Essays on Health Care Cost

Cost-containing strategies used by the U.S.A The rising cost of healthcare continues to claim a large portion of the United States of America's budget leading to the introduction of cost-containing strategies. One of the costs-containing strategies used by the U.S. health sector is the price option strategy. The price option aims at controlling the amount of money paid to the provider. For example, the introduction of Medicaid and Medicare programs that control the cost of delivering care by reducing the number of allowances paid to providers. Second, the U.S. health sector utilizes the quantity option strategy to contain high ...

Health care has always been a basic human need and a part of the heritage of people. As a result, health care can be considered as a product of the collective efforts of the previous generations. Moreover, taking into account the fact that every human being represents the human race, he or she has an undeniable claim upon medical aid. However, despite the fact that providing health care is the state’s obligation, its fulfillment encounters numerous problems in the US. American health care has gone through significant historical changes that have led to the recognition of the health ...

Qualitative Data

Article: Health care cost growth, drivers, and implications for states by Leitz, S. (2007)

Quantitative Data

Article: The Impact of Nurse Staffing on Hospital Costs and Patient Length of Stay: A Systematic Review by Thungjaroenkul, P., Cummings, G. & Embleton, A. (2007).

Quantitative Table 3: Impact of Nurse Staffing on Patient Length of Stay

Narrative In Table 2, ten studies indicated that there is a relationship between staffing of nurses and costs while two of them did not show any significant correlation. The researchers found three studies that showed that higher registered nurse to patient ratio, reduced hospital costs while one study recommended for a cost reduction by increasing the number of highly skilled ...

Summary

The book “Where Does the Money Go?” by Scott Biddle and Jean Johnson has been made to reflect the current financial crisis and the extensive legislation passed by the Obama’s administration. The book is unbiased and stable, straightforward, eye-opening, and pleasantly irreverent guide to the federal budget problems. DiBiase (2009) stated that is by no means outdated. It was made when the nationwide debt was only $9 trillion. It talks about the method of setting the federal budget up, where the money derive from, where it goes and the reason the government is spending more that it has. ...

Healthcare ip

The developed nations or the high-income countries in the 21st century offer national and universal health care based on their health policies and laws. However, the United States of America as the superpower, on the other hand, does not have any universal health care programs to the citizens. One primary reason that explains the scenario is that the U.S. has a more expensive system of health care than the other OECD countries. The per capita expenditure that the U.S uses on health care is the highest among the OECD countries. Considering the health care expenditure of the other developed ...

The health care utilization data is processed and stored in the Health care utilization project. When a patient visits the hospital, a billing record is created by the hospital. The hospital sends patient data to the data organization stores of the respective states. The information from state database is then sent to the Health Care Cost and Utilization project, where the data is stored in a standardized format and utilized in guiding health care decisions and policies. Factors like socioeconomic status, physician supply, health care beliefs of the person, health status and the risk behavior of the population, will ...

Health insurance is a prepayment plan that provides cash or service indemnities in times of illness. Not everyone in U.S has equal access to health care services and insurance in the United States. Low health access, can increase the rate of death from preventable diseases and also leads to overall poor health outcomes. According to the latest population survey, there were 49.9 million uninsured people in the U.S. they account for ~16% of the country’s population. The rate of people who were uninsured, are higher among the Hispanics, followed by African American. A better understanding of the reason ...

Introduction

Health has been defined as the best wealth for mankind. The age old proverb that, ‘Health is Wealth’ stands true all the more today, in this contemporary world where suddenly the number of illnesses are on the rise and each day mankind is confronted with a new type of disease caused by some virus or the arise of some new mutant bacteria. The result is an outbreak of an epidemic, causing a huge loss to humanity and a situation of panic for the entire world. Such consequences require immense support in terms of disaster mitigation and sound health care ...

Introduction

Undeniably, the cost of the Healthcare system in the United States has been increasing rapidly. Despite the introduction of Affordable Care Act (Obama Care) in 2010, the Americans continue to face a rising cost of medication. In fact, according to the report on 2015 healthcare provider outlook, the U.S health care expenditure is likely to increase to about 17.9 percent of GDP by 2018, making health be the largest sector in the U.S economy (Healthcare provider’s outlook United States, para 1). In this paper, we analyze some of the major facts on U.S healthcare system. Next, the paper ...

1. Introduction The health care expenditures in the United States are one of the highest among the developed countries. The studies and researches done on the topic of growing expenditures are showing the need to change the health care expenditures by introducing new policies in order to keep the health care system sustainable in the future. With the ageing population and the Medicare and Medicaid health programs the expenditures are rising and are predicted to grow beyond the governmental budget capabilities in the near future. The paper will examine the reasons for the high costs of the health care ...

