Hundred Days' Reform

among vulnerable populations” (Edelman, et al., 2014, p. 46). It must be noted, though, “Many of today’s problems have their roots in the decisions and directions of the past” (Edelman, et al., p. 50). One of the major health care policies and reforms addressed the two groups of the vulnerable populations, the poor and the elderly, with the Medicare and Medicaid program (Edelman, et al., 2014). The decades following the passing of the Medicare/Medicaid program, the rising cost of health…

Rising health care costs continue to be a major concern for everyone from patients to policymakers.6 In 2013, the total national health expenditures were $2.9 trillion and the national health costs per capita were $9,255. Half of healthcare costs were spent on physician and hospital care (52.2%).3 Compared to the funds spent on doctors and hospitals, prescription drug therapy is a bargain, only 9.3 percent.8,3 Pharmaceuticals, an integral part of medical treatment, may keep patients healthier…

With Obamacare starting to crash, Americans are debating whether Universal Healthcare is a right or privilege. The debate increases when topics of how a new healthcare plan should be developed and funded in America. Healthcare is a right that should be advanced upon in America. A universal healthcare system should guarantee that everyone can receive their healthcare regardless of any pre-existing conditions. With this important factor, more patients could receive yearly checkups to…

Nothing can be more vital than keeping up a decent wellbeing. These days, individuals are getting more mindful about their wellbeing attributable to the changing patterns of their way of life. Like each circle of life, there are odds of instability in wellbeing also. You can become ill whenever or can be assaulted by some significant ailment and can even meet a mischance. Whatever the case might be, once you run over both of these occasions the expense of healing facility charges could reduce…

Now and days, there is one topic that seems to have the American people divided- the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Whether you be a working class citizen being penalized to help give the lower class health care, or the lower class reaping the benefits from hardworking people everyone is affected by Obamacare. The Affordable Care Act was created on the basis of giving “free” health care to those in need, but the money for this can't just come from nowhere. So where is the money to fund this health…

Pros: State public health agencies operate independently. Usually dependent on state legislative statutory grants to authorize public health services and functions. According to Associations of State and Territorial Health officials (2017), Depending on the state’s organizational structure, legislatures may also give specific authority directly to local health commissioners, state or local boards of health, or other agencies (p. 25, Para 1). Can function as its own public health depending on…

Few things in life are more horrifying than getting hit with a medical bill that was vastly larger than you initially expected. Yet every day, countless people in this country are getting hit with exorbitant medical bills, and it’s more than likely your patients are among the victims. Are there any steps you can take to help patients avoid surprise medical bills? Absolutely. It’s Time to Have “The Talk” A Duke University professor and his colleagues found that patients and doctors are talking…

In November of 2016 there will be an election for choosing the next president of the United States of America. There will be various challenges that the candidate chosen for office will face. The challenges varies from the education of many people and being able to manage bills to afford more teachers. A meager challenge would also be immigration and whether to deport non-citizens or substitute their living arrangements for them. War would also be included in one of the many challenges the…

Unlike other hospitals, St. Jude does not have an emergency room. The majority of St. Jude’s funding comes from generous donors. It costs about $2.4 million per day to operate St. Jude. The public donations provide more than 75 percent of the necessary funds to operate the hospital. Mr. Thomas began raising money for the hospital in the early 1950s (St. Jude, 2017). By 1955, Mr. Thomas and the Memphis business leaders began local fundraising efforts. Mr. Thomas also wanted to get the word out…

The first article that I chose to pick, was an article titled, “Age Difference,” by Nick Martindale. It was published on October 1, 2015. The beginning of the article talks about in a work situation the companies or work places that have multiple different generations working under one roof need various approaches to keep their workers happy, and that they will each have different expectations based on their generation grew up. The article included in these approaches: health considerations,…