Syllabus 8/27/13 – 9/30/13 College of Natural Sciences HCS/455 Version 3 Health Care Policy: The Past and the Future Copyright © 2010‚ 2009‚ 2008‚ 2004‚ 2002‚ 2000 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course will introduce the student to the intricate processes that public policymakers use to influence the health status of a society. The role of economic theory‚ interest groups‚ and the various levels of government involved in policymaking
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Advanced practice nurse’s are reimbursed at a lower rate for the same services than physicians by Medicare‚ Medicaid and other private insurance companies. American medical association sets our scope of practice and regulations and legislation is often influenced by these recommendations. Advanced practice nurses should be consider as equal members of the healthcare provider community and receive equal reimbursement. To make these changes one must develop a plan and advocate for the profession.
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authorize NPs to make Medicare eligible initial hospice care assessments. Issue 5: Medicare Approval for Independent Nurse Practitioner Medical Staff Participation Medicare excludes NPs from participating in managed hospital teams‚ effectively eliminating nurse specialists for consideration for primary care roles. A national uniform practitioner assessment system that considers NPs for service will benefit patients and service providers. As such‚ the AANP promotes Medicare NP certification to provide
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anxiety and other psychological conditions have received unequal treatment under Medicare. The program paid a smaller share of the bill for therapy from psychiatrists‚ psychologists or clinical social workers than it did for medical services. And Medicare imposed strict lifetime limits on stays in psychiatric hospitals‚ although no such limits applied to medical care received in inpatient facilities. The law required Medicare to begin covering a larger share of the cost of outpatient mental health services
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seem to be questionable. One of the aspects that raises the most disputes among the political leaders is the funding issue associated with the implementation of this act. In order to finance the new program 500 billion dollars were taken out from Medicare funds to be set aside to fund Obamacare. So that this reform can be better evaluated‚ it is important to understand all the perspectives of the reform‚ and evaluate who will benefit from it in a short and in a long run. Aside
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of hospice it to help patients use their physical abilities as fully as possible. Social Needs - Sometimes little things make all the difference to people. Although these patients may not be as active as before their illness‚ you can see on your handout a list of things that they probably still enjoy. Hospice can help to make these things happen‚ as well as provide
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the 1970’s forty-four states have had some type of religious exemptions laws that limited the punitive actions brought against the parents who refused to attain medical attention for their children. This first amendment right has convinced some legislators into believing that parents should not be prosecuted when they fail to attain medical attention for their children who eventually die. Many of these illnesses are easily treatable through vaccines or antibiotics. Although every religion has some
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insurance. It [what does “it” refer to here? Can you be more specific to add clarity?] also includes getting the rapidly increasing healthcare costs back to a normal level. Another undesirable issues that can be included in both of these is having Medicare be well-organized‚ as well as passing protection laws that will control and influence health insurance companies accountable for any type of discriminatory actions that have pervaded the system (Obama‚ 2009)[.] Opponents of the Health Care and Education
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measurable objectives in order to flourish. In this case‚ Gastroenterology Associates is implementing a program that educates the physicians and administrators about the new Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)‚ enforced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. The overall goal is to educate the physicians and administrators in MIPS‚ in order to receive a higher amount of reimbursements from the government. Therefore‚ the plan of this intended program is to have it up and running by August
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Government in Georgia (Summary Review) State government in Georgia operates in accordance with the 10th and current state Constitution of Georgia (see separate handout “A Brief Constitutional History of Georgia”). Georgia government is carried out through three branches - executive‚ legislative and judicial. The executive branch is headed by the governor who is elected by the people every four years. Governors in Georgia are limited by the state Constitution to no more than two consecutive terms
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