Abstract

The transformation of the Primary Care Practices (PCP) into The Patient- Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model is expected to improve patient’s care, comprising even the ones with complex needs. According to Rich et.al (2012), PCMH is expected to reduce the risks associated with fragmented care and poor outcomes. The paper will also address factors as whether or not patient health care needs and even preferences are being met, whether the care is appropriate for the illness, timeliness, and procedures involved. Moreover, it will comprehensively address the state of provider contracting and its direction in the future. Nonetheless, the ...

Health care is becoming an expensive commodity in America every single day. Countless Americans are dealing with the burden of increasing health care cost, which is making access to essential health care a dream. This paper seeks to discuss the factors responsible for inflation in health care cost, in America.

Estimates show that the cost of health care in the US will be approximately $4.8 trillion by 2021. The cost of health care was $2.6 trillion in the year 2010 and $75 billion dollars in the year 1970. It is surprising that the cost of healthcare will be equivalent to ...

Indirect Health care cost of obesity

Total Cost of obesity

In this research presentation the author will discuss how obesity in United States of America impact health care costs. This topic will be approached from the perspective of direct and indirect costs. Direct cost is related to treating obesity as a health disorder in itself without accompanying complications. Indirect costs emerge from associating medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, heart failure and arthritis among other serious diseases medical science is now discovering. These add up to what can be considered the total health care costs of obesity in United States of America.

Research Paper: Impact of Obesity on Health Care Costs

Introduction

Obesity in United ...

Health care cost inflation remains a big challenge to the United States healthcare sector despite numerous efforts by the government to reduce the cost of health care. Financial experts have introduced different strategies aimed at offering solutions to the problem such as introducing new models of care delivery, cost sharing, and payment system reforms but neither has proved to slow down health care cost inflation. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the issue of health care cost inflation by focusing on the history of health care cost, factors influencing the increase in health care costs, and the role ...

The article reported on the upward trend in health spending growth in 2011. In 2011, per capita and total spending on health care increased. For instance, between 2010 and 2011 estimated per capita expenditure for claims filed under employer-sponsored health insurance rose up to 4.6 percent (Roehrig, 2011). Based on age group, health spending increased significantly for children reaching 7.7 percent increase over 2010. Based on the region the HCCI report indicates that the Northeast had both the highest dollars spent per capita and the highest growth in spending. According to the producer price index, Medicare prices increased by ...

is Communicated

Introduction

As human kind progress and improve their way of living, the use of chemicals has been a great factor of that progress. But alongside the benefits of these chemicals, there is a great threat or effect to people and the environment. With this, the countries around the world have developed a way of protecting the lives of the people through laws or regulations that require information to be prepared to those using chemicals, through labels or safety data sheets (United Nations, UN, 2011). In the past, different countries have their own way of classifying and labeling of chemicals but the ...

Members of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform of the United States of America have studied the economic downturn experienced by American families for a long time. They defined the reality of the problem and proposed a solution. They noted that the solution would be difficult and painful. The members consist of people with diverse backgrounds and signify diverse areas sharing a united principle that America’s long-standing financial fissure is indefensible. If the problem continues, the future generation will suffer inevitable poverty in a weak nation. The moment of truth is a document that tackles the economic challenges faced by ...

Introduction

- Summary - Medicaid - Medicare Analysis of challenges to Medicaid in terms of improving access to care, quality of care, and reducing the cost of care. Analysis of challenges to Medicare in terms of improving access to care, quality of care, and reducing the cost of care.

Conclusion

• Conclusions about the future of managed care in each program - Will it grow or decline? - What will be the challenges for success? Introduction This research encompasses a study of managed care in United States of America as perceived under Medicaid and Medicaid ...

Political issues in nursing

Introduction Healthcare reform is built on the existing health insurance system and aims at providing more people with the coverage of health insurance. It also seeks to establish protection of customers legally and educate them how to buy insurances. The legislation proposed on health reform is intended to change how health care gets delivered, organized and financed. However focus has been put on the responsibility of federal government; impact of loweringMedicare spending growth rate; provision to pay physicians plus other practitioners who are qualified and collection of information about procedures for end of life care. The policy shows ...

Technology and cost containment simply describes the role or influence of technology in reducing the escalating health care cost. Studies and reviews have shown how health care system in America has lagged far behind several other industries especially in the areas of harnessing the capabilities and potentials of information technology. This should have been used in several areas to improve the services, knowledge, communication, quality, cutting costs and health care efficiency. Considering the needs of the health care sector in America and the population and growing cost in managing health, Information technology will always be needed to improve health ...

