“During the 2008 US presidential election, then-candidate Barack Obama (US Senator, D-IL) campaigned for the need to reform the American health care system, stating that the cost of health care was a threat to our economy and that health care should be a right for every American”("History of the," 2011). Health care reform was on top of the would-be presidents’ agenda. In November 2008, President Barack Obama took office. In 2009 and 2010, he continued to try to persuade Congress to pass the reform on health policy. “An explicit health policy can achieve several things: it defines a vision for the future which in turn helps to establish targets and points of reference for the short and medium term”("Health policy," 2014).
THE EFFECT OF NURSING SHORTAGE ON HEALTH CARE REFORM By the year 2014, America will be undergoing through one of its historical moments, the provision of health coverage to the nation’s 46 million uninsured people. The aim of the health care reform is to improve access to quality care for all Americans. This implies more Americans will require Healthcare services.” Nurses are the largest group of U.S professionals and constitute a major part of the infrastructure necessary to any health care reform agenda “(1). Unfortunately there is shortage of Nurses to meet the demands of the health care reform. HRSA projects that, absent aggressive intervention, in the year 2020 the shortage will grow to more than 1 million RNs-representing a shortage of 36% (2).
Ethics of Paid Maternity Leave Introduction Why maternity leave is beneficial According to the Save the Children - State of the World Mothers 2012 report, “much of a child’s future – and in fact much of a nation’s future – is determined by the quality of nutrition in the first 1,000 days. The period from the start of a mother’s pregnancy through her child’s second birthday is a critical window when a child’s brain and body are developing rapidly and good nutrition is essential to lay the foundation for a healthy and productive future. If children do not get the right nutrients during this period, the damage is often irreversible”. Poor compliance with breastfeeding recommendations costs the world economy billions of dollars each year. In the United States alone, it is estimated that low rates of breastfeeding add $13 billion to medical costs and lead to 911 excess deaths every year (Save, 2012).
According to Shi & Singh (2012), reports showed that 1 in 3 or 87.6 million Americans were uninsured between 2008 and 2009 under the age of 65. This has contributed to the raise in health care costs. In order to reduce costs, the U.S. health care delivery system needs to have a plan in place to ensure that all of America’s population is insured such as the creation of the Obama Care Plan. The term delivery refers to the provision of health care services by various providers (Shi & Singh, 2012). Providers include physicians, hospitals, clinics, private doctor offices, and other entities.
Westminster Health Forum Keynote Seminar: Next steps for cancer care: commissioning, integration, research and improving outcomes Timing: Morning, Tuesday, 1st July 2014 Venue: The Caledonian Club, 9 Halkin Street, London SW1X 7DR Draft agenda subject to change 8.30 ‐ 9.00 Registration and coffee 9.00 ‐ 9.05 Chairman’s opening remarks Baroness Morgan of Drefelin, Chief Executive, Breast Cancer Campaign 9.05 ‐ 9.25 ‘Earlier Diagnosis ‐ Cancer’s Magic Key’ John Baron MP, Chair, All‐Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer Questions and comments from the floor 9.25 ‐ 9.35 Opportunities for the independent sector Professor Karol Sikora, Chief Medical Officer, Cancer Partners UK 9.35 ‐ 10.20 Commissioning, integration, early diagnosis and reducing inequalities What
The Uninsured – Health Care Reform Bill (Legislator Handout) Kelly Dayton May 27, 2011 HCS/455 Denise Morrow The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 is a step towards providing health care insurance to fifty million Americans without health care coverage. President Obama signed the act on March 23, 2010. There are many steps to the bill over the next three to four years. Some major pros or steps include a “50% discount for name-brand drugs in the Medicare “donut hole”” (Healthcare.gov, 2011) and health coverage was expanded to young adults until the age of 26. A very positive but major change includes the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plans.
It’s reality that a man and woman create a human life together and they both should have birth control options available to them at all times to make wise, informed decisions about bringing a life into the world. A second world view in favor of birth control is that it’s a win for taxpayers. When unplanned pregnancy occurs, it is cited that in the United States alone, the cost to taxpayers is 12 billion dollars a year. A large portion of that money goes toward providing health care for low income persons care through and after the birth of a child, through Medicaid. In 2008, 41% of births were covered by Medicaid, with an average cost of $12.631 per child/woman.
Many healthcare organizations have switched over to electronic health records since President George W. Bush called for health records to be stored electronically by 2014, and President Obama’s administration plans to continue pushing for that deadline. Obama mentioned in a speech back in 2009 that EHR’s are part of his plan to overhaul the economy, but failed to mention how much funding the government should spend on it or how it would be disbursed. (K.C. Jones, Information Week, 2009) The first known medical record was developed by Hippocrates in the fifth century B.C. Two goals
The rising number of individuals without health insurance has been one of the most pressing issues at the state and federal level for many years. The U.S. has an estimated 50.2 million citizens without insurance coverage and the highest healthcare costs relative to the size of the economy in the world (The White House, 2011). With the 2008 election, presidential candidate Barack Obama focused on the need for American health care reform. President Obama assumed office in January 2009 and wasted no time urging Congress to pass his health reform proposal, the Affordable Care Act. The proposed Affordable Care Act was expected to provide health security for all Americans by reforming health insurance policies.
It offers seniors with several options. One of the big choices is taking preventative care by utilizing the wellness visit (http://www.physicianspractice.com March2011.) Thus, seniors are helping to ensure a healthy future for themselves. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is aimed at expanding access to health care and lowering cost barriers to seeking and receiving care, particularly high-value preventive care (MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2011 Oct.) Healthcare is one of the top social and economic problems facing Americans today. Medicare operates with 3% overhead, non-profit insurance 16% overhead, and private (for-profit) insurance 26% overhead (Journal of American Medicine 2007.)