You might think that batteries are a modern invention, but batteries were one of the first ways of making electricity. Alessandro Volta discovered the first electric battery in 1800. He made a giant stack of alternating layers of zinc, blotting paper soaked in salt water, and silver. This early design for a battery became known as the voltaic pile.…
With new technology, new trends, current technology, and trends frequently changing, health care has evolved processes for health policies to continuously being added, reassessed, changed, and considered in order to help improve the United States health care system. There are several phases and transitions new ideas go through before it can be implemented into policy. In health care, every health facility plus more feels when there are changes in health related issues and policies, especially patients. This country needs well-informed, attentive, publically cognizant health care leaders and staff comprehensive of health…
Felicia, thanks for your post, I reviewed your study on Medicaid and it saddens me to hear that this this the worst health care insurance to have because Today the majority of the population is on Mediciad. “Medicaid serves as the nation’s primary source of health insurance coverage for low-income populations” (CMS. gov., 2015). This places the low income families at a disadvantage for quality care. (Political Irony, 2014). Would ACO’s be able to provide quality managed care for this group? If so I would say we have to evaluate its benefits and it outcomes. This can be good for health care reform.…
By enacting a national healthcare insurance program low-income families, and elderly people will be able to receive medical care, medical supplies, and prevent diseases at little or no cost to them. The cost of medical care continues to climb, making it difficult for individuals to pay for health insurance. For instance, low-income families and the elderly, are faced with choosing between paying a mortage bill, food, and health insurance on a fixed income. Enacting a national healthcare insurance program will help relieve stress and allow people to get the medical care that they deserve. In addition, enacting a national healthcare insurance program would encourage individuals to get frequent check-ups for detection of any diseases, and allow them to seek therapheuic counseling for any prognosis.…
For some time now, Americans have been wanting to switch to a universal health care system. A healthcare system where all Americans will have access to the proper health care that is affordable and fits their needs. Some solutions that can be implemented are replacing for-profit insurance companies, reforming the health care system, and hiring insurance companies that have slow cost growths. These are excellent solutions because there are a substantial number of Americans who do not have health insurance and desperately need it. However, we should not put a national health care system into effect because our current health care system is in a corrupt state and has to be addressed before we can move forward.…
Huntington, J., (Jan. 6, 1997) "Health Care in Chaos: Will We Ever See Real Managed Care?" Online Journal of Issues in Nursing Vol. 2, No. 1, Manuscript 1.…
The new health care reform has brought up many questions and concerns among the American people. The health care reform was signed into act 2010 by president Obama. The health care act was put into place because of the ongoing health care crisis in the United States. Later the health care reform act was updated and the new laws were put into place in January of 2014. In this paper I plan to address issues on the new healthcare reform act. Addressing weather the reform act has expanded or inhibited access to health care. How the changes have influenced utilization of care. Give an explanation of…
Over the years the cost of health care in the United States has surpass the overall growth of the economy. Even though now days with the economy supposing to be in recession, more and more Americans are trying to make good on health care spending than using it toward other diversions that they could have spent it on. Why? First, healthcare expenditure is on a different level than it was years ago. Second, the economy may or may not be paying enough and finally the economic needs of healthcare needs may or may not be met, which I will explain in this paper.…
The issue of universal health care taking over the present health care system has become a heated topic all over America. With President Obama’s promise to pass a bill that will give government coverage to all Americans, most people were happy that health care would become more affordable for them. But is this the case? There has been a stiff opposition to the passing of any bill of this kind throughout the entire process, but the longer a bill stays in circulation the more time people have to form an opinion on the issue. With the law in effect now the issue now turns to if this will be better off for America in the long run, and if there is any good to such a system.…
The United States should have Universal Health Care. Having mandatory Health Care is a step closer to Universal Health Care. I truly believe Universal Health Care is heading our direction in the United States. In 2014, U. S citizen will need to get Health Care insurance or else we will get penalized. Most middle class families cannot afford insurance premiums for Health Care, so that is when government will step in toward Universal Health Care. Universal Health Care will always be a government decisions as to where the funding would come from, but the end result would fairer than the system we currently have where only a few can afford health care. United States is the only developed nation that does not have a structured Universal Health Care system. Health Care should be available to everyone and I know that one day the United State will be Universal Health Care. Overall, if the U.S were to engage in the Universal Health Care system this may overall be less abuse that transpires in the Emergency rooms due to people who are uninsured and under uninsured. Secondly, if people are seeking regular physicals and treatments the overall costs should balance out. There are over 45 million people in the U.S who do not have health coverage. This will soon change in 2014 and I truly believe that we will have a Universal Health Care System. The first is finding ways to insure every American, which will soon happen in 2014 but at the same time foreclosures and job losses, the last worry anyone needs is whether they can get thoughtful care with appropriate follow-up and etc. Obama’s Affordable Act might solve our problems but I don’t think it will solve it right away. We have nearly more than 100 problems and to fix everything at once might not be possible.…
Health Care Reform: Lessons Learned from Massachusetts and How They Might Apply to the ACA…
Because our nation’s healthcare system has spun out of control, we need healthcare reform now. Every American should have access to affordable, quality healthcare, and to be able to make our own life and death decisions and not by insurance companies.…
“Thirty-two of the thirty-three largest developed countries have some form of universal healthcare coverage”; we are the exception (www.who.int/en/). The United States healthcare costs are the highest of all developed nations, as well as the highest death rate for people who are uninsured. Healthcare has always been a for profit industry in America. The industry has maintained record profits each year while more people face financial ruin because of their healthcare costs. Healthcare costs are the leading cause of bankruptcy in the United States, and there continues to be many families on the verge of filing. Healthcare costs cannot be managed by middle/lower class individuals in the United States. The private market has failed to provide affordable access as well as quality of care; Universal Healthcare will provide preventable care, access without having to pay, and peace of mind to American citizens. We currently offer two federal/state programs to help those who need healthcare coverage: Medicare, for those sixty-five years of age and above, and Medicaid for low income people/families. Both of these programs cover medical costs, but they do not cover all medical costs or preventable care. Our country needs to eliminate these two programs and…
Health care, and the lack thereof, in the United States have always been and will continue to be an issue. Currently, the United States does not have Universal Healthcare and those that do have health care coverage should feel privileged. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the: a) way healthcare is currently delivered, b) the history of health care reform, c) the current healthcare reform act, and d) what healthcare will be like in the future.…
This proposal will also give a little insight on how our healthcare system compares to other countries and the issues of how just how and why the United States are number 37 on the list for the World Health Organization. This proposal will require a full re-evaluation of our healthcare system, compare the system to one other noted country and look into how we may be able to incorporate some of their strategies into our healthcare system so that we can do a complete overall makeover to accommodate the uninsured and underinsured American in the United States.…