NHS in Modern Britain What are the most important factors influencing the NHS in modern Britain? The National Health Service (NHS) was founded after the end of World War II. This is because the war highlighted a number of challenges that had to be Continue Reading...
Unlike Medicare, Medicaid is not a purely federally-funded program. Every state has a Medicaid budget, which the federal government 'matches' based upon a formula, despite the fact that Medicaid is considered an entitlement, implying that enrollees Continue Reading...
Sky v. Holder Susan Seven-Sky v. Eric H. Holder, 661 F.3d 1 (2011). Facts The Appellants in the case are four United States citizens and taxpayers who are seeking a declaratory and injunctive relief to prevent the enforcement of the minimum essent Continue Reading...
It is also wise to have it reviewed by a doctor or attorney, the Family Doctor Web site suggests; that way you can be assured that what you wish to have done with you and to you if you become incapacitated is "understood exactly as you intended" (Fa Continue Reading...
Beyond taxation, requiring wealthier individuals to pay directly for health services of the less fortunate violates some of the most basic moral rights of personal sovereignty as well as various fundamental constitutional rights of due process and e Continue Reading...
Medical Ethics and Decision Making Do Doctors Need More Guidelines? New Revolution in Ethics In 1988, what many called the 'third revolution' in medical care came about (Dunevitz, 1999). The first revolution was after the Second World War, and thi Continue Reading...
Research Caveat - Research surrounding undocumented workers can often be problematic and unreliable. Primarily this is due to the nature of the subject matter -- individual on both sides of the issue are unwilling to talk because of the volaltility Continue Reading...
Advanced Practice Nurses and Prescriptive Authority Though the roles of Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Educator and Nurse Administrator are all vital to the health care industry, they are not allowed prescriptive authority per se. However, the rol Continue Reading...
Beneficiaries of Three U.S. Social Programs In the last two years, there has been a major reform of Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health care programs like the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) under the general rubric of Obam Continue Reading...
Newspapers frequently feature stories democratic principles processes contribute democratic governance impact a wide variety issues ranging distribution flu vaccines legal venue terrorist trials. Public policies formulated address issues result influ Continue Reading...
Currently, there are approximately five to six special interest group lobbyists working on behalf of the private health insurance industry for every single publicly elected representative in Washington, D.C. (Reid, 2009). The breakdown of political Continue Reading...
What produces value in managed care is a good health outcome rather than medical intervention. Not every visit to a doctor is necessary; nor is every test conducted, every medication prescribed, or every placement in an intensive care unit going to Continue Reading...
It has been found that in general, the elasticity of demand for health care is -0.17, meaning that for a $1 increase in the cost of health care there is a decline in demand of $0.17 (Ringel et al., 2005). Health care is a unique product. It would be Continue Reading...
Advanced Practice Roles in Nursing What is Advanced Practice Nursing? Advanced Practice Nursing offer new ways of practicing and delivering cost-effective health care as well as augmenting access to qualified practitioners for numerous patients and Continue Reading...
Immigration The author of this report is asked to watch, summarize and assess the implications and points made by the documentary titled The Other Side of Immigration by Roy Germano. In addition to that, the author is asked to offer opinions and an Continue Reading...
However, the statistics listed on the AFL-CIO website about "Health Care Facts" are sobering. 47 million people, including 8.7 million children have no health coverage at all. Health care premiums were $1,320 on average in 2001, but skyrocketed to Continue Reading...
God Terms and Devil Terms Ultimate Terms Within the rhetoric of persuasion, there are certain terms that carry such positive connotations, they are viewed as unquestioned 'goods.' These terms are often called 'God terms,' implying that they are giv Continue Reading...
At the same time, there are reasons to question many of these claims. It has long been argued that the Canadian system is not as good as believed, for instance, though the film suggests otherwise. The truth about the Canadian and British systems in Continue Reading...
Women's Health -- Focused on prevention and care for breast health, mammography, etc. Transplant Programs - Swedish is one of seven kidney transplant centers and one of just four liver transplant centers serving the entire Pacific Northwest. The O Continue Reading...
