Ohio Medicaid Expansion Shawn P. Shannon May 27‚ 2013 Ohio Medicaid Expansion The goal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is to provide uninsured Americans with healthcare. Ohio is facing an important decision to participate in the Medicare eligibility expansion of the ACA. Ohio contains an estimated 1‚500‚000 uninsured residents. This paper presents concise information regarding the impact on Ohioans and the state budget and economy. Impact on Ohioans If policy maker decide to expand Medicaid
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(HSC) for the nonpartisan‚ nonprofit National Institute for Health Care Reform (NIHCR). The study examined emergency and primary care physicians ’ ability-and willingness-to communicate found that haphazard communication and poor coordination can undermine effective care. It was found that little attention has been paid to the patients care coordination that had been treated in hospital emergency departments (EDs). Follow-up care by the primary doctor after a patient leaves the ER is also spotty
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The Utilization Management Program of the Naval Hospital Guam facility is one which is designed to ensure that high quality‚ cost efficient health care is delivered to all members of the community. The Utilization Management Division is responsible for implementing a Utilization Management Plan which will monitor the appropriate usage of the health care facilities‚ services and its resources. These services may include utilization reviews‚ case management‚ discharge planning and outcome-based evaluations
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way of caring for people with terminal illnesses and their families. It is a multidisciplinary health care program that is responsible for palliative and supportive care with consideration of the patient’s and families wishes. Hospice focuses on care‚ not cure. Hospice care is important because it provides many benefits that aren’t possible in a traditional acute or long-term health care setting. Within hospice‚ the family of the patient is directly involved in making decisions and helping
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Course Project The facility that of Health Care that I have chosen is Bradford Oaks Nursing Rehabilitation Center‚ Genesis Healthcare‚ Clinton Md‚ 20735. This Nursing home is a Long-term and Short-term nursing home with one level floor holding 180 beds and the facility tries to keep the census up to 170 beds. They are owned by Genesis Healthcare‚ the population that is served there are 80 percent elderly and the other 10 percent is between the age of 21 and up the younger generation. They offer
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patient would not seek medical care when needed. They would have an issue go undiagnosed to keep from paying the cost. (Valerius‚ Bayes‚ Newby‚ & Blochowiak‚ 2012) There are advantages and disadvantages to a CDHP. Some advantages would be contributions to the health fund are tax exempt‚ the higher deductible health plan has a lower premium than a traditional plan so the employees premium contribution is reduced‚ and access to information tools to make better health care decisions and to improve health
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Michael Moore created a film about the American Health Care system‚ the film which stroke thousands of people all over the world. He showed us horrible reality. Nowadays the majority of Americans cannot afford the medical expenses‚ and there are nearly 50 million Americans without health insurance. And as a result these people are doomed to death. Nobody will help them‚ because you know that they don`t have The price of health is exorbitant. the Health system is the great business for country‚ business
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Eventually the government had to step back in and reassess their role in health care. Here is what you need to know about the industry. Types of Health Care Programs: - HMOs are Health Maintenance Organizations that provide health care for a fixed monthly fee. - PPOs are Preferred Provider Organizations are usually offered through large employers where patients can more options and not be as restricted as an HMO. Ambulatory health care services are those that are used on an episodic or emergency basis. They
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Analyzing HSO’s Agency on Aging By Sandra Esqueda Elizabeth Montelongo Emma Johnson The Area Agency on Aging department that we visited is located on 255 S Kansas Ave in Weslaco‚ Texas. The representative that spoke to us on behalf of The Area Agency on Aging is named Vivian Moreno who is a social worker with a BSW. The Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council ( LRGVDC) was designated in 1984 by the Texas Department on Aging as the Area Agency on Aging of the Lower
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INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization‚ Provision‚ and Financing http://inq.sagepub.com/ Do Workplace Wellness Programs Reduce Medical Costs? Evidence from a Fortune 500 Company Hangsheng Liu‚ Soeren Mattke‚ Katherine M. Harris‚ Sarah Weinberger‚ Seth Serxner‚ John P. Caloyeras and Ellen Exum INQUIRY 2013 50: 150 DOI: 10.1177/0046958013513677 The online version of this article can be found at: http://inq.sagepub.com/content/50/2/150 Published by: http://www.sagepublications
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