2014 Vernon Thacker The Primary Care Physician Dilemma Today‚ the United States is facing a shortage of about 16‚000 primary care physicians and this number will continue to grow by 2025 (Amirault‚ 2014). Primary care physicians (PCPs) are the doctors who focus on overall health and offer the treatments and preventive screenings that save lives. A physician shortage is a situation in which there are not enough providers to treat all patients in need of medical care. The Association of American
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There are so many problems with our society’s health care. Everyone wants to find a solution‚ but no one has been able to come up with one yet. Many different things have been tried‚ but none have put a cease to the exorbitant costs‚ which most believe to be the main problem. Out of everything tried‚ the most recent and popular system is known as managed care. Managed care is the most common form of health insurance in the United States‚ and provides more a cost efficient coverage
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Managed Care Brooke McMichael University of Scranton Abstract This paper examines the benefits and issues with managed care. The benefits include patients receiving preventative care‚ lower premiums‚ lower costs of prescriptions‚ fewer‚ unnecessary procedures‚ and less paper work. Some issues with managed care include limitation on doctors that patients can choose from‚ restricted coverage‚ the possibility of under treatment‚ and compromised privacy. Managed care effects nursing by causing significantly
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American household expenditure‚ health care took 5.1% in 1989‚ 5.3% in 1999 and 5.9% in 2008. According to Pipes (2010)‚ “In 2009‚ the United States spent 17.3% of its gross domestic product on healthcare‚ the highest in the world” (p. 23). In view of the statistics on the deteriorating healthcare system in the United States‚ the Obamacare was enacted in 2010. As Marcovici (2013) presents it‚ “The Obamacare‚ officially known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ‚ is a bill signed into law
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Health Care: Physician Shortage in Canada Hailey Cheema Heritage Park Secondary School English 11 “Studies state 4.4 million Canadians do not have a family doctor; 800‚000 of those do not have a place to go for regular medical care” (Picard‚ 2012‚ para.5). Canadian physician shortage is an ongoing and serious issue across the country. Canada remains to have one of the longest waiting lists‚ supply of doctors‚ and low levels of medical advancements (Hurtig
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College of University of Phoenix Health care is one of the most important benefits to the people of the United States. Everybody needs health care and some people need more medical attention than others and some people do not even need health care‚ except for their yearly exams. Today health care has many strengths‚ weaknesses‚ and challenges. I have come up with a new exam that will hopefully benefit everybody in some way. My vision for the new health care system is to one‚ make it more affordable
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Health Care Analysis Today‚ many Americans are affected by health care decisions made without their prior knowledge. More than likely most Americans are unsure how those decisions are decided and who is responsible for making those decisions that ultimately affect how health care is administered (Kongstvedt‚ 2016). The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the United States government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and for providing essential human services
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medical care is available in the United States‚ health care economics and the service delivery system present many challenges for the consumer and practitioner alike. This paper addresses four dimensions that are pivotal to the successes and failures of the system: cost‚ efficiency‚ choice and equity. The interplay of these dimensions across the canvas of health care options defines a system in flux‚ policymakers seeking a fair balance‚ and a nation in need of quality‚ affordable‚ accessible care.
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The looming changes in health care are a frequent topic in many meetings with health care providers. Budget cuts are not just a speculation but are a reality. Decision-making to provide quality patient care with less money is a challenge at best. Health care management decisions are made daily and these affect many patients both positively‚ and negatively. Texas state department budgets are continuing to become leaner‚ and the Medicaid population seems to be continually growing. Texas currently has
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Physician & Nursing Shortages Impacts they have because the Affordable Care Act and Reform Marquitha Howell 9/28/2013 Healthcare reforms including Obama Care‚ formally named the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act greatly impacts physicians and nursing shortages. There are several provisions which could direct impact physicians and nurses through incentives for potential recruitment‚ grants‚ training and retention. Through potential initiatives‚ the act may indirect
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