Health care and reform has been the most debated subject in in the recent years “2008 to present”. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act “Obama Care” is the center of debate and conflict between the House and Senate to include the individual States. The goal of Obama Care is to reform the American health care system by regulating the health insurance industry and at the same time lessen spending within then health care industry. On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed “Obama Care” into law, just three months after taking office. The President’s objective “promise to the voters” was to provide a more affordable with not settling for substandard health care to all Americans.
Recently a new bill was passed (H.R. 3962), which took an important step forward to health care reform. The bill includes a public health insurance option it also prevents insurance companies from discriminating against people with preexisting sicknesses, and bans insurers for dropping people just because they get sick. The plan would cover 36 million uninsured Americans. One of the goals of socialized medicine is ensuring universal access to health care.
President Obama is currently in the processes of rectifying this concern of the public. Before him, President Clinton made an effort to implement a reform policy in relation to healthcare which was stopped at the door. After President Clinton, health care costs and spending have risen, and the population without insurance benefits has increased (Blendon, Brodie, Benson, Altman, & Buhr, 2006). The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which President Obama has implemented, empower citizens with choices for healthcare at affordable prices. His implementation has begun to change the forces of healthcare on all forefronts.
Many insurance plans cover only a limited number of doctors’ visits or hospital days, exposing families’ to unlimited financial liability. Over half of all personal bankruptcies today are caused by medical bills. Lack of affordable health care is compounded by serious flaws in our health care delivery system. About 100,000 Americans die from medical errors in hospitals every year. One-quarter of all medical spending goes to administrative and overhead costs, and reliance on antiquated paper-based record and information systems needlessly increases these costs.
Department of Health and Human Services 465 Industrial Boulevard London, Kentucky 40750-0001 Heather Marx 2780 E 5TH STREET EXT LIBBY, MT 59923-2371 Jan 23, 2014 Application Date: January 23, 2014 Application ID: 229562942 Dear Heather: You recently submitted an application to the Health Insurance Marketplace. We reviewed your application to see if you can get health coverage through the Marketplace and help paying for coverage and health services through: • A new tax credit that can be used right away to lower your monthly premium costs • Health plans that lower your out-of-pocket costs • Montana Medicaid (Medicaid) and Healthy Montana Kids Plus (Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)), which are joint federal and state programs
Germany has universal health insurance that is funded by employers, employees and government subsidies. Premiums are a set percentage of a person’s income and family members of registered member are covered at no additional expense. Drug costs are lower in Germany and new drugs cannot be released to the public without proof that is has a greater benefit that therapies already in place (Commonwealth Fund, 2013). Lastly, Switzerland requires all residents to purchase health insurance and cannot be denied coverage
HIPAA Violation Howard University Hospital security breach Jan 25, 2012 The costs of a healthcare breach Data breaches cost the healthcare industry $6 billion per year. The total economic impact of medical identity theft is $30.9 billion annually, up from $28.6 billion in 2010. Healthcare firms spend about $1 million per year, per firm, on data breaches. Howard University Hospital Nonprofit institution. It is a general medical and surgical hospital in Washington, DC, with 266 beds.
Why is long-term care one of the greatest challenges facing the health care delivery system today? This paper will define long-term care and a continuum as well as discuss the services provided and how these services fit in the continuum of care, the resources that go along with long-term care and how it contributes to overall health care resources, and how long-term care services will be impacted in the future. “Long-term care also refers to health care needs or supervision that an individual may require for undetermined time, or even lifelong” (Long-Term Care, para. 1). Long-term care is not specific to a certain age group, and long-term care can be given in various settings.
President Obama has prioritized the program. He has recently requested a $9.9 million increase, which would now be $327.4 million. The People for the American Way think this bill is a direct attack on legitimate family planning providers, such as Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood plays a critical role for millions of women all over the country. The President of People for the American Way, Michael Keegan says this is very critical healthcare for millions of low income women.
This results in pitting ethnic group against ethnic group, union organizations against companies and non-union workers, legal residents against illegal immigrants, and so on. Average Americans should not be divided into an assortment of various groups and sub groups. The Case for Universal Healthcare 8 We should be united in the common cause of securing what is in the best interest of all, this being the first priority. President Barack Obama has addressed Congress concerning his plan for “Stability & Security for All Americans.” The Obama Plan ensures that all Americans have secure and stable health insurance. For those with health insurance, Obama promises (“The Obama Plan”, 2009): o Ends discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions.