First the pro side, the first main issue is the fact that the 32 million Americans that don’t have health care will now have access to health care coverage. Many Americans can’t afford health care coverage and this policy lowers the cost so that more Americans will have the opportunity to get the coverage they need. Another pro is that people with preexisting conditions can no longer be denied coverage. Insurance companies have been getting away with denying people the coverage they need because they either get sick or because they have a preexisting condition and this policy puts an end to all of that. Lastly, the amount of personal bankruptcies will be reduced.
As a country, we are spending over $190 billion a year treating these diseases, diseases that could be prevented by increasing exercise and decreasing calories. The scariest fact is that one in three children under 18 are overweight or obese, a rate that has tripled since 1960. The fact that the obesity rates are so high shows that as a society we accept this lifestyle. We need to be proactive as a country, and stop accepting this lifestyle and work towards a healthier society. If this continues we will have a new generation of people that don’t outlive their parents.
There’s no way America will ever make the use of tobacco products illegal; they mean too much money in government coffers, so to speak. Limiting access to cigarettes, snuff and chewing tobacco so minors can’t buy or shoplift the stuff is fine by me. Publishing companies and other industries didn’t ban smoking inside their facilities because of local ordinances; they did it for savings in insurance costs and a decrease in the number of smoke-fouled computers and smoke-sickened workers. Business owners with any acumen at all have instituted bans with or without the law telling them that they must do so. It’s the economical and prudent thing to
Yet there are sensible solutions in handling this growing problem. Current laws and policies dictate that alcohol is and inherited evil substance and that only abstinence from alcohol should be accepted. While some people do choose to stay completely away from alcohol it should never eliminate the need for honest, open discussion about drinking. Just like anything else in life, drinking responsibly is something that must be learned. We expect teens and young adults to stay completely away from alcohol and never have one drink until their 21st birthday.
c) I don’t believe my organization complies with all of the requirements because I don’t work so this does not apply. d) No one is responsible in my organization to make sure these compliance laws are met because once again I do not work so this does not apply. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA): a) It is important because it helps everyone out in a time of need and also keeps personal information safe from the public unless authorized. b) It impacts your IT environment because it lets everyone know what is supposed to be private or what how they are protected in a time of need. c) I don’t believe my organization complies with all of the requirements because I don’t work so this does not apply.
Case Study- Module 2 Lois Hammond June 8, 2013 One of the most important things that have affected employers’ costs for benefits is our declining economy. Employers are now facing the challenge of providing competitive benefits while also trying to contain costs (Wish 2012). Some organizations are making employers to seek less expensive forms of healthcare (Wish 2012). Employers are requesting that associates get 2nd opinions, shorter hospital stays, and more utilization of outpatient surgeries to cut benefit costs (Wish 2012). Employers are now requiring employees to spend more out of pocket for benefits due to the rising cost of medical costs.
Yves Engler is right that the highest percentage of overweight people live in poor neighborhood, but he seems on more dubious ground when he claims that being overweight is the main cause of several diseases including heart problems, diabetes. “there is no solid scientific basis for this claim”. p. 108 on the other hand campus make’s this claim by saying that there’s no scientific proof that shows because a person is overweight he/she will have heart problems or diabetes. People health will depend on what kind of life style they have. Putting my self in it and according to the BMI (Body Mass Index) chart am overweight, but I exercise everyday and at do cardio for at least a half an hour , and I don’t have heart problems or diabetes.
What do most people imagine when they hear the word “obese”? Some may simply picture it as being chubby or fat. However, being obese actually means being so overweight that it can endanger one’s health. In fact, obesity was declared an epidemic for the past decade. While some argued that it is the fault of food industries, and for some, fault of consumers, it can easily be resolved with two words: self-responsibility.
If a person were to try and find their own identity they were looked down upon and had to take a soma holiday (soma was a legal drug that took away all of a persons feelings or individualized idea’s). The soma holiday was everyone’s way out of having to deal with anything unpleasant or their way of having a good time. The "Stability" in the "Brave New World" is a different sort of "Stability", the "Stability" in "Brave New World" is economic stability, clothes were not to be mended, instead new ones were to be purchased to support economic stability and growth. Nothing was allowed to be produced or purchased that was not very expensive and did not require money to keep it in good running condition. If the society let cheap things onto the market or things were fixed easily what would happen to the vast economic society, it would develop cracks and eventually fall to the ground with a thundering
According to data found on the Federal Budget website, we can see that medical care, national defense, and social security are the largest parts of expenditures of the U.S. government. As a member of the Congress, I would like to start reducing these three main expenditures. It is vital that we have a better medical care system. Health care in the United States has a long story, our government had tried to find the solution to this huge problem but they have not being successful yet. We are leaving in one of the most powerful nations in the world and we do not have a decent medical care system.