Healthcare reform

care system could affect the health care needs of this vulnerable population. At the same time, there must be increased restrain to rein in the costs. We cannot talk about DSH, without first discussing the role of safety net hospital play in the healthcare system. Per Bailit at el, ...” National data from 2012 reflect that low-income communities experienced 29 percent higher rates of hospitalization, longer average length of stay, and 9 percent lower average hospital costs compared to…

everybody should have the opportunity to receive healthcare because it contributes to the productivity in the United States. People opposing the right to health care say that it will overall have a negative effect. They claim that taxes may…

America has the highest healthcare expenditure per capita. The question on most everyone’s mind is: where is our money going? Many Americans, especially those who align with the right-wing, oppose Obamacare for instilling a universal healthcare (The Republican Party has tried to repeal Obamacare more than 50 times). The healthcare system we have now, however, is far from universal. Though Obamacare has fixed some of the issues that America has with its healthcare system, America is still…

give people an early treatment in then they won't get sick sick at all. it's will make people's lives much more easier that Construct their own business and don't have to worry about health insurance and Americans have the right to have free healthcare said in the Declaration of Independence study found that more than 13,000 deaths occur each year…

Since the day President Obama was inaugurated into presidency, he has attempted many times to reform the United States healthcare system. His first endeavor was known as the Affordable Health Care for America Act, and when that was not passed he tried the Patient Protection Act. Finally, on March 23, 2010, President Obama signed an act into law ("ObamaCare" 1) that would change the future for doctors and Americans forever. It is called the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as the Patient…

Care. It is a U.S healthcare reform law that expands and improves access to healthcare spending through regulation and taxes. The Affordable Care Act provides Americans with access to affordable health insurance, improving and regulating the health insurance industry, and reducing health care spending in the United States. The objective of Affordable Care Act is to expand health insurance coverage to an estimated 32 million uninsured Americans. The Affordable Care Act gives healthcare access to…

The percentage of Americans uninsured has dropped from 16.4% to 11.9% from 2010 (year Obamacare was introduced) to 2015. Whilst this sounds like a positive change, access to healthcare has not improved. American consumers are increasingly inclined to forego medical care, due to the ever-increasing In-Network insurance deductibles. As many as 40% of Americans will forego medical care in 2015 compared to 29% in 2009. Deductibles…

Existing in an era of healthcare reform, implementation of the Golden Age Hospital and the Community Clinic requires a combination of best practices, business processes, technology, equipment, and excellence in financial and operational performances. An effective business model, incorporating promotion of patient/family-centered care with excellence in patient experience, requires careful consideration of financial and budgeting goals (Arduino 2014). Overall, GAH/CC ‘s strategic financial…

When poverty infringes upon the right to healthcare there are “groups that have historically been at the greatest risk for lacking insurance – young adults, Hispanics, black, and those with low incomes—have made the greatest coverage gains” (Blumenthal, 2015). President Barack Obama use of power was to help those with “the lack of coverage [which also meant] diminished access to mental health care, substance abuse treatment, and specialized services for persons with disabilities” (Jansson, 2014)…

a paper-based system to a computerized format. Under HIPAA laws, medical practitioners had to develop new software in order to send out electronic bills. Healthcare continues to evolve and so does medical technology and its use in every aspect of the public…