Cost driver

Healthcare Cost Drivers Introduction to Drivers of Healthcare Costs An authoritative source on the drivers of healthcare costs is the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU), which represents the health insurance coverage needs of employers and individuals (NAHU, 2018). According to the NAHU, the chief healthcare cost drivers in the U.S. include the aging population, pharmaceutical costs, biologics and new technologies, behavioral and lifestyle choices, system inefficiencies, medical malpractice, cost shifting, increased utilization, government regulation, and other market factors (NAHU, 2015). Of these, the aging population is the driver that the NAHU (2015) identified first and that is continuing to grow at an unprecedented rate. Not only are Americans living longer, but the number of people aged 60 and over…

school, etc… would take forever! This luxury of being able to drive ourselves comes with a cost, which is two times as likely with new teen drivers. what I’m referring to is car crashes. It is a joyful, yet scary time for teens and parents because of the bad rap teen drivers have; which is, teens behind the wheel of a car can make for a deadly ride. Teens getting their licences is a huge weight lift off of their parents shoulders, but it is quickly followed by stress. The article states that,…

the Uber app. The Uber app allows consumers with smartphones to submit a ride request. The request is automatically sent to the closest Uber driver in the area with an alert of the location of the consumer. Uber provides a condensed “How Uber Works” guide for consumers on the website. First, a consumer requests a ride option with selections to see wait times, the size of the ride party, and price. Uber offers consumer ride options such as Uber Economy (UberX, uberXL, and UberSelect), Premium…

system designed by a company to assign costs to products by their use of activities-which company performs to make and/or deliver their product. Steps involved with Activity Based Cost Management- Step one-Activity analysis which is done to analyze key activities and their costs. There are (6) steps: 1. Identify customer wants or expectations from their products or services, including price, and quality. 2. Chart the company’s activities for completing the product beginning to end. 3. For…

“Leave me alone!” Randall Hawk screamed as was crying on his bed screaming to the Gremlin on his dresser across the room. The little Mischievous beast just caused Randall’s Job to be lost due to a failed stock exchange that cost the company millions. It was only Randall and the Gremlin in the dark room only lighted up by the street lights below. “You caused all of my losses and the deaths of innocents!” The Gremlin only laughed in a way a clown would. How had Randall got here? Well…

My brother and his friend were traveling from Little Rock to Texarkana. He wanted to be there for my older sister’s birthday. He and his friend left late at night so that they could get to Texarkana before morning. My brother, Lance, was riding passenger while his friend was driving. Out of negligence, they had been drinking. They were not thinking about what could happen. Why they decided to drink and drive, I have no idea. When they started getting close to Texarkana, the driver started…

see someone in hopeless circumstances. However, having the ability to do something is entirely different than having a passion for it. Although ill-fated, I am fortunate that the events following the accident lead me to discovering my passion. My friend is in the process of getting his life together. He opted to forgo college, as he felt that it wasn’t necessary for his career path. As a result, he often has more challenges that he has to overcome than most. This past summer, he became an…

On Saturday, 12/30/2017, at approximately 1024 hours I was dispatched as a cover unit for Officer Hyink, on the report of a husband who pushed their wife. I arrived on scene at approximately 1027 hours and saw the husband later identified as Confidential Victim #1, outside the garage and the wife, identified as Suspect Prywes, standing inside the garage. I approached Prywes and asked her what happened. She told me she was pushed and hit the concrete hard on her back. I asked her if she would…

stop in the 3700 block of east 21st. As I was walking back to my car I noticed a gold Impala drive past with young children in the back seat. I could not see if they were in proper restraints so I followed the vehicle. I got behind the Impala at the stop light at 21st and Mike Oatman Dr. When I ran the tag of 430GWJ it came back with no registration or insurance information. I conducted the stop in the 4500 block of east 21st. I approached the vehicle and introduced myself and the reason for…

advised the driver to lower down his window so I can be able to speak to him. The driver did what I said and asked me, “How are…