Medical Reimbursement Problem

Medicaid is a combination of both Federal and State program that helps provide healthcare to low-income Americans, also to help individual or families with the cost of long-term medical bills that they cannot afford on their own. In the early 20th century some people could only dream about health care, it was almost a fairytale. If they were hurt or sick in anyway their best chance was the use of home remedies or whatever they could do to stop the pain, the chance of the poor people in American getting medical help with no way of paying for it was slim to none. Throughout 1890 to 1920s Americans fought for health insurance but nothing really changed. Theodore Roosevelt Bull Moose Party also gave it a try in 1912. A little more than 50 years …show more content…
One issue medical reimbursement is that Medicaid reimbursement rates for primary care physicians, specialists and dentists are very low (Arc, 20016). This is one major reasons why people with disabilities lack access to quality medical and dental care. This a big deal because these areas need the funding just as much as anyone else. If they get the funding they need they are able to catch diseases or sickness in the beginning stages before things get worst. Physicians may be able to catch malnutrition and provide you with the proper information or support needed to make the patient healthy. This is just one of the many situations that could be prevented by giving more federal funding to physicians, specialist, and dentists. It is impossible for every department to have unlimited funding but we can get better every day, the harder we work at it the more people we’ll be able to …show more content…
These are all the people who are unable to take care of their selves on their own, either they are disabled or they do not have the means to provide the proper care that they need. “Vulnerable populations include groups across the age spectrum. The elderly are, or may become, too old or sick to care for themselves. In addition, because they are too old to work, their income may decline. Children are too young to care for themselves and must depend on others to serve their best interests. Individuals with incurable illnesses are vulnerable. As their health deteriorates, they may become poorer and sicker and not have the resources to care for themselves. Individuals with disabilities may not be able to work, and thus have little income. Other vulnerable population subgroups that have been identified include minorities, low-income persons, high-risk pregnant women and their infants, uninsured and underinsured individuals, and under-served individuals” (including those who reside in inner cities, rural areas, or health professional shortage areas; migrant workers; refugees; and frontier residents) (Rev, n.d.). Medicaid provide care to about 40 percent of the vulnerable population, and at least 90 percent of all children with