Medicare and Medicaid

As a young person, I have never really dealt with anything regarding with health, such as health insurance, co-pays, or anything else regarding that manner. My parents are the ones who usually deal with those things, though I must say it is very important to know how it works. This came to mind when I read the article “Bitter Pill” by Steven Brill. This article talks about why bills are so high when it comes to health. It show the reality of how these hospitals work. Something that is not…

Fraser Institute, the average wait time to see a medical specialist in Canada was 8 weeks in 2013 compared to a mere 18.5 days in the U.S. In addition to the international outlook, opponents discuss the U.S. Medicaid program and according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), 9.4% of Medicaid recipients had trouble receiving treatment compared to 4.2% of those with private insurance coverage. These arguments were often referenced during the debate over the Patient Protection and…

many Americans having issues with certain provisions in the law. Two of the cases that challenged the Affordable Care Act have made it to the Supreme Court. The issues that have been challenged have been in reference to the provisions that expand Medicaid, grant subsidies to states that have established exchanges, and the individual mandate, which requires Americans to have “Minimal Essential Coverage.” The most recent case that has challenged the Affordable Care Act was the case King v.…

In the years of the early 1930s, America was fighting to come out from one of the worst economic crisis “The Great Depression”. This was a time where unemployment rates were very high and the economy was at an all-time low. Therefore this lead to an abundance amount of issues one of the main problems had been concerning the elderly and their retirement plans. Workers aged 65 and older tended to be the first to lose their jobs and the last to be rehired during economically difficult times; almost…

The ACA requires all states to have a process for screening children for Medicaid eligibility if federal CHIP funding runs out. Those that are ineligible for Medicaid must then be enrolled in marketplace coverage that has been certified comparable to CHIP by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). 9 As of July 2014, HHS has not released…

Canadian Health Care System Health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being. Access to health care service is among the condition necessary for health. A health care system is the sum of health care services provided by all individuals and organization that aim to meet the health care needs of target population. The World Health Organization is promoting a goal of universal health care that many countries are following however; their health care delivery system is different because…

Universality looks over all insured residents to provide them all with equal level of health care. Portability cover residents for health care when they move to different province or territory they are still provided with same way they were covered in their home province and it also cover residences that may have to leave the country. Accessibility is used to keep Canadian health care insured resident to have reasonable access for all the health care facilities and also it conforms that the…

fact sheet on public health, “We (Canadian Healthcare system) spend roughly half of what the private US system spends per person, and we get better coverage and outcomes” as well as “administration costs 16.7 per cent in Canada (1.3 per cent for Medicare), compared to 31 per cent in the United States” (CUPE, 2013). The private health care system is the U.S is causing economic downfall even though as part of the private sector it should be making a profit, there is more money being spent which is…

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) is about to turn the way you 're paid by Medicare completely upside down. Effective Jan. 1, 2017, how you participate with this new program determines whether your future Medicare reimbursement will be increased or decreased. It all depends on the data you submit. And although the data submission requirements are somewhat based on several quality reporting systems you may be familiar with (Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)…

Public Policy of Globalization in Canada To a great extent, public policy impacts various aspects of our lives to the point where our economic welfare is heavily determined by the fiscal policies of the government. Moreover, public policy impacts our social concerns whether it be healthcare and education or welfare and housing. Nonetheless it’s reinforcement by the government plays an essential role in shaping the direction of our public health. From the topic of public policy, numerous other…