Pay-For-Performance is a health care payment system developed to try and address the shortfalls of the current reimbursement payment system. Incentives are paid to hospitals‚ physicians‚ and clinics for the improved quality of care for patients‚ efficiency of care‚ and improved health outcomes of patients. Pay-For-Performance is part of the improvement of quality as well as a cost management tool. Currently the reimbursement system that is in place pays for services rendered prompting providers to
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In the United States‚ equal pay for equal work has been a controversial topic since the Equal Pay Act of 1963 was passed. It was aimed to abolish wage disparity based on sex. In a study in 2015‚ female full-time workers made only 80 cents for every dollar earned by men‚ a gender wage gap of 20 percent. The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR). As indicated by their studies‚ if change proceeds at an indistinguishable moderate pace as it has for the last fifty years‚ it will take 44 years—or
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enough money to receive education in order to prosper. If the gap were to be closed for a full year‚ it would result in an annual $447.6 billion gain nationally for women and their families. (Women Deserve Equal Pay). Women working full-time in any job every year lose the ability to pay for three months supply of groceries‚ three months rent and utilities‚ three months child care payments three months health insurance premiums‚ six months student loan payments and nine tanks of gas. (The Wage Gap:
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According to the Equal Pay Act‚ the payment is based on three major points. Firstly‚ the effort that the person is doing. In the case of soccer‚ the USWNT does the same job as the male counterpart. However‚ as they normally play more games by advancing to the next round than the men‚ the women should get paid more than the males. The second part is the skill set. Women and male players have similar skills in this matter. The regulations for payments are not based on the gender of the athlete. The
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Bates‚ S. (2003). Top pay for top performance. HR Magazine. Berglas‚ S. (2006). How to keep A players productive. Harvard Business Review. 1. Bates argues that in order to keep top performers satisfied and productive‚ there should be a substantial difference in the variable pay or merit-based salary increases that top performers and poor performers receive. Based on the available research (which is mentioned in the article)‚ how big of an increase is needed to “catch anybody’s attention”?
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things being implemented to rectify the wage gap‚ such as‚ raise of the minimum wage‚ paid sick days and pay transparency (Grimley). The Center for American Progress recently released a report called 7 Actions that Could Shrink the Gender Wage Gap it states‚ “While nearly two-thirds of mothers are breadwinners or co-breadwinners for their families‚ women made
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The Dilemma to Pay College Athletes The United States is the only country in the world that hosts big-time sports at institutions of higher learning. This should not‚ in and of itself‚ be controversial. What has become debatable is whether college athletes of high revenue-producing sports deserve to receive compensation for being the basis of a billion dollar business. In other words‚ do certain college athletes deserve to be paid to play? Although this may seem like a good idea to some‚ it ignores
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Evaluation of performance related pay (PRP) «PRP is a method of payment where an individual employee receives an increase in pay based wholly or partly on the regular and systematic assessment of individual performance. A process of systematic performance appraisal determines the payment of salary increments‚ bonus or other incentives. The performance measures may concern inputs or outputs but generally focus on the achievement of specific individual objectives. » (Redman
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Increased and Merit Pay for Teachers As the United States falls further behind economically and educationally‚ citizens start to point fingers in every direction. Economically‚ the majority of the fault is placed in the hands of the executives that brought the United States into the war. Educationally‚ however‚ most citizens tend to blame the lack in production by students on teachers. Teachers are a small cause of the low productivity problem of students‚ but why would teachers feel the
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In 1963 the Equal Pay Act was passed making it illegal to pay a woman less than a man who is working the same job and hours‚ with an equal level of education‚ and the same amount of practical on the job. In 2010 (47 years later) the Paycheck Fairness Act was passed‚ woman all over the USA are STILL waiting to see the results of either. So‚ why does a colored immigrant lesbian earn less? Well‚ some would say that this is just a myth‚ but it’s not. Woman in general earn $.77 for every $1 a man makes
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