negative and positive comments. The new act is called the affordable healthcare act, which gives affordable healthcare to the majority of people in the United States which don't have health care. Obamacare tries to solve the problem which is forty-seven million Americans are living without health care. It makes health care for them less expensive. Obamacare obligates that every american that doesn't have health insurance from a private health insurance company have to get one. This causes a large commotion
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Nursing According to IOM Report GCU Professional Dynamics NRS-430V Professor Michael Jones October 01, 2013 Future of Nursing According to IOM Report Today is a very important day in our country being that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) open enrollment begins. That means affordable healthcare for millions of Americans will be made available as of the New Year. As a nursing professional it is important to be aware of the future of healthcare reform in our country. Nurses make up the largest
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Higher Education Core Value Paper/ Commitment Marie-Germaine Rancy Molloy College Identification and analysis of the identified Core Value Presently, there are many aspects of Higher Education. Some are physical; the campus and its classrooms, laboratories, and library. Those spaces are occupied by students, faculty, and staff and some are nonphysical. “The activities of Higher Education are learning, research, dialogue, and reflection. Thus far, none of these attributes are unique” (Shephard
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Evolving Practice of Nursing and Patient Care Delivery Grand Canyon University: NRS 440V Jane Smith Evolving Practice of Nursing and Patient Care Delivery Hello fellow nurses, welcome to our Professional Nurse Evolution summit. My name is Jane Smith and like you I am a registered nurse, I work at the bedside. I always thought I’d live and die as a staff nurse at a busy level 1 trauma center in the inner city but recently I’ve looked up from the bedside and I see opportunities knocking at my
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Protection and Affordable Care Act (RL. 111-148) (now more commonly called the Affordable Care Act [ACA]) are fully implemented by 2014, approximately 32 million Americans who currently do not have health insurance coverage will be covered, and coverage will be more affordable for many millions more. The ACA makes vital improvements to health care access, quality, and services for millions of Americans with health and behavioral health needs. Social workers practice as part of health caretailing
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substantial reduction in the occurrence of chronic homelessness could be achieved by linking affordable housing with treatment and support services. Alcohol and substance abuse is known as both a precipitating factor and consequence of homelessness can effect an individual’s ability to retain housing or limit housing options offered by programs requiring sobriety, and mask underlying or related mental health issues undetected or untreated in addiction treatment programs (Zerger, 2002). Individuals
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Assignment on Health Care System & Information Technology The role of IT in the health care system is a widely discussed topic of the 21st century. Various individuals ranging from researchers, physicians, health insurers, and economists have been looking for the perfect solution to the health care system of the 21st century. In the articles “The Bela Schick lecture: the US health care system: diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis” by Ein D and “Shattuck Lecture: health care in the 21st century”
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Protest Rise in Health Premiums By A. G. SULZBERGER Mario Tama/Getty Images At a picket organized by the Industrial Workers of the World, Starbucks employees and their supporters protested a rise in their out-of-pocket health care expenses. Updated, 2 p.m. | Saying it spends nearly as much on health insurance for its workers as it does on coffee, Starbucks recently announced that it would increase the amount that eligible employees need to contribute to keep their health care coverage. On Monday
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Why do we need the health insurance industry? Need for health insurance The health insurance industry (XLV) mainly provides a risk management tool for an individual. People cannot predict the extent and timing of their future healthcare expenses. By paying regularly for health insurance, people can get protection against financial losses resulting from high health care expenses. It also enables them to better manage their cash flows as most health insurance plans specify the maximum amount an
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The Affordable Care Act also known as Obama Care takes affect in 2014. I am an employer with 15 full time employees, paying an average wage of 30,000 a year. Everyone is running around worrying if Obama Care will hurt his or her business. I feel as if Obama Care will not affect me. Employers with 50 or more workers will have to offer full time workers with health care. Smaller employers are not required to offer healthcare but are encouraged to do so through government insurance marketplaces. These
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