Reform movement

After both the Republican and Democratic parties tried for decades to pass healthcare reform legislation, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), was passed in 2010. Through regulations and policies geared towards reducing healthcare related costs, providing increased quality care, providing better access, and more affordable health insurance policies, the ACA helped reform the United States healthcare system. The reform contains regulations and legislation regarding rights and protections, required…

Universal Healthcare Universal healthcare is a hot topic in America. According to a Gallup poll in 2015, roughly 50% of Americans agree with universal healthcare, while the other 50% disagrees with it. Generally, the pro side (the half that agrees) are lower middle class or unemployed with lower incomes, whereas the con side (other half that is against) are majority upper class with higher annual incomes. The pro side, like myself, would tend to argue that universal healthcare would help the…

Nonprofit Versus For-Profit Healthcare 7 Nonprofit Versus For-Profit Hospital Healthcare Jason Whatley HSM 541: Health services System Dr. Eric Oestmann May 22, 2016 Abstract A comparative analysis was conducted between for-profit hospitals and nonprofit hospital healthcare systems. This will discuss the characteristics of each as well as factors that are affecting the operations of both systems. In addition, it will converse potential areas of improvement and some of the challenges…

SUMMARY OF THE MAJOR FACTS GreenHealth Insurance is dropping a number of small-group health insurance product due to financial losses over the last two years. Small group are companies with 2-50 employees, fully insured on a guarantee-issue basis, meaning small business cannot be denied coverage due to health status or illness of its employees or their dependent. GreenHealth will continue to offer some small group products in the state but at a higher premium rate with less attractive benefits.…

This is probably one of the most often misquoted verses. It says that the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, not that money is the root of all kinds of evil. The first implies that having money is wrong, while the verse really implies that the love of money or greed is the source of evil. We should be reminded that greed does not depend on how much you have but how much you want. Some with a large amounts of money are very satisfied while other with very little seek desire and…

When looking for health insurance it is very important to keep in mind that there are many companies out there that will try offering you the best prices for your needs. However, not all of them are known all around the United States and not all of them offer you the same benefits. One of the many companies offering coverage in the continental United States is Private Health Care Systems best known as PHCS. They are the primary national PPO network and care management product of the company…

Andrea Brady earned her MSW degree from East Tennessee State University. Shortly after, she received a job as a lead care manager for Project Access in Johnson City, Tennessee. Observation during the visit The agency’s waiting room was well put-together, with small decorations, which reinforces the comfort that clients should feel when they walk through the door to the agency. The atmosphere was welcoming and peaceful. The front desk attendant was kind and approachable. Although…

The United States is the only industrialized nation in the world not to offer health care to all of its citizens. The most powerful nation in the Western Hemisphere and arguably the world is unable- nay, unwilling- to provide all of its citizens with access to health care. The United Kingdom has a national health service in which tax money is pooled together and used to pay government employed health services. Canada has a similar system, but instead of paying insurance providers through the…

Name Professor Subject Date Medicaid Medicaid came into existence in the United States to help people who have insufficient income to gain access to medical services (Decker 1673). Those who are of a higher status in the society often have access to better health care, mostly through insurance that they are subscribed to by their respective employers. There is however another group of people that is not as lucky. These are people who are not employed, have low income jobs, or because of certain…

When considering about the overall structure of the Australian health care system, it mainly comprises in to two different sectors which is public and private health service providers, settings, participants and a variety of funding mechanisms. Health services include medical practitioners, hospitals (public and private), clinics and other agencies (government and non-government), nurses and allied health care professionals. These health sources deliver vast health services such as primary…