Medicare Prescription Drug

A man’s wife is dying of cancer and there is one medicine that can save her. This drug rare as it is only made by one chemist, and as a result, the price is exorbitant, ten times the actual cost of production. The man cannot afford to pay it and must either forgo the chance to save his wife’s life, or undertake desperate measures. Now, this scenario could be viewed as Heinz Dilemma, a story often told in order to gauge the levels of moral reasoning, but unfortunately, it could also serve as an…

communication difficulties, social challenges, and repetitive behavior associated with Autism. Not enough research has been provided for researchers to be able to create medicine to fix these problems. in fact, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has only approved of two drugs to reduce irritability in autistic patients (Medicines for Treating Autism 's Core Symptoms). Along with this setback, there are currently no medications that work for everybody in order to treat the symptoms of Autism…

illness and are more likely to consume multiple medications a day (Cavanaugh & Blanchard-Fields, 2015). It is known that the United States has one of the highest prices when it comes to prescription drugs. There are numerous factors in why the high cost of medication tends to affect the elderly. For instance, Medicare does not tend to cover…

businesses to cut down on employee hours. This policy indicates that since young individuals are more likely to be healthier than the older individuals, they are not usually in need of health insurance coverage. This policy also mentions that certain Medicare payments to hospitals as well as physicians have been restricted. Furthermore, this policy indicates that insurance premiums have gone up because health insurance coverage is required to include all services. Finally, the ACA primarily…

Manage care organizations (MCOs) are types of health insurance that involve the creation of provider networks as well as prevention benefits, utilization review for medical necessity and standards of care, and often care management (Kongstvedt, 2013; Medline Plus, 2014). The beginnings of managed care in the United States reaches back to the early twentieth century and continue to thrive, but managed care has not been born from a single force or entity but from many sources seeking differing…

As Americans, do we not have the right to provide for and protect our families? In 2010, the largest overhaul of the health care system, since Medicare, began with legislation for The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act(PPACA), also known as Affordable Care Act(ACA) or commonly identified as Obama Care. This legislation brought care to American families that had never participated in a health care program, or never acquired health insurance because of financial hardship (Thompson).…

Informational Update Vol 7 #11 1. Health Benefits Program – If you are on Medicare, you have been bombarded by mail from various Medicare supplement programs, encouraging you to switch into their health plans. You also have received, or will receive, a letter from the Office of Labor Relations (OLR), explaining that you may now transfer out of your current health plan. This letter affects both Medicare and non-Medicare retirees. Needless to say, all this activity has generated a barrage of…

leadership with other countries, even though the country is struggling. Even intellectual property rights had become an issue. A major concern is the protection of life saving drugs, in which Americans believe companies should provide drugs at a lower price or allow poor countries to make generic brands. The use of life saving drugs bends the trading rules and allows countries to produce these generic brands. The United States contributes at least 1.0…

“Professional etiquette is one of the most important factors contributing to a successful healthcare career,” (Britt, 2013). Webster defines professionalism as, “the competence or skill expected of a professional.” Webster also defines professional as, “following a line of conduct..” Therefore, performing actions under any sort of guideline while showing that you have the skill and the ability to do so is being professional. Professional etiquette far exceeds what patients witness. The…

2024. In fact, between 2014 and 2024, health care spending is expected to increase to 5.8 percent, which is the highest percent of health spending in three decades (Luhby, 2015). By 2014, more than 19.1 million people are expected to be enrolled in Medicare as a result of the aging population. Other reasons for the continued increase of health expenditures can be attributed to complex factors to include general inflation, third party payment system and multi-payer system and administrative…