Plantation and Factory Rules: United States has always been the prime definition of change; however the years between 1800 and 1860 can be termed as the social revolution era for this country. Extensive evolution took place in the time period, which Continue Reading...
For the most current reporting period, a national 90% rate of compliance with these measures has been reported (Hospitals Discuss Their Efforts to Reduce Surgical Site Infection, 2008). All of these institutions had good results once they implement Continue Reading...
Taxes as Fiscal Policy The first issue in all of these proposals is that they all talk first about cutting or raising someone's taxes, but the real impact actually centers on the budget cuts. The fact that so many of us count on these programs for o Continue Reading...
Self-Executing Rules (Deem and Pass) The self-executing rule, also known as 'deem and pass' has recently been criticized by Newt Gingrich and Joe Scarborough. The self-executing rule is a method of procedure that the U.S. House of Representatives us Continue Reading...
Medicare Health Care Reform The Medicare is an American health program that is administered by the federal government and serves as a health insurance for people aged 65 years and above. The Medicare is also designed for people with disabilities and Continue Reading...
Already, nearly 17% of American healthcare costs are linked to obesity (Bhasha, 2010). Under the new health care reform legislation of 2010, employers are not allowed to deny insurance based on a person's weight; however, there's a caveat in which e Continue Reading...
This is designed to help support individuals who are dealing with financial challenges. The problem is that select amounts of recipients will use as a way to live off of the government. (Wolf, 2005) How might a socialist and a capitalist government Continue Reading...
Obesity in America: The prevalence of obesity and related health problems has increased dramatically in the past few decades to an extent that it's now regarded as one of the most pressing public health issue in the United States. Generally, obesity Continue Reading...
In most countries, a rise in debt would have a series of economic consequences leading to the devaluation of the currency and a return to an equilibrium. This has not happened with the U.S. dollar because of a unique externality -- its role as the w Continue Reading...
This creates a platform for them to help each other with daily needs or simply to offer companionship and other forms of assistance. It is also found that, in the case of unmarried or childless older people, nieces and nephews can play an important Continue Reading...
Budget Cuts in Maine The Effect of Budget Cuts in Maine on Mental Health Care Maine Governor Paul LePage's supplemental budget proposal will have dire effects on individuals with mental afflictions according to the Bangor Daily News. The governor's Continue Reading...
Despite this fundamental difference, financial and compliance managers work together as healthcare organizations make decisions to lower cost, increase revenue, and improve care. The concept of lowering cost while improving care presents a complex d Continue Reading...
Mayo Clinic Influences When it comes to healthcare, it would be nice if economic and other exterior influences did not put pressure on things like quality of care and so forth. However, the propensity for politicians to squabble, the regulations and Continue Reading...
Security Programs Implementation of Information Security Programs Information Security Programs are significantly growing with the present reforms in the United States agencies, due to the insecurity involved in the handling of data in most corpor Continue Reading...
RWJF and IOM The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) decided to partner with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to discuss the "Future of Nursing" and worked to document ways that the field of Nursing could support health issues of today. They decide Continue Reading...
Politicalization of Obesity -- Policy Analysis One of the most prevalent health issues presently in the United States is that of childhood obesity. The goal of this work in writing is to analyze a specific health care policy issue, which specificall Continue Reading...
Primary Care: Advanced Nurse Practitioners In recent years, there has been a notable shortage of primary care physicians due to a number of systemic factors within the healthcare system, including the rising cost of medical school, which is driving m Continue Reading...
Policy-Priority Issue on "Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is considered to a global epidemic demanding prioritizing in policy and health care reform. This is a disorder that has a lot of effects on long-term and acute health, as well as increasi Continue Reading...
org/about/mission.htm)." The benefits to joining this and other professional nursing associations around the nation include having a strong voice and a fellowship with others who spend their careers helping patients and families during times of need Continue Reading...
Role of Government in Healthcare/How Government Influence Sunnydale Similarities between Monopoly, Perfect Competition and Oligopoly Importance of Government Involvement with Health Care Entities at the Local, State, and Federal Levels Structure, Continue Reading...
