Healthcare Compliance Report

On January 20th Dr. Mike Groves spoke to our class about healthcare. This is vital information, because since we are in the MBA program we will need to be knowledge on the inner workings of the healthcare system. It is even more important with the developments of the Affordable Care Act and how it impacts business today. The opening remarks opened my eyes. When he asked whom is apart of the healtchare system, almost everyone says doctors. But then he went on dentists. Evenmore Dr. mike Groves went on to state that prisons and schools, which I had never though about. Which helps explain why 1 in 8 employees work as a part of the healthcare system, accounting for 35 million workers. Then Dr. Groves asked if we have a healthcare system, who runs it. I didn't answer because I am just not a talker. But I would say yes. There is a system of healthcare and the consumer runs it. This may not be
Private insureers pay over 100% while medicare pays 80% and medicaid pays 70%. This means the private sector is subsidizing the government. If anything that should be the other way around in my opinion. Something fitting to dscribe the U.S. healthcare system is that it is really and illiness-care system. Further 47% of people are correct on the self diegnosis from their own resources when they go to the doctor. Showing we go to the doctor to fix something not to prevent something. This raises the question of how do we switch the system to preventitive care so we wont have to start rationing care. For me the lecture was very informative. As mentioned in introductions I am running for Jefferson County Commission, and because of this I will be in control of the county budget once elected. And I will have to take into account healthcare costs when budgeting employees in the budget. Also through out my life where ever my ventures take me. I know have a better understanding of the ACA and how the healthcare system