There are many ways in which prescription fraud can occur. Because of the plethora of ways, pharmacists must be alert and responsible in their actions. Many seem to believe that electronic prescribing has been found to reduce the number of errors and statistics and data reflects that. America cannot be ignorant in this matter. The new electronic system not being implemented is like going through life with a contagious deadly disease, you have the money for the cure, but yet you complain, sulk, and feel sorry for yourself instead of going to get the cure.
Needle Exchange Programs: A Good Idea? Needle exchange programs (N.E.Ps) for intravenous (IV) drug users have been a controversial topic in the United States for years. For many users, sterile syringes are not readily available and drug laws in some countries make it illegal to distribute or possess syringes that serve a purpose that is not medical. As a result, many drug users share needles, which contribute to the spread of diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis C which has become a serious problem around the world. The spread of these diseases among addicts has risen to such an extent that starting in the 80s, some activists and cities began opening needle exchanges.
In 2006 1/3 (about 29%) of claims paid by Medicare for “durable medical equipment” was incorrect for fiscal year 2006. Medicare and private health insurance companies pay nearly $16 billion a year for unnecessary tests doctors tell their patients they need. An estimated $23.7 billion in incorrect payments were made in 2007 including $10.8 billion in Medicare and $12.9 billion for Medicaid. From 2000 – 2007 478,500 claims were made and paid to dead physicians, this totaled $92 million. Improper payments to individuals, organizations, and contractors in 2009 totaled $98 billion, of that $54 billion were due to Medicare and Medicaid.
One common topic in many political conversations is government standardized health care. Government standardized health care is not what this country needs for so many different reasons. Just for starters, the general American public does not support the bill, but our governments legislation is still trying to force it on the American public. Also, more and more government officials are loosing support for standardized health care. Everywhere you go, there is evidence of our economy taking a down turn.
2). Although the C-section procedure is, for the most part, reserved for emergency cases, there are increasing instances where doctors have performed a C-section despite the incorporated risks without sound medical cause. Some believe that C-sections, and the complications that go with them, do not occur often enough to warrant concern. But in “The Vanishing Mother: Cesarean Section and ‘Evidence-Based Obstetrics’,” Claire Wendland argues against this myth, pointing out that the C-section operation occurs as many times as 1.2 million times a year in the United States (2); a number she certainly considers large enough to warrant concern. Many doctors believe that performing an
EMTALA is an unfunded federal mandate. This mandate for universal access shifted the cost to the hospitals. Hospitals and physicians risk substantial legal and financial penalties for violations of the mandate, with consequences as extreme as revocation of a hospital’s Medicare provider agreement (Diaz-Vickery, Sauser, & Davis, 2013). According to the American College of Emergency Doctors (ACEP) under EMTALA the emergency department has the only mandate to provide healthcare. A 2009 ACEP survey on the financial crisis stated, 66 percent of emergency physicians polled have seen an increase of uninsured patients in their emergency departments during the current financial
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.
Many immigrants do not pay taxes, and they may receive welfare or other forms of government assistance which is extremely unfair to tax payers. Another negative impact is exposure to health risks which coincides with health care. Immigrants are often uninsured or underinsured, and forty-three percent of noncitizens under 65 have no health insurance. While entering in the U.S immigrants may carry diseases that have possibilities of never getting treated. In Madeleine Peiner Cosman (2005) her journal states “by default we grant health passes to illegal aliens, yet illegal aliens harbor fatal diseases that American medicine fought and vanquished long ago”.
California Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Rhonda Barkey HCA 415 Community & Public Health Dr. John Moore July 9, 2012 Quality healthcare insurance can be hard to come by for a large majority of the American population. There are those who cannot get quality healthcare for reasons such as affordability or a pre-existing condition, but those that do have access to medical insurance, either through their employer or from a private vendor, are paying extremely high prices and oftentimes the benefits are limited. Our government, both local and federal, is spending billions of dollars every year to help individuals who have no access to healthcare. The red tape that one has to go through to get access to these government-funded
Medical Neglection Jessica Turner HCA332: Health Care Ethics & Medical Law Instructor: J. Chambers October 3, 2011 Laws are enacted to regulate human behavior for the benefit of society. In the health care field, occasionally the ethic laws are not always followed (Pozgar, 2010). The Institute of Medicine found that up to 98,000 people die every year from preventable medical errors, which is the sixth leading cause of death (AAJ, 2011). As health care professions, it is our duty to provide quality health care and make sure the law is being obeyed.