The US government passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in 2010. The Act was challenged in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, 576. US 2012. The Supreme Court ruled that the individual mandate, which requires individual to purchase a health insurance policy providing a minimum level of coverage, unconstitutional under the Commerce Clause, but stands under taxing method. I personally view that this PPACA is constitutional under Commerce Clause. The majority
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proposal to share with all of you today that will hopefully take the strain off your shoulders. In this letter we will be discussing the following points: Why teams are essential to health care; how teams are used in other industries, example is auto racing; how lessons from other industries might be applied in health care; and which organizational processes support problem solving. Before we begin I want to remind all of you that even though I am the manager we are all team members and I value everyone’s
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Thinking on Moral Issues Abstract Many times in your life you will be faced with daily challenges and moral issues with family, friends and work. If someone told you a secret, for instance, would you promise to keep it safe, even if it meant endangering their life? Should we go against our own belief in our career and keep someone alive at all costs, no matter what their physical or mental condition is?
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Homework Assignment #3 1. What is the effect of universal health care, where the patients pay a price of zero at the point of service and the doctors get paid by a third party (either the government or the insurance companies). Make sure you address the impact of such a policy on (a) availability of services, (b) the poor patients, and (c) quality of services. Explain all your answers. In doing so, use a Demand/Supply diagram to help with your explanations… at least for (a). When patients
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Health Law and Regulations Overview This paper discusses the design of regulation agencies and the roles that they play in health care. There will also be a discussion on the current laws that health care face today, and an analysis on how these laws affect the hospital, clinic or insurer. This paper also includes how the population has little access to health care and an understanding of how HIPPA works and the role that it plays in the health care field. Healthcare The purpose of regulations
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published is actual facts, driven by statistics and research. Below is the section I used from this article for my essay. “Consumers' personal choices and behaviors are significant determinants of their overall health, and those who fail to take personal responsibility for their health can cost the system billions of dollars each year. For example, a 2010 study from the UnitedHealth Center for Reform and Modernization found that more than 50% of Americans could have diabetes or pre-diabetes by 2020
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Post-Merger Analysis HAS/525 Evangeline Hampton Debra Beazley May 28, 2014 Introduction There are a number of financial drivers that would likely cause health care organizations to merge, meaning the main motives behind why two firms would assume that they are more financially sound as compared to being alone. These kinds of firms are more concerned in innovation based offerings and are always considering ways through which they could take a leap forward. The new phenomena driving the healthcare
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The Transformation of Nursing This world we live in is forever changing, everything for modern technology to healthcare. In wanting to improving health outcome and ensure that all has access to affordable healthcare the United States has transformed the healthcare system ("IOM REPORT," 2011). This transformation will impact one of the largest sectors of the healthcare workforce which are nurses. According to the IOM, the Future of Nursing report released on October 5th, 2010 its designed to “…ensure
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emergency care. Hospitals may be classified by length of stay (short-term or long-term), as teaching or non-teaching, by major types of services (psychiatric, T.B., Gen. /other Specialties, such as maternity, pediatrics, or ENT), and by type of ownership or control. The below mentioned functions are important for a hospital. Literature Review The quality of service—both technical and functional—is a key ingredient in the success of service organizations. Technical quality in health care is defined
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Health Care Utilization Paper Shana Richard HCS/235 November06, 2012 Melynda Boothe Health Care Utilization Paper John Q. has different obstacles affecting his health care utilization. He works full-time, but still qualifies for Medicaid because his income is low. He has high blood pressure and family history of heart attacks. He does not have a car or his own mean of transportation and the nearest clinic that accepts Medicaid is a 40-minute drive. He has to make an appointment two weeks
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