Vulnerable Population: The Poor “A vulnerable population is a group or groups that are more likely to develop health- related problems‚ have more difficulty accessing health care to address those health problems‚ and are more likely to experience a poor outcome or shorter life span because of those health conditions.” (Maurer & Smith‚2009‚ pp. 533) Poverty is linked with marked deprivation of well-being of an individual due to inability to meet basic needs. It could be due to lack of income or
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foundation to improving the future of healthcare and its delivery. Evidence-based research is targeting ways at improving health care through research to improve policies that will work in conjunction with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Davis et al.‚ (2012) mentioned a piece by Fendrick‚ Weiss‚ and Martin‚ (2012) “describes the efforts to enhance dissemination (by 2008 as many as 30 percent of employers used some form of VBID)‚ culminating with incorporation of this concept into
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Healthcare Reform Cost You? CBS New Business‚ http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/08/10/business/moneywatch/main5230656.shtml Adler‚ J. H. & Cannon‚ M.F. (2012). Taxation Without Representation: The Illegal IRS Rule to Expand Tax Credits Under the PPACA (July 16‚ 2012) Journal of Law-Medicine‚ Forthcoming; Case Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2012-27. from http://search.proquest.com/docview/900307544?accountid=32521 S.J‚ Wang et al.‚ (2003)‚ A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Electronic Medical Records in
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Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Heather Scott Grand Canyon University In 2008‚ the Institute of Medicine (IOM) partnered with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to form an initiative on the future of nursing. The RWJF is an independent organization that focuses on healthcare innovations and programs such as childhood obesity‚ health coverage‚ and public health. The IOM is a non-government resource that assists the government and private agencies in making informed decisions
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The Affordable Care Act General Education Capstone GEN 499 Vicki Hill July 2‚ 2013 The topic of the Affordable Health Care Act has been in great debate for many years. On March 23‚ 2010‚ President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law‚ putting in place comprehensive reforms that improve access to affordable health coverage for everyone and protect consumers from abusive insurance company practices. The law allows all Americans to make health insurance choices that work
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Amber Harris Diane Mercer Honors English 1 23 April 2016 Affordable Care Act Affordable Care Act is the notion of affordability and the role of health insurance in making otherwise unaffordable health care affordable (Nyman and Trenz 264). The Affordable Care Act gives every American a right to health care through Obamacare. Millions of Americans have benefitted by receiving insurance coverage through the ACA. Many of these people were unemployed or had low-paying jobs. Some could not work because
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so we don’t have to visit a doctor and add another tab to our every day expenses. Trying to resolve the issue for many Citizens‚ President Barack Obama enacted into law on Tuesday March 23rd‚ 2010‚ The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)‚ Obama Care. This piece of ordinance was created with the purpose of providing all citizens with the ability to access medical care regardless of age‚ pre-existing medical conditions‚ and health insurance coverage. This bill would take a total of
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Significant Health Care Event: Affordable Care Act Tiffany L. Boldon University of Phoenix Abstract The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) (ACA) or Obamacare is the most signification change the U.S. medical system since Medicare and Medicaid reform during the 1960’s. The Affordable Care Act or ACA is designed to ensure that all Americans have medical coverage. It gives those that were uninsured a means to now have health insurance‚ offers a more affordable coverage to those
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Mckenzie Clutter Clutter 1 2/27/13 Mr.Allen(pd.7) American Healthcare: A Transformation from Crap to Gold America is without a question the leading country of medical and scientific advances. There always seem to be a new medical breakthrough every time you watch the news or read the paper‚ especially in the cure of certain diseases. However‚ the medical research requires an enormous amount of money. The U.S. spends the most money on health care yet many people‚ mainly the working class
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Evolving Practice of Nursing and Patient Care Delivery Models Amanda Decker Grand Canyon University NRS 440-V Trends and Issues in Health Care December 5‚ 2014 Nursing is a career that presents those in it with many opportunities. There are a variety of nurses and the field in which they choose to practice is just as varied. There are oncology nurses‚ school nurses‚ home health nurses‚ trauma nurses and nurse practitioners. They work in clinics‚ hospitals‚ schools‚ prisons‚ mental health hospitals
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