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Healthcare Reform
The debate over whether to create or change major governmental policy regarding health care coverage through public sector insurance programs or private insurance companies.
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What is the true meaning of health care reform?
Health care reform refers to changes aimed at improving the accessibility, quality, and efficiency of health care systems. It often involves policies to expand insurance coverage, reduce costs, enhance patient care, and address disparities in health outcomes. Ultimately, the goal of health care reform is to create a more equitable and effective health care system that meets the needs of all individuals.
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Who is responsible for the rising cost of health care?
Complex answer simplified here...
Doctors = greed.
Lawyers = malpractice lawsuits.
Government = Social services overwhelmed.
Insurance companies = limiting benefits.
What are the four major components of the us health care delivery system?
Four components make up the current healthcare system; financing, insurance, delivery and payment.
What is an emotional factor in communication?
An emotional factor in communication refers to the feelings and emotional states that influence how messages are conveyed and interpreted. Emotions such as anger, joy, or sadness can affect tone, body language, and overall message clarity, impacting the effectiveness of the communication. Additionally, the emotional context can shape the recipient's reception and response, making it essential to consider emotions in interpersonal interactions. Understanding these factors can enhance empathy and improve relationship dynamics.
The NHS is the National Health Service which provides free health care (to some extent) to all British Citizens.
What is englands health care like?
In England we have the National Health Service which is a free medical system. You have to pay so much monthly, not too much, but overall, it's free. Helped me a couple of times.
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What effect does the increasing cost of the health care have on society?
The increasing cost of healthcare means that more people cannot afford healthcare. So, when people get sick they often wait until it gets bad enough that they have to go to the hospital, instead of the doctors' office. This means that there are increasing costs to the person. The hospital has to treat people whether they have insurance or not. Tax money is used to pay for those people that don't pay their medical bills. When more people can't pay, taxes are raised on the people that do have jobs and areable to pay.
Why does the Japanese National Health Insurance system work so damned well?
Because they take care of their parents even when they get old they move in with them and care medically and financially. They support them until they die(parents). The people in the U.S. dont do that, they are selfish. Sorry to differ.
They do not care for them financially. They needn't that care. They neither need medical care from parents. Japanese complain about doing what they do, but it is not financial or medical. It is social.
I think your answer is good. You say that the Japanese care for their aging parents. This they do, but that is all they know.
You said Americans are selfish. Please we are getting off course, but the truth is. So I will tell you and whoever that the Japanese are some of the most selfish people I have ever seen.
It is also a natural consequence of 129,000,000 people trying to make the best of it in a place the size of California. People don't say hello and more do than don't, dislike their neighbor.
They do complain ( not every single person) and they do not support financially. Fallacy of generalization will eat us up, so it is important to acknowledge that their are all kinds of people in a lot of places.
Japanese are better protected throughout their lives by a closed and punitive market.
Americans are challenged with the worlds goods, and that same world does not want your goods; they are selfish. Now to answer the question.
Everybody works and pays their share. Money makes the system work. The answer is
money. There are other factors, but the most important is the system itself and the receivers of these goods and services ability to pay. And they pay, of course, with money.
What will the cost of medical insurance be for low income people under the health care bill?
The cost of medical insurance premium for low income people under the health care bill should be affordable and keeping parity with their income standard.What person with white color job can afford to pay ,cannot be compared with a rickshaw puller or taxi driver. But disease makes no discrimination among rich and poor and therefore the low income people need the medical insurance most. But their need will not bear fruit if the rate of medical insurance premium is kept at higher side and hence medical insurance premium should be kept low for low income people.
What are the three interconnected phases of health care policy making?
Formulation, implementation and evaluation.
What are the contemporary issues in social care?
current issues in the media that affect people's lives e.g diabetes- how much it is costing the NHS to treat peolpe
Why would insurance companies disagree with universal health care?
Universal health care would mean that a person that does not have a great deal of money to spare, would then not have to give it to an insurance company just in case they get sick. At present the insurance industry has every one over a barrel. they not only control enormous amounts of money, but they also control the actual quality if health care with their economics as the criterion. In other words you have to go with them to get health care but they also control the quality of the care you get. If they have to compete with a scheme that is essentially free to the man in the street, they stand to lose a lot of money. they stand to lose control of the cost structure involved in treatment leading to better o utcomes for the patient in many case's.
Explain the term of duty of care?
provision of proper mutrition clothing and toileting bathing proper safety measures administration of needed medicines and the like by a competent designated caregiver
What are the pros and cons of health care reform?
The Pros and Cons of health care reform
The below applies to US healthcare reform in general and in regards to Obama's 2010 Healthcare Reform Bill:
* Everybody can have health insurance if they want it.
o Insurers will not be able to stop paying for people who are sick, even if they lose their jobs.
o People who cannot afford health insurance won't have to pay as much money.
o People who are already sick will be eligible for healthcare.
* In the long run it will (hopefully) reduce medical costs significantly. Rising medical costs are the main reason the long-term budget projections are so alarming. Something has to be done. Unfortunately, this bill might not do enough. While there will definitely be some savings, it's not clear that they will be as transformative as hoped.
* Health insurers can no longer cap coverage. In other words, they will no longer say that they have spent enough on you and you're on your own for the next hundred thousand dollars. This should reduce medical bankruptcy.
* There will be increased competition in the insurance market. It might be from a public option. It might also be from some kind of non-profit, state-specific co-operative. This might push the healthcare companies to lower costs and provide better service.
Cons:
* For the first ten years, it will cost about $100 billion a year. This is about the yearly cost of the Iraq War.
* The bill might increase the cost of health insurance. This depends on whether the gains from increased efficiencies and increased competition is outweighed by the cost of providing additional benefits.
* The Individual Mandate. You will have to either buy health insurance if you don't have it or have a 2% tax increase. This insurance will be subsidized-but there is no guarantee that the subsidy will suffice for your specific situation.
* There will be a tax increase on very high income people. If you are making more than half a million (or maybe a full million) you will have about a 1% tax increase.
Other stuff that might be good or bad, depending how you see it
* Increased government involvement in health care. Government already pays for huge amounts of health care-so this won't be anything new.
* Additional regulation on insurance companies. This might increase costs. It will increase quality.
* Physicians will have increased access to information about what treatments are most effective for their cost. If two treatments work equally well and one is cheaper, doctors can recommend that one. This was almost universally considered a good thing until a few years ago, but some people have started criticizing it lately.
* Large employers may also have to offer health insurance to more of their employees. If they do not, they may have to pay some extra tax.
Healthcare in Germany is still a semi-market based system without any kind of direct government buying/selling/funding of healthcare. A great article describing the kind of healthcare used in Germany can be found here - http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/17/health-reform-without-a-public-plan-the-german-model/
