Economic Issues Simulation Paper Health maintenance organizations (HMO) are organizations that provide or organize health insurance, self-funded health care benefits plans, individuals, and other entities for the United States as a liaison with health providers or hospitals on a prepaid basis. In this simulation a virtual organization Castor Collins Health Plans presented three HMO options to two organizations. I will review one of the company’s demographics, discuss the HMO choices, explain the
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|Economics: The Financing of Health Care | Copyright © 2010, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2000 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides an overview of the economics of health care. The various payers are examined, including private, state, and federal entities. Issues such as the cost effectiveness of prevention, the management of patients and their
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Economic Issues Simulation Paper Introduction The Economic Issues Simulation Paper is about Castor Health Plans. This health plan was founded in 1999 as a Regional HMO in the state of Pantome. The main purpose of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) is to provide health care services and health insurance to enrollees through a statewide network of hospitals and physicians. The HMOs complete this by using a capitation model in which it pays its large network of health providers. Caster Health
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Econ Economic Issues Lindsay Honea HCS/440 June 7, 2016 Christopher Clarke Economic Issues Health care economics provides theories of production, inequalities, effectiveness, regulation and competition to help keep health care running smoothly and efficiently (Getzen, 2013, p. 2-15). One key factor that health care economist are watching is medical plans provided to help cover the cost of care for individuals. These plans are put in place to help take some of the burdens off of the person
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Health Care Economics Issues HMO Simulation Name University of Phoenix Economics: The Financing of Health Care HCS440 instructor date Health Care Economics Issues HMO Simulation Castor Collins is a health insurance company that offers health maintenance organization (HMO) to organizations. This health insurance company was founded in 1999 in Pantome. Two organizations are trying to seek coverage for their employees and have chosen to see what Castor Collins has to offer them. The
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Economic Issues Simulation Paper HCS440 January 13, 2014 Bruce Nave Economic Issues Simulation Paper Castor Collins is a regional health maintenance organization (HMO) that provides insurance and health care services to enrollees through its network of doctors and hospitals. Castor Collins offers several different insurance plans that would be beneficial to the employees of Constructit. The insurance plans offered vary according to services provided, cost of annual premium to employees, and
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Economic Issues Simulation HCS/440 July 9, 2014 Jonathan Foskett Economic Issues Simulation Constructlt is a company, which currently employs 1,000 individuals, 550 men and 450 women in the age group of 26-42. Approximately 60% of the group is married. The group is willing to pay up to $4,000 dollars per individual for their annual premium. Castor Collins must weigh the many considerations when deciding to insure Constructlt, the premiums employees are willing to pay
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Economic Issues Simulation HCS 440 May 30, 2011 Professor Humberto Munoz Constructit is a business organization that currently does not offer employer paid health insurance. Constructit is compromised of 1,000 people and they are willing to pay up to $4,000 per person for their annual premium. The organization consists of 550 men and 450 women ranging in age of 26 to 45 years old. Fifty-seven percent of the workers range from high activity to moderate activity level while the remaining
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Introduction Within the health care organizations it is a constant strive and struggle in keeping up with all the new technical advances that are occurring in order to have the best services available to every patient. Success is something that is expected and needed to be obtained in the health organizations. Some of the success that is much needed comes from information systems (IT), and how these systems meet quality standards that are set and required within the health care industry. Implementing
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Economic Issues Simulation Paper HCS/440 University of Phoenix Individuals are encouraged to get insured, which serves as their proactive assurance of the possible risks that they may face in the future. By getting insurance, the person is able to minimize these risks. For instance, one may opt to buy insurance in order to have a fall back in case of a large loss or casualty, thus they can still be secure of a regular premium. Quite ironically, insurance has been one of the
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