Medicaid

The Affordable Care Act, or Obama Care, is a law signed and passed in 2010 by President Barack Obama. It was passed because it is supposed to help with the cost, accessibility, and overall quality of health care insurance like Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, etc. However, anyone who doesn't have insurance by 2014 will have to pay a fee and are all but being told that they have to have to choose from a private insurance with higher prices. ("ObamaCare Explained: An Explanation of ObamaCare") Initially,…

This also prevents people from beating the system by only getting health care when they are extremely ill, or in a bad medical position. Obamacare opens up Medicaid to low-income adults. If your income was $16,400, or less you were able to get covered by Medicaid. Over 11 million people were able to get covered by Medicaid after this revision in health care. If someone on your health plan gets extremely sick, your insurance company can’t drop you or limit the amount of insurance you use…

insurance plan eligibility determinations, timely and accurate information on enrollment opportunities, and guidance on the application preparation and submission processes for Qualified Health Plans (QHPs), Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or Medicaid…

expensive treatment, so the Act expanded on Medicaid. Medicaid is insurance at the state level, and gives people access to free, minimal coverage. It is also directed towards covering orphans (who do not receive healthcare from their parents), and those with physical and mental disabilities. This is not to be confused with medicare, which is government level and generally for the retired. Not many hospitals, doctors officers and similar establishes accept medicaid to cover expenses. Jobs,…

The most common problem that the people of United States face in this 21st century is the absence of interest group that endeavours impact on political and government policy makers. Brezenski, explores the prospects and mechanics in forming such an interest group and also looks into the boundaries that hinder the formation of such groups thereby investigating the possible positive influence of the ACA on such groups. Current organizations like National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the…

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…

ideological grounds, typically associated with the Republican party. For example, certain Republican governor’s decisions to refuse Medicaid expansion, are based in the belief that provisions specifically for the poor, like welfare and Medicaid, promote government dependence over self-reliance. As mentioned above, some Republican governors have also refused Medicaid expansion to reduce federal intrusion into their states, protecting the “deeply held American value emphasizing limited federal…

The current welfare system in U.S. could be broken down into two tracks: social insurance and public assistance. While the former one contains government-sponsored programs protecting residents who have contributed to the insurance’s trust fund through payroll taxes from social or economic risks, such as sickness and unemployment, the latter one, after screening appliers’ eligibility based on need and income, provide benefits to vulnerable population, especially to the poor, for improving their…

care organizations (CCO.), which have been described as ACOs on steroids. On the basis of the CCO structure, the state received a modification to its federal Medicaid waiver on July 5, 2012, for the Oregon Health Plan, allowing it to change its program design and receive additional financial support. The Oregon Health Plan includes Medicaid and the Children 's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and is overseen by the Oregon Health Authority (Stecker, 2013). Coordinated Care Organization are group…

Self Determination Right to self-determination is clearly stated in the Code of Ethics as a social worker’s ethical responsibility to their client. Self-determination means social workers will respect and promote the right of the client’s self-determination as well as assist them in an effort to identify and clarify their goals (NASW, 2008). In this case, the only time a social worker is able to limit the clients self-determination is when the client may pose a danger to self or others. In the…