive to provide and change the way healthcare industry will operate. iTrust is a role-based health care web application...
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