INNOVATIVE HEALTH FINANCING SYSTEM Introduction Health care costs are escalating rapidly in many countries. This reflects several factors, such as aging populations, changing disease patterns, high-cost technology and prescription drugs. But, it is also a consequence of health financing systems. Traditional indemnity insurance, which guarantees third-party payment for service provided, contributes to these cost pressures since patients and physicians are shielded from the real cost of those
Words: 450 - Pages: 2
Health Care industry presentation by Rick Carter, Chairman of Equation Consulting The challenges and opportunities of restructuring the healthcare industry in the United States. For the past two decades there has been major economic changes in the health care system in the United States, but there has been no solution for the basic problem of cost control. The challenges we face for restructuring the healthcare industry is rising health care costs, and the uninsured. During the past years the
Words: 298 - Pages: 2
Lauren Greenberg HCS/440 January 17, 2013 Eric Oestmann, PhD, PT Health Care Spending In 2010, health care spending, or health expenditures in the United States neared $2.6 trillion. That is more than ten times the $256 billion that was spent in 1980. In recent years, the growth rate of spending on health care has decreased in relation to the growth rate during the late 1990s and early 2000s. However, it is still predicted to increase more rapidly than the national income over the foreseeable
Words: 1246 - Pages: 5
Assignment 1 Health Care Human Resource Management HSA 530 Strayer University Dr. Godson Ezejiofor July, 2013 Abstract Imagine that you have applied for the position of Manager of Human Resources at an acute care hospital in your community. The hospital is planning to expand its services to meet the needs of a growing community. As part of the application screening process, you have been asked to write a document that outlines the steps you would take, as the manager of HR, to improve the
Words: 330 - Pages: 2
Rising exposure to high costs of health care is threatening the well being of American families since it is making it very difficult for small employers to continue providing comprehensible benefits to their employees. That is because; in America the employees are, usually, covered by their employers in their insurance premiums. By that, it will become so difficult for the small organizations employees to access health care since they are not covered. That is seen by the rising number of uncovered
Words: 264 - Pages: 2
points of health care cost, political issues, and proposed policies and laws related to obesity concerns in the United States and in the State of North Carolina. Further strategic efforts toward the prevention of obesity with government support and individual dedication will considerably reduce health care cost, chronic diseases, and the high mortality rates associated with obesity and prolong the overall life expectancy of the country’s population. Key Words: Obesity, Cost, Policy
Words: 2519 - Pages: 11
Changing Landscape of Health Care: Week One Changing Landscape of Health Care: Week One Health care is making major changes. One of these major changes is pushes for preventative care versus acute care. Many facilities are faced with debilitating diseases becoming a normal occurrence amongst their patients. By promoting preventative care, diseases like obesity and diabetes could potentially be avoided, delayed, or better managed. This shift towards preventative care could also reduce the amount
Words: 1240 - Pages: 5
Health Care Delivery in the United States is provided by both public and private sectors. However, most facilities and physicians fall into the private arena. Non - profit hospitals make up approximately 70 % of the nation’s hospitals, the remaining are for-profit hospitals and government hospitals such as the VA. There are also “other” types of facility type providers such as surgicenters, hospice, and specialty clinics. Individual licensed physicians provide care in such facilities or in private
Words: 623 - Pages: 3
Health care and everything that it surrounds is continuously changing on a daily basis. There are many milestones that helped shape the health care industry. Some of these milestones of past and present are the substantial growth of uninsured Americans, the rising cost of health insurance and premiums, and The Health Care Reform Act. The financial aspect and technology has also changed healthcare. More money is being spent on technology which allows better treatment for patients. Advanced technology
Words: 2354 - Pages: 10
Healthcare cost have been a very popular topic to elaborate on within society lately. Some individuals may complain because the healthcare cost are outrageous at times and not affordable. Healthcare cost rise due to the demand for hospitals goods and services rising, living unhealthy lifestyles, there is an aging population living longer, and new technology has enhanced medical goods and services. Are the increases year by year in health care cost justified? Physicians may play a role in the rising
Words: 1060 - Pages: 5
