Another way managed care organizations control costs is by eliminating expensive doctors from their provider list. Expensive doctors are usually noticed because he/she order many more x-rays, CAT scans and laboratory procedures than normal. By using a computer managed care organization can tell how many of these costly procedures each doctor has ordered and how many patients he/she has treated. Doing away with providers who over-use these facilities saves money two ways, getting them off the list first and by making the remaining providers more aware of the problem. Some managed care organizations operate their own clinics, with staff doctors paid salary instead of fee-for-service.
However, plastic surgery can be a good thing for people who really have a medical reason to undergo those procedures. Changing one’s appearance based on society’s pressure is not necessary. Transition, connect this paragraph’s support to the thesis=topic sentence People, who undergo cosmetic procedures just because they think they have to,becauseother people had it done and because they think they have to keep up, are most likely not satisfied with the outcome. Cloud (2009) puts this statement to the test by saying that cosmetic surgery does not always make the person feel better. His article also points out that through different studies concluded in different countries, that women who get breast implants commit suicide at a much higher rate than women without those procedures, even so you(can’t use “you”) could say that women who undergo those procedures are already depressed to a certain level before the procedure.
This increasing trend of cosmetic surgeries in America attribute to media and famous public figures who promote cosmetic surgery as corrective surgery. Teenagers believe that their appearance has to be flawless, similar with celebrities as a result about 326,000 teenagers had plastic surgery in 2004. The author suggests that it’s the parent’s responsibility to teach their children about the damages of cosmetic surgery, also parents should not support their children by paying the bills for unnecessary plastic surgery. Teenagers are not well informed about the damages of cosmetic surgeries consequently they put their lives are at high risk. Teenagers only focus on the cosmetic aspect of the procedures they desire, and forget that it is actually a surgery.
Karina Matos Professor Gardner SSC.495- C 4 October 2012 Plastic Surgery & American Beauty at 1921 In Beth Haiken’s article “Plastic Surgery & American Beauty at 1921” argues that plastic surgery was mainly for women and that women weren’t able to get the surgery unless they had an injury or facial wound. The author believes that the main issue in the 1900s was many surgeons weren’t aware of side effects, who would be able to have work done, what the different types of surgery, and the effects of surgery on the society. The emphasis that the plastic surgery had on people was brought upon them when soldiers were getting facial wounds during WW1 and was becoming a medical phenomenon. Surgeons said that many people were reading
There has been approximately 2 billion a year being paid for emergency treatment for groups that are mostly made up of illegal immigrants. The biggest share of this would be women who show up in emergency rooms to deliver their babies. Emergency rooms are required to screen and stabilize patients no matter of citizen or insurance status. There are some that believe these services encourage the women to cross the border for care. Advocates for immigrants feel that the funding is not enough.
My theory also is that eventually people will start bidding on artificial organs and the richer people will have say over a family that doesn't have a lot of money. If doctors wanted to replace original organs with artificial ones, it would take a lot of perfecting and obligating a clean bill of health for the patient. Who, if anyone, should be a prime candidate for these types of artificial/synthetic replacements? Do you feel that anyone should have access to them? Even a life-long smoker or alcoholic who knowingly subjected themselves to harmful substances?
She tries to get this point across by stating that "Aging beautifully used to mean wearing one's years with style, confidence, and vitality. Today, it means not appearing to age at all.” In addition to being accepted by the media, feminists perceive cosmetic surgery in a constructive manner as well. Bordo reluctantly admits that the feministic approach to cosmetic procedures is that it allows women to changes themselves for the better, in a way to make them feel more secure and
But hoping to get a kidney on time isn’t easy for anyone; in the year 2000, 2583 Americans died while waiting for a kidney transplant showing how hard it is to get a kidney. The reason the number of kidneys available is small is because the sales of organs has been banned in almost every country. Due to the ban of organ sales and the long wait for an organ (kidney), some people have turned to an alternative solution. This solution is purchasing kidneys from a black market which cost about $150,000 favoring the rich over the poor and good about it is that there are no questions asked. Illegal kidney trade is reliable because kidneys gotten from black markets come from a living donor which could last a person a lifetime compared to an organ from a cadaver which is estimated to function for about ten years.
Medicare and Medicaid both offer acute and long-term health care services for dually eligible individuals. One major weakness of Medicare is it does not provide insurance coverage for services such as, acute dental care, transportation services, and vision care. Another service is not provided by Medicare is long-term-care. Medicare mainly provides coverage for elderly individuals over the age of 65 years-old. Medicaid major weakness is it is more costly than Medicare, and in order for married individuals to receive Medicaid they must be financially broke.
The results of this study came out to be exactly what they were afraid of. It is not a coincidence that the referral rate is higher in physician owned practices. This initiation of therapy by the physician clearly proves that they are in it for simply for the money and not for the health of the patient. 575 million dollars each year is lost in California due to physical therapy compensation costs and “generates approximately $233 million per year in services delivered for economic rather than clinical reasons.” This is hurting everyone involved as well as many who are not involved. Each state as a whole is losing much needed money and it is going down the drain due to these physician owned practices.