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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Health Care Reform Project: Health Care Spending Tracey Loftus‚ Javelin Freeland‚ Mariah Jones‚ and Rochelle Foster HCS 440 October 20‚ 2014 Dawn Chiabotti Introduction Health Care Costs Methods and Tools used to address challenges Prescription Drugs Uninsured How it all relates to health care reform Prescription Drugs Uninsured Solution that is most effective/payment sources involved Steps needed to implement solution Health Care Cost Medical Cost Drive Growth Spending Breakdown
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2 – 6 Section 2: Local policies‚ contracts and agreed ways of working Page 6 – 9 Section 3: Understanding your role in the wider care sector Page 9 – 12 Section 4: Career pathways in the care sector Page 12 – 15 Section 5: Issues of public concern in the care sector Page 16 – 17 Assessment Questions Page 18 – 29 The assessment questions will cover all the criteria for the ERR unit: Understand employment responsibilities and rights in health and social care of the Level 2 Award in ERR
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Universal health care (UHC) coverage is a highly controversial issue all over the world‚ but of special interest in the United States. The U.S. is considered one of the few truly industrialized nations in the world which does not provide some form of comprehensive health care coverage for its citizens. This paper will examine some of the arguments and data against a universal health care. The U.S. has been in turmoil over the topic of Universal Health Care for some time now. The idea sounds
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Health Care Costs Health care costs have become a major issue in the United States‚ both socially and politically. According to the U.S. Census Bureau‚ 50.7 million people‚ or nearly one in six U.S. residents‚ were uninsured in 2009 (Kaiser Health News‚ 2010).This is because the high cost of health care has driven the cost of insurance out of the reach of many Americans. Contributing factors to the continuing increase in the cost of health care are the generally unhealthy lifestyle practiced by
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Comparison The health care system in the United States is quite complex. It is made up of different types of payment system including Medicare‚ Medicaid‚ Private insurance and independent payers. Medicare is a federally funded health insurance program for the disabled persons with end-stage renal disease‚ and persons 65 years of age and older who qualify for Social Security benefits (Cherry‚ Jacob 2014). Medicaid is similar to Medicare as it is a jointly sponsored state and federal program that pays
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT La’Kesha Wright HCS/405 09/16/2012 Sherida Douglass Introduction The role of financial management in health services primary role is to secure the financing need to meet an organization operating objectives. The role of the financial manager is to plan for‚ acquire‚ and utilize capital to maximize the efficiency and value of the organization. Four Elements “The four elements of financial management are: planning‚ controlling‚ organizing and directing‚ and decision
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OBAMACARE Health care is a basic human right. The idea that healthy young people shouldn’t have to pay as much for insurance is rooted in the notion that people should pay the cost of treatment when they get sick or old or injured. Insurance is just a way of separating people into groups of similar risk; it’s still basically charging people the cost of treating their ailments. We’re all in this world together with all its diseases and afflictions. We should bear the cost collectively‚ making
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Crafton Hills College 101-41 The Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act‚ also known as Obamacare‚ was signed into law on March 23‚ 2010 by President Barack Obama (Petersen‚ 2012). Obamacare is the cornerstone of the Commander in Chief’s hard fought stance on health care reform. The Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act’s goal is to provide every American access to quality and affordable health care (Petersen‚ 2012). This Act is made up of nearly 60 individual provisions
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Medicare Bonds: things to know Introduction The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) had made it mandatory in 2009 for medical equipment suppliers to obtain a Surety Bond. This bond termed as ‘Medicare or Medicaid Bond’ is required for Suppliers of Durable Medical Equipment‚ Prosthetics‚ Orthotics‚ and Supplies. The purpose of this bond is to prevent any medical abuse and fraud. If a supplier is found to be involved in any unethical activities such as selling unnecessary medical equipment
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