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system “where the rich pay for the poor… and where the ill are covered by the healthy” (2007). Also called the “[fifth] branch of… social insurance,” the German’s offer additional health assistance called “long-term care insurance” to better assist those who are unable to take care of themselves ("Long-Term Care Insurance."). This includes those who are ill, disabled, or are unable to look after themselves for a period longer than six months. Like the compulsory health care program, it is…

For those who hear of Martin Shkreli and read his story, the first thing that comes to mind might be a man with ruthless ambition or maybe a young man trying to escalate the ladder of success. Despite his arrogance and self-fishness, Martin Shkreli comes from a humble background. Shkreli was born on April 1, 1983 and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He is the son of immigrant parents from Albania and Croatia. His family came to the U.S. in search for better opportunities. As they lived in New…

informative tool for staying in contact with friends and family or receiving news updates and for educational purposes. But, as with most things, there is a limit; how much is too much? My goal is to look specifically at children and the short and long term effects that can result of excessive screen time or media time. This concern of children having too much media exposure is well validating in today’s society, as there are several researched health and social complications that can emerge.…

I am originally from a small rural community in Ohio which has poor regulation on the air and water quality which humans depend on to sustain life. Throughout the city, hydraulic fracking has become a common method to obtain energy. This method of obtaining energy is misconceptualized to be a cleaner alternative to oil and coal, however, with a first hand on experience with living in this area allows me to witness otherwise. This city is known as Youngstown, Ohio. Hydraulic fracking is a…

Finally, a formula was created that could remove the risk from investments. Many financial derivatives were invented to exploit the BS formula. So after the academics received the Nobel price, LTCM (long term capital management) was created (smart guys going to the market). In 1995 the hedge fund LTCM (long term capital management) was created. The Nobel prize winners had no problem raising the capital and became what could be the team of the century. Within months $3bill raised. Started…

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was implemented in March of 2010 by President Obama requiring all Americans by law to have quality health insurance and describes the new provisions to control health care costs, and improving the delivery of the health care system. “Congressional Budget Office stated that the ACA was fully paid for and estimates that more than 94% of Americans will be fully covered while still trying to stay below the limit of $900 billion.” 1 The ACA is…

There is many social problems in this world. Each problem affects the family, relationship, marriages, society, school, work and so on. The one that is a very common and that people tend to do a lot and the biggest issue is alcoholism. Alcoholism is an addiction to the consumption of alcoholic liquor or the mental illness and compulsive behavior resulting from alcohol dependency (dictionary.com). Many may think it is no big deal but they may not realize the changes, abuse or distrust in the…

Unlike in the United States, people who are living in poverty do not have to worry about whether they can afford healthcare. Those who make less than $68,336 a year automatically receive benefits through SHI (Clarke & Bidgood, 2013). Premiums are based on financial ability rather than age, gender or certain health risks (Rychlik, Guntertgomann, Kilburg, & Frazier, 2000). Low-income households are only required to pay 1% of their income out-of-pocket compared to the 2% that other households are…

close relatives or friends regularly. Other causes of alcohol abuse include mental issues, peer pressure, low self-esteem, a stressful lifestyle and sexual or physical abuse. It must be noted that becoming an alcoholic doesn’t happen overnight, it is a long process that builds up overtime. 3.1 Symptoms of alcohol abuse The symptoms of a drinking problem are often first noticed by family members or close friends, not the drinkers themselves. Some of the most common symptoms are drinking even…

Silveris provides us research-based studies that tell us adolescent drinking has increased almost ten percent in the last ten years. The question Silveri attempts to answer is what effects does this have directly on adolescents, and on society as a whole. Is this the effect of underlying factors such as alcohol being easier to obtain by adolescents or even an increase in depression by adolescents? Additionally Silveri discusses the types of harms adolescent drinking has directly the brain.…