Health Care and United States
Impact on Healthcare
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The Impact of Baby Boomers, Under-Insured, Uninsured and Chronic Problems on Healthcare
Group D: Rodney Revish Tracey Perry Noemi Portillo Towanda Ross Yoseline Morales
HS 546: Health Insurance and Managed Care Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University Professor: David Adu-Boateng February 19, 2012
Impact on Healthcare
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TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .... ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....v PROBLEM / ISSUE STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... vii Impact on Baby Boomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..vii Top Chronic Conditions that affect Healthcare cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii The Uninsured and Under-Insured with Pre-Existing Illness that cannot afford Treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii Retiring Baby Boomers in the Nursing Industry and the impact on cost and quality of care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii LITERATURE REVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..ix Defining Health Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . x How does Health Care affect cost when it comes to Baby Boomers, Underinsured, Uninsured and Chronic Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x How does Health Care affect Quality Care when it comes to
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The Impact of Baby Boomers, Under-Insured, Uninsured and Chronic Problems on Healthcare
Group D: Rodney Revish Tracey Perry Noemi Portillo Towanda Ross Yoseline Morales
HS 546: Health Insurance and Managed Care Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University Professor: David Adu-Boateng February 19, 2012
Impact on Healthcare
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TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .... ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....v PROBLEM / ISSUE STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... vii Impact on Baby Boomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..vii Top Chronic Conditions that affect Healthcare cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii The Uninsured and Under-Insured with Pre-Existing Illness that cannot afford Treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii Retiring Baby Boomers in the Nursing Industry and the impact on cost and quality of care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii LITERATURE REVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..ix Defining Health Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . x How does Health Care affect cost when it comes to Baby Boomers, Underinsured, Uninsured and Chronic Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x How does Health Care affect Quality Care when it comes to