Community Hospitals Delores Binion MHA 620: Health Policy Analyses Dr. Saran Tucker ASHFORD UNIVERSITY The Debate on Specialty and Community Hospitals Since 2006‚ this debate has focused on specialty hospitals’ possible “unfair” competitive advantage. Little research has addressed whether specialty hospitals adversely affect the financial viability of general hospitals and their ability to care for low-income‚ uninsured and Medicaid patients. Despite initial challenges recruiting
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Primary Health Care Primary health care is a term used to describe a system where a patient’s health care needs are attended to by the most appropriately trained individual. This method of health care delivery has been called a “team based approach” (Health Canada‚ 2006). Instead of seeing the doctor for every health concern‚ other health professionals such as nurse practitioners‚ pharmacists‚ dieticians or physiotherapists may be called upon to take care of your concerns. In this paper I will discuss
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Medicaid Expansion Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs Health Care Policy: The Past and the Future HCS 455 Mark Haddock August 03‚ 2014 Medicaid Expansion Medicaid expansion is having a direct impact on the nation through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation states‚ “Medicaid provides health and long-term care coverage to more than 60 million low-income children‚ adults‚ people with disabilities and the elderly” ("Medicaid Impact‚" 2013‚ p. 1). The number of people enrolled in
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Medicaid is funded both by the federal government and the state government. The federal government pays a certain percentage (FMAP) which is based on the per capita income or the average income per person. Additionally‚ these percentages are adjusted for each state on a three-year cycle to account for fluctuations in the economy‚ such as recessions (Medicaid.gov). If Missouri’s Medicaid were to be switched to a block-granting program that would mean that rather than the federal government paying
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Both Medicare and Medicaid were created when president Lydon B. johnson signed amendments to the social security acro on July 30‚ 1965. The United States medicare is a national social insurance experiment. What is social insurance? Social insurance is any government sponsored program. Administered by the U.S. federal government since 1966‚ currently using about 30 private insurance companies across the United States. Medicare provides health insurance for Americans aged 65 and older who have worked
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between the health programs‚ Medicaid and Medicare. Though they do sound very much alike‚ they are not the same. Differing in procedures‚ policies‚ and eligibility. Medicare is a federal health insurance program for individuals 65 years of age and older with the exceptions of younger people with disabilities and people with End-Stage Renal Disease. Medicaid is a federal government ran program available to anyone 65 and older regardless of their income. There are 4 parts to Medicaid‚ parts A‚ B‚
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Lyndon B. Johnson was elected president and as president he passed the Social Security Act of 1965‚ which resulted in the creation of Medicaid. The only medical converge the Americans were given before the act was provided by businesses or the program only covered elders. Medicaid became one of the first programs to provide coverage for a variety of people. Although Medicaid is taken advantage of it is more beneficial because each state can create programs that are beneficial for the people‚ the states
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In 1945‚ President Truman attempted to convince Congress that the United States needed to establish a national health insurance coverage plan because of his believes that there should be “health security for all‚ regardless of residence‚ station‚ or race everywhere in the United States’. Unfortunately Truman’s attempts to establish a national health insurance plan were initially unsuccessful‚ which is why nearly twenty years later on July 30th‚ 1965 President Johnson had Truman join him at Truman’s
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Medicaid helps millions of older adults pay for long-term medical and health care needs. The government-sponsored program helps low-income seniors pay for doctor visits‚ hospitalizations‚ home health care and nursing home facilities. However‚ qualifying for Medicaid is not as simple as just reaching the age of 65. There are several strict requirements that govern who can and cannot receive payments for these services. Medicaid Eligibility In order to qualify for Medicaid‚ a person must first be
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Running Head: HEALTH CARE POLICY Health Care Policy Reform And Its Impact On Healthcare Access‚ Cost‚ And Quality Abstract In this study‚ we try to analyse the effectiveness of the health care policy reform and its impact on healthcare access‚ cost‚ and quality. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was introduced on the 23rd of March‚ 2010. It was signed by the president of the United States of America‚ Barack Obama. This was done in response to the fact that there
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