Hundred Days' Reform

There is a flaw in most medical insurance companies. Most citizens in America are paying double for medical insurance. They are paying a monthly premium and on top of that when a medical emergency occurs and the customer is billed they pay 100% of that amount until the deductible is met. Deductibles are applied to benefit the medical insurance company. I agree that a deductible should be paid but just not the substantial amount that companies charge. The deductible may vary from each plan. The…

Socioeconomic Status and Health Care Adria Balaam Sothern New Hampshire University There is a correlation of socioeconomic status ad health care. Even with the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010, there still seems to be disparities caused by socioeconomic status within healthcare. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires that an individual have health care or be taxed if they do not. It was enacted to increase the quality and…

As the new administrator of Golden Oaks Nursing Home, you have been approached by the facility owner and asked to prepare a report discussing your recommendation as to whether the facility should seek accreditation by The Joint Commission. Golden Oaks is a 120-bed skilled nursing facility located in a midsized city and has four competitors within a five-mile radius. Three of those competitors have been in business for less than five years and have new buildings with upgraded furnishings. Your…

The impact that financing has in Healthcare Delivery System today is huge, Financing helps determine who has access to healthcare and who does not, also financing can influence the supply and distribution of healthcare professionals and services, therefore for population health and the cost and quality of health care. Financing eventually affects directly as well of indirectly the total health care expenditures incurred by a health care delivery system , for example; “In the USA in 2005, the…

Accounts Receivable are monies due for services or goods provided to an individual. As stated in Pearson's Medical Assisting in Chapter 18, page 407, the seven step billing cycle begins with a) the patient receiving service, and g) ending when payments due from the patient and insurance payers are received and credited to the patient/s account/s. These steps include the b) the patient's co-pay, and the deductible and/or co-insurance if applicable. c) the provider then bills insurance; d)…

There may be an upside to economic recessions, as health tends to improve for Americans during recessions. This is counterintuitive as traditional thinking suggests that economic development would lead to a better healthcare system and better health. During recessions, unemployment rates rise resulting in Americans working less. Recent studies suggest that “for every 1 percent increase in unemployment during recessions, we’re seeing a 0.5 percent drop in adult mortality rate.” This emphasizes…

Documentary films are aimed at explaining or highlighting aspects that are essential for humans. Film Sicko raises the issue of health care and health insurance in the USA. In addition, the film showed that there are insured Americans suffering from health care service in contrast to other countries (Documentary Storm, 2011). Insurance coverage does not guarantee one’s well-being and health. As it was shown in the film, health insurance companies are trying to maximize their own profits. For…

As many of you may know, the United Kingdom has universal healthcare. This means that Ann’s family did not have to pay large bills for her husband to be admitted into the hospital. However, she explains in her story that during her husband’s last days he was not treated properly. “ ...(He lay there) with an oxygen mask so small it cut into his face and pumped cold air into his infected eye… nurses treated...him... with coldness, resentment, indifference and even contempt". Eventually Ann…

Medicare Part D is a federal program that reduces the cost of prescription drugs for Medicare recipients. To become eligible for Part D coverage you must be entitled to Medicare Part A and B. Beneficiaries can receive coverage by selecting from a pair of private plans: Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) for drug coverage only or they can choose Medicare Advantage (MA), which is a plan that covers both medical services and prescription drugs. The changes that will affect Medicare will not change…

Social Justice And Health Reading Tracy Kidder’s, Mountains beyond Mountains, and Anne Fadiman’s, The Spirit Catches you and you Fall Down, gives a special meaning to health justice, it is a right for all humans to have access to good health care, as it is intrinsic to a high quality of life. The disparity of health care within countries of lower socio-economic status is decreasing, but access to formidable care is unfortunately not improving. Suitable access to good health is a basic human…