My current short term goal is to become a medical assistant. Over the past ten years medical assisting careers have increased by more than eleven percent with the largest increase predicted at twenty three percent over the next ten years. America currently employs approximately 591‚ 300 medical assistants. The average annual income of medical assistants is approximately $30‚ 590; roughly $14.71 per hour.1 However‚ with the current possibility of a repeal in Obamacare‚ we could see the opposite in
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Health Care Financing Introduction Health Care financing has been a big issue in the Unites States since the 1960’s and today it is even more of a serious issue‚ with the millions without insurance and health care costs on the rise the United States health care industry is in trouble. Economic hard times have affected Medicare and Medicaid and it has resulted in many cuts. Private insurance companies have raised rates and employers have had to pass the cost onto employees by raising premiums
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Unaffordable Health Care Act Our current President‚ Barack Obama‚ is attempting to create a healthcare law that would require all Americans to purchase a healthcare plan. It is called the “Affordable Healthcare Act” or commonly known on the street as “Obama Care”. While it would be nice to have every US citizen own healthcare‚ there are many issues and problems that have arisen with the plan. Many US citizens are against the law for various reasons‚ while there are others who believe the law would
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Indians and people with low income are likely to be uninsured. They not only lack the healthcare coverage‚ but also do not get the quality of care and experience worse health outcomes. Disparities in health and healthcare are persistent problem in the U.S. As a prospective student pharmacist and future healthcare professional‚ it is a significant issue to me. Health disparities cause disability‚
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requires an enormous amount of money. The U.S. spends the most money on health care yet many people‚ mainly the working class Americans are still without any type of health insurance and thus are more susceptible to health risks and problems. The concept of health insurance for Americans was formulated over a century ago. Most Americans obtain health insurance from employers or government programs‚ but some Americans are without health insurance. Most of them not being able to pay for it. In 2010‚ 49.9
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pleased to present to you my final research paper on Health Care Reform: Moving Closer To A Solution‚ the topic for which was approved by you on November 8‚ 2007. I acquired most of my research material from the Parkland College Library‚ and internet sources found through the search engine‚ Google. There was a wealth of information available to use in order for me to write a convincing paper on the reasons for the need for health care reform and why universal coverage is an important goal
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America has one of the most inefficient and ineffective health care system in the world as a developed nation. On average‚ America continuously spends more on healthcare than any other nation. Most nations spend about 10%-11% of their GDP on healthcare while America spends a whopping 17.1%. Although our expenditure is extremely high‚ the quality of health is not rising at the same rate. Compared to other developed nations were are lagging behind in terms of quality and pricing of healthcare for our
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When talking about health it is not just about the overall condition of a person whether physical or non-physical such as psychological‚ spiritual and social well-being and not just the absence of illness or disability. Health can also be the ability to manage and adjust to different situations and achieve optimistic holistic understanding. Health inequalities is the dissimilarities of a well-being status among person or groups‚ as measured by factors such as lifespan‚ death or sickness. It also
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My grandmother worked her whole life and can not afford to buy her favorite foods. Being 80 years old‚ she is currently on dozens of medications she needs to live. With her health care plan‚ many of these medications cost only a few dollars. However‚ those medications‚ which still have exclusive patents through their pharmaceutical company‚ can be very pricey. With the low amount of money she receives‚ it is always a constant battle for her to stay on budget. And due to the prices of some of her
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The Affordable Care Act approved by President Obama in March 2010 brought remarkable benefits for senior citizens. This law allows seniors to take better care of their health because it offers them discounts in some medical services‚ improving overall their current Medicare program. Before the Affordable Health Act was approved‚ millions of seniors were having trouble to pay their prescriptions since they fell into a coverage gap known as the “Doughnut Hole”. In these cases‚ seniors had to pay
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