Comparison of Health Care System of Taiwan and USA

Health care systems are intended to meet health care needs of the people or populations (Swann, Carmona, Ryan, Raynor, Baris, Dunsdon, Huntley, and Kelly). Health care reforms are required in order to modify the health care systems for making them capable to operate more effectually. There are however a wide variety of health care systems around the world. In some countries, the health care system has been formed but they are not planned, contrary to it in some countries a determined effort has been made by trade unions, governments, religious, charities, and associated bodies in order to deliver organized health care ...

Comparison of Health Care System of Taiwan and USA

Health care systems are intended to meet health care needs of the people or populations (Swann, Carmona, Ryan, Raynor, Baris, Dunsdon, Huntley, and Kelly). Health care reforms are required in order to modify the health care systems for making them capable to operate more effectually. There are however a wide variety of health care systems around the world. In some countries, the health care system has been formed but they are not planned, contrary to it in some countries a determined effort has been made by trade unions, governments, religious, charities, and associated bodies in order to deliver organized health care ...

Introduction

Obama's Health Care Plan popularly known as ObamaCare is officially termed as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA as abbreviated) which has been made in law as on 23rd March in 2010. The bill purports to provide "affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending and for other purposes". As per the report of PBS, 44 million Americans are without health insurance and the primary reason for this is the exorbitant cost of health insurance in USA. President Obama by enacting this law wants to make sure of every American ...

QUESTION 1:

Chronic diseases are the leading cause of the death and disability worldwide. For every 10 people, 7 deaths are attributed to chronic disease, such as heart disease, cancer, and stroke (CDC, 2012). In 2005 nearly one out of every two adults had a chronic disease. It accounts for nearly 75% of direct healthcare cost in the United States (Thrall, 2005). The prevalence of chronic disease increases with age, and with the increased longevity of the population the costs of care are rising. Diseases that were once considered to be fatal are now considered to be chronic diseases, such as certain ...

Nursing, like other professions is inundated with her own practise issues. These issues are of a major concern to nurses, to administrators, to the health care team, patients and even the whole populace. These issues have dire consequences on the image of nursing and are capable of affecting the quality of service rendered by nurses negatively. Some of the practice issues in nursing include work related injuries, nursing shortages, chemical dependence and nurse-to-patient ratios to mention a few. However, this paper will X-ray the issue of nursing shortages. Nursing shortages is a global phenomenon as it affects the highly industrialised countries ...

Long Term Managed Care

Over time, health management plans have evolved to encompass new services that were initially considered a home affair. With the work environment and tight schedules making it hard for care provision at home for people with chronic diseases or conditions, the long-term managed care has emerged. This issue is further elaborated in the essay below.

According to the New York State Department of Health (NYDH) (2011), managed long term care is a health service designed for people who need a long-term care services. These services offer flexibility to the people and further provide choice since the individuals can choose ...

Will it be possible to rein in the costs of health care and still give the public the health care freedom-of-choice in health care providers? Employers and the public have seen their health care cost increase dramatically in the last decade, and they are expected to continue to rise. (Hartman, Martin, Nuccio, Catlin,) The United States has one of the world’s highest per capita spending rates for health care. (Pearson). Even with the great sums of money now directed towards health care, coverage is inconsistent and the cost of health care is still increasing. Physicians, hospitals and ...

Contents

Abstract 3 Introduction 4 Solution 4 Problem 5 Solution 5 Problem 5 Solution 6 Conclusion 6 REFERENCES 7

Abstract In recent times, the evolution of health management plans has included novel services which include long term managed care. This health management plan is not perfect; it has some advantages and disadvantages. This paper would examine some of these positive sides and the negative aspects.

Introduction The concept of long term managed care has had to change from time to time ...

Abstract

Ethical dilemmas occur across disciplines and cultures. Many times they are so intense that people take to the courts for what they perceive as justice. However, ethics regarding many life issues are so sensitive that even court rulings still leave parties dissatisfied with the ethical outcomes. In the following pages of this document the writer will examine an ethical issue facing society for which controversial opinions have been offered based on cultural beliefs emerging from religious orientations, egotistical dispositions; greed and merely a desire to contend. Questions are always asked about the right to die and the right to live. ...

Introduction

The cost of health care in US has been rising for the past several years. According to Medicare report (2010), government budget on expenditures in the last two years has tripled compared with the amount spent in 1990s. In 2008 the government spending on health care was about $2.3 trillion which represents 16.2 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). According to this report, the percent is the highest among all the industrialized countries in the world. The annual rate of growth of government expenditure on health care is 4.4 percent and it is predicted to increase ...