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After the implementation of PPACA, the pharmaceutical companies have restructured their infrastructure to accommodate the methodology of the Act. With the demanding healthcare market and new regulations, unreformed practices can result in penalties and taxes. The steps required to financially survive the requirements are yet to be seen. Evidence shows that various companies are looking to broaden their scope to retain financial earning, by selecting the best possible strategic sources to…

international marketplace” According to the Business Coalition for Single-Payer Healthcare, a right to health care under a single-payer-system could reduce employer labor costs by 10-12%. according to a June 2013 study, even with the Obamacare reforms as many as 31 million people will still be uninsured in 2016.The United States spent $8,508 per person on health care in 2011, over 2.5 times the average spent by member countries of the OECD ($3,322 per person). With that level of spending, the…

The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provides health coverage to eligible children, through both Medicaid and separate CHIP programs. CHIP is administered by states, according to federal requirements. The program is funded jointly by states and the federal government (Medicaid, 2015). Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provides health coverage to more than 43 million children, including half of all low-income children in the United States. The federal government sets…

overseas banks, instead of spending on the poor. So, the government should take action to overcome this issue. Debt services of developing countries' debt to banks and governments can limit government spending on the poor. For example, Zambia spent 40% of its total budget to repay foreign debt, and only 7% for basic state services in 1997. One solution to help poor countries has been debt relief. Zambia began offering services, such as free health care even while overwhelming the health care…

Justice, comes into effect with all the other principles, ensuring fairness and equality for everyone. It is very essential to health care, as its obligation is to ensure fairness when it comes to costs, treatments, and disbursements. The justice principle is quite contradictory. The main characteristic is to ensure fairness. Arguments arise that this principle only works for the benefits of the wealthy. There are many disparities as questions have been raised as to the uninsured and the…

On the other side of the ledger we find that consumers may also drive up the price for health care through overutilization, also known as moral hazard. Moral hazard arises from the idea that if consumers have too much health insurance, then they will use medical services excessively, or increase their likelihood of engaging in risky behavior. To offset this incentive to take on extra health risks or to use medical services excessively, insurance providers and others have implemented co-pays for…

The rising cost of health care can be reduced by aggressively regulating health care prices. The US and France can reduce health care spending by a substantial amount by regulating health care prices, as done by Japan. The central government of Japan determines the maximum prices for health services which keeps total health spending growth within a target set. Its national fee schedule is revised by a panel of experts using volume projections. Along with the price control, Japan also monitors…

The Department’s Representative testified that the gross amount which is being reported to the Department is the amount which will be counted by the Department unless the Department of Veterans Affairs verifies another disbursement amount. The combination of the RSDI and the VA Compensation makes him over the income limit for MA benefits. At the time of the calculation the Department’s Representative testified to the Appellant receiving $3198.00 from the VA. The Department testified that the…

without insurance with punishments to people who want to opt out of insurance. Obamacare doesn’t control the cost of medical insurance rather the cost is based on the completion among private insurance sectors. Even with this recent health care reform, the United States health…

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is one of the Barack Obama's domestic policy that has been debated about by the public on its viability since the president signed it. The Act also is known as the Affordable Care Act, or the Obamacare and was passed by the 111th Congress of the United States. The Act was signed to become one of the U.S. federal statutes on March 2010, and it was meant to change and help in the development of the healthcare system in the country (eHealth, 2016). The…