people over the age of 65. By the year 2030‚ this number is expected to almost double‚ to about 72 million (Seniors Doing Better). With the onset of America’s aging population‚ skyrocketing Medicare and Medicaid costs have become a major source of concern for the government. On the website for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in the National Health Expenditures Projections 2010-2020‚ the government reports that 925.7 billion dollars was spent on
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following timeline or create a timeline of your own with eight major events‚ including the four provided below‚ from the last 50 years. You may change the dates in the box to match the dates of your events. Include the following in your timeline: Medicare and Medicaid HIPPA of 1996 State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Prospective Payment System (PPS) 1906 1906 pure food and drug act- The pure food and drug act establishes food and drug administration; prohibits misbranded and adulteration
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costly and the cost will continue to rise; long term care services have to dealing making sure that Medicare and Medicaid will cover the cost of the services in a timely manner. Both Medicaid and Medicare are the safety net for these services and there shouldn’t be any cuts to these services. The growth of the elderly population requires both the need of fiscal and fundamental changes in Medicare and Medicaid that are responsive to cost issues and to changing patterns of need. At long-term care
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Statement of Intent Section 3022 of the Affordable Care Act requires the Secretary to establish a shared saving program outlining‚ encouraging and guiding the development of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in Medicare (CMS‚HHS‚ 2011). Shared savings is a key component of Medicare reform and the ACO is a new concept that is being explored as a vehicle to bring shared savings from concept to practice. After the initial rules for ACO formation were proposed‚ the Department of Health and Human Services
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of their new drug Aranesp‚ which was developed to treat amnesia associated with chronic renal failure. Despite numerous reports of complaints with the new drug‚ Amgen continued to sweeten the deal for long-term care pharmacy providers to switch Medicare and Medicaid patients to this medicine in exchange for performance-based rebates and lavish vacations. The following report will summarize the ethical issues surrounding the case along. The Amgen code of conduct states that the standard is to “uphold
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Introduction Home Health Aides(HHA) are healthcare professionals‚ who visit the homes of the ill‚ disabled‚ elderly‚ socially disadvantaged who are unable to perform basic tasks and so HHAs provide a wide spectrum of personal and home making assistance. The people who receive care usually need help with basic daily tasks such as meal preparation‚ medication reminders‚ laundry‚ light housekeeping‚ errands‚ shopping‚ transportation‚ and companionship (Wikipedia‚ 2007). There are several different
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Explore the benefits of Medicare supplement plans Insurance is a murky topic that no one likes to enter and it is for good reason too considering the amount of court cases the industry has racked up over the years as increasingly frustrated customers take companies to court over the non-payment of dues. This is a liberty that is unfortunately not in the hands of people who cannot afford a lawyer. The problem with insurance in terms of healthcare is that the whole aspect is horrifyingly expensive
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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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unrealistic for government projections to assume that the quantity of health care services demanded will not increase when Medicare subsidies push down the out-of-pocket prices of people eligible for the program? Yes‚ is it unrealistic that the quantity of health care services demanded will not increase when Medicare subsidies push down the out of pocket prices because Medicare is growing faster than the total employer and employee contribution that in the future it will not be enough taxes to be
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regulators can work together to focus on financial and intellectual strategies. Turn the system for evaluating nursing homes from one based on penalties to one based on partnership‚ building on the positive results from work done by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ’ quality improvement organizations. Provide financial incentives to upgrade elder care facilities and invest in health information technology. Establish financial models for reimbursement based on evidence-based clinical research
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