Diluted bitumen is created by processing heavy Canadian crude [18] and adding many thinning chemicals to flow easily in the pipeline. During initial phases of the pipeline proposal, expert witnesses for the Northern Gateway Pipeline insisted that, if a marine spill were to occur, the diluted bitumen would not sink. To the dismay of supporters, the Canadian federal government released a
In 2003, total national spending increased to $1.7 trillion. By 2013, national expenditures is projected to be $3.4 trillion. According to Effects of Health Care Spending on the U.S. Economy (2005), as a share of GDP, health spending is projected to reach 18.4 percent by 2013, up from 2003 level of 15.3 percent. 1960 1985 2003 Total $27 billion $427 billion $1,678.9
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.
The biggest portion of current liabilities in the year 2009 is long term debt’s current portion. The long term debt increased by $ 10,414. The total liabilities for Patton-Fuller Community hospital in the year 2008 were $213,450. This amount increased to $462,153 in the year 2009. The percentage increase was 116.50%.
External Environment 1. Economic factors such as economic growth, interest rates, and exchange rates can all have a huge effect on the profitability of a company. Everyone knows that interest rates and exchange rates all effect consumer spending, especially for luxury items. Harley Davidson products are considered unnecessary or luxury items so they take the biggest hit. With the recession scare as well, Harley Davidson is definitely struggling a bit at the moment.
In most brothels politicians say that “in a typical thirty- day period it nets its investors $88,000” (Leuchtag). Now in many parts of the world, it is becoming a big business due to the fact that it is so easy. The City Council in Toronto will really try to legalize prostitution so “…they can tax the income of prostitutes” (Weinreb). This shows that some politicians realized that prostitution is really hard to control and know the money involved so they are trying to legalize it to profit from
SciTronics had a total of $ 102,000 (75,000 + 27,000) of capital at year-end 2008 and earned before interest but after taxes (EBIAT) $ 16,120 (avg. tax rate = 38%) during 2008. Its return on capital was 15.8% in 2008 which represented an increase from the 8.7% earned in 2005. 4. SciTronics had $ 75,000 of owners’ equity and earned $ 14,000 after taxes in 2008.
Demographic Paper Becky Perez HCS/490 November 6, 2011 Kathy Loy The aging population today has grown considerably according to the aging statics given by USA.gov, 2011. “The older population has grown, which includes persons 65 years or older, and has reached 39.6 million in 2009” (USA.gov, 2011, p. 1). The older population represents 12.9% of the United States population and by the year 2030 will average 72.1 million. There were 64, 024 person who aged 100 years or more in 2009, (p. 1) and this growth in population can become a problem for the health care market. The United States has had the most spending for health care for persons age 65 and older (CDC.gov, 2011).
Introduction The healthcare industry is deeply rooted into our American history and can be traced back to the 19th century. Today it has grown into enormous proportions in the United States. There is no doubt that healthcare has made major contributions in improving the health of many people, but with which the original premise of healthcare/medical care was found can no longer meet the demands of the growth of the aging population and advancing medical technology. Healthcare is a billion dollar industry and it keeps on growing, but this growth has not been without its problems. Today there are many stakeholders in the healthcare industry that complicates many things especially when trying to meet the needs of each.
It has been estimated by several economists that $339 billion a year in additional taxes will be the bare minimum needed to compensate for the high cost of health care. This means that most tax rates would increase by over 10% (Tanner). Also, as proven by multiple studies, when given a financial incentive to do so, consumers make cost-conscious decisions in most circumstances (Tanner). Hence, if we give everyone the green light and open the door to health services without it directly affecting how much they have to pay, nothing is stopping them from abusing the system. If such abuses of the system occur nation-wide, which would likely happen, the cost of health