Immigration policy's effect on the labor force should be carefully considered, but the vast majority of immigrants are not admitted based on education or skill level. In 2009, the U.S. admitted over 1.1 million legal immigrants, just 5-8 percent of whom possessed employment skills in demand in the United States. By contrast, 66.1 percent were based on family preferences, or 73 percent if the relatives of immigrants arriving on employment visas are included. 16.7 percent of admissions were divided among refugees, asylum seekers and other humanitarian categories, while 4.2 percent of admissions were based on the diversity lottery (which only requires that winners have completed high school). Some family-based immigrants may be highly educated or skilled, but the vast majority of admissions are made without regard for those criteria.
SENIORS AND MEDICARE Page 1 Seniors and Medicare: Wellness Visits xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx Professor xxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx SENIORS AND MEDICARE Page 2 Seniors and Medicare: The Wellness Visit The controversial new Healthcare Bill and the affects senior citizens are seeing though changes in Medicare. It has changed how Americans think about healthcare. The population grew at a faster rate in the older ages than in the younger ages. Large growth in this age group is primarily due to the aging of the Baby Boom population (U.S. Census Bureau 2010). The population of adults over
Proposed Healthcare Policy The most important healthcare policies in the world is an increase in life expectancy by people. People are living longer and healthier for several reasons. One reason is that technology has made medicine better and improved the quality of medical care people receive. One improved quality of medical care is the advancements that medical machines such as MRI, x-rays, and others have made to diagnose patients quicker that helps to treat them better. People used to have to wait several days or weeks to get results which are available now in a few minutes.
Perspective on Health Care: Health Care Experience Health Care Experience Information from the Introduction to the Health Professions, chapter one, which applies to professional experience would be the advancement of technology and the change in health care philosophy. In my experience the advances in Health Information Technology (HIT) have created positive outcomes to the patient experience. With the focus on patient-centered care, the use of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) allows healthcare providers to collect, store, retrieve, and transfer information electronically (Cliff, 2012). Additionally, the change in philosophy that health care is a right that everyone should have (Stanfield, Cross, & Hui, 2009), has also changed the practice of requesting health coverage information upon arrival to the Emergency Department, which I work. This change in philosophy and the advancement of technology by using EMR’s are two major changes I have encountered professionally in my 15 year career.
This is the potential usage in 1995. In order to project the numbers forward to 2000 (the date of product release), we must estimate population growth. The elderly population (65 and older), which currently receives 40% of all acute blood loss transfusions, is expected to double by 2030. Assuming linear growth, we can expect this age group to grow 14% by 2000. Similarly, the remaining adult population (under 65), which currently receives 60% of all acute blood loss transfusions, is expected to grow 5.9% by 2030 ((6 – 5.67) / 5.67 = 5.9%).
It was apparent that health care organizations would benefit from the use of this technology. This sparked a congressional concern about the transferability and portability of patient’s health coverage. This brought several issues pertaining to the transmission of health care information to light. “In order to increase the efficiency, effectiveness and cost savings through the use of electronic data interchange in the health care industry, Congress passed legislation,” (Privacy and HIPPA Information, n.d.). With this, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 was signed into law on August 21, 1996.
Managed competition is intended to attain the maximum worth for customers and employers as they purchase health care. “The goal of managed competition is to divide providers in each community into economic units to motivate them to develop efficient delivery systems (Corder, et.al, 1996).” Managed care delivery systems exist to offer the consumer with quality, efficient, and cost effective services. Employers began to pay close attention to the variety and value of health care benefits purchased, and began to pressure insurers as well as managed care organizations to offer basic benefits at reasonable prices, which would ensure valuable service and care. In addition, employers are implementing outcomes research and cost data to help select the best suppliers for their employees (Corder, et.al,
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.
Rising Health Care and Poverty Rising Health Care and Poverty in the U.S.A Introduction Rising health care costs and poverty have been on the rise since the early, 1990’s. Medical costs have more than doubled over the last decade, and health insurance premiums have risen nearly five times faster than wages. Americans are spending far more on health care than residents of any other industrialized county while receiving lower quality care overall. Clemmitt, Marcia (2006, April 7) Rising health cost (vol.16, Issue 13). The census data for 2006 shows that 36.5 million Americans or about one in eight lived below the federal poverty like of $20,614 in income for a family of four.
To date, U.S. cost containment policy has focused too narrowly on demand-side interventions such as changing the design of insurance benefits and increasing cost sharing. This paper summarizes the factors responsible for the rise in health care spending during the past twenty years. As the data show, most of this rise has been driven by a rise in treated disease prevalence, fueled by an increase in population risk factors such as obesity and by innovations in the treatment of chronic disease. The bulk of the paper then outlines a series of reforms that are designed to