Hospice care in the United States

Social disparities exist in every socio-economics status, the one that is most prevalent at this time in our nation is the lack of healthcare, which, is something that affects countless individuals. The Affordable Care Act, which, is also known as ACA or more commonly known as Obama Care was supposed to be the answer for individuals healthcare needs. Needless to say, there are still several issues, the most prominent issue exists with the negative shadow that is cast upon the Medicaid program.…

in desperate need of reformation, but the approach of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is too drastic and has strained an already stressed system. As a country, programs should be put into place to help the disabled, elderly, poor and working poor gain access to healthcare at rates that are affordable to their current situation. One of the biggest advantages of having access to healthcare is that people are able to seek medical care about health issues when the problem first occurs and before the…

In most areas, your choices in medical care are fairly limited. If you require immediate medical care, it isn’t reasonable to ask for a list of prices and drive from town to town searching for the best deal. This means that the supply and demand under capitalism does not work in the case of healthcare. If you need medical intervention, there is no substitute for that product. The option of choosing no medical care is also often not an option. That’s part of the reason an…

Introduction How does a person choose his career as he reaches adolescence? Is it based on the profession’s projected salary or simply popularity? As a middle aged man pursuing his second degree, I can state that based on experience, it would not be wise for anyone to utilize this criteria as the basis for a decision. There are so many factors that should to be considered such as employment growth, current job demand, and stability. The objective of this paper is to discuss in detail why…

In comparison to the United States, Netherlands has an overall successful health care program and has very similar ideals as the US with the Affordable Care Act. Netherlands is under the Dutch Health Insurance Act where everyone is obligated to pay for health care insurance. However, Netherlands is two-tier where basic medical care would be covered by the country’s national health insurance. Netherlands is located in Europe and is one of the only European countries that is based on private…

Company is the world’s global digital industrial company that introduces software-defined machines to create solutions in the industry1. They have been a Fortune 500 company for 21 years2. GE is listed on the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) in the United States, and many others for non-U.S. exchanges3. Over the years they have broadened their technologies and services into eight different industrial operating segments and one financial services operating segment4. Industrial operating segments…

Improve Quality of Care-Integrated Delivery Systems Integrated delivery systems aligns themselves with hospitals, and physician based practices to improve cost and quality of care for the Accountable Care Organizations, (ACO). With the evolving of the Affordable Care Act, (ACA), it will have a direct correlation of the delivery of service through hospitals or physician based practices. The ACO feature of integrated delivery systems will ascertain efficient and coordinated quality care.…

Where is the US Healthcare Heading To? The health care system in the United States has been a contentious issue in the last decade. The rising costs and unsustainability in the system has resulted in much higher costs of health care, and yet the life expectancy is lower than most countries like Canada, Germany, and Japan (Wallace 2013). The US has the highest healthcare costs in the world, and it is estimated that about fourteen percent of health care administrative costs (about 91 billion) are…

While the United States has been known as the land of opportunity inexpensive, quality healthcare has been an unobtainable dream for many Americans. When compared to other industrialized counties, The United States’ healthcare is more expensive, less efficient and more difficult to obtain (Mahon & Fox, 2014). Americans pay nearly twice as much for their healthcare, however the quality of care they obtain is only average. It is these troubling statistics that has lead for a push to monitor health…

Introduction Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals in Philadelphia Pennsylvania is in need of reducing readmission rates in patient care. The task is to develop an organizational assessment to find the most effective strategy to reduce readmission rates at hospitals and to discuss how the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services financially penalizes hospitals based off of readmission rates. Background Thomas Jefferson Hospital was established in 1825. Formerly a division of Thomas…