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Health Care and Managed Health Care: The Need for Sweeping Reforms, 2002.
A look at role of primary care nurse practitioners in relation to health care reforms.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 94.95
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This paper investigates the role of primary care nurse practitioners in respect to health care and health care reform. The failure of primary healthcare is critically assessed, in the respect that health care is currently "managed" by independent "for- profit" organizations, where there is an emphasis on financial success rather than patient welfare. This paper also places a strong emphasis on the role of nurse care practitioners in the state of Florida and in community health care clinics.
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Health Care Reform, 2007.
This paper examines several aspects of health care reform.
2,662 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 7 sources, APA, AU$ 85.95
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This paper presents and evaluates some of the changes currently taking place in today's health care environment. In particular, it focuses on managed care initiatives and health insurance. The writer recognizes that some of the changes occurring with health care reform are positive, such as cutting costs and promoting preventive medicine. However, these changes are not without concern. The paper concludes by stating that the problems arising from health care reform need to be understood so that the needs of the patients are put first.
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"Several years ago, health care reform was a hot political topic with President Bill Clinton's proposals to revolutionize medical health insurance. Even though his proposals didn't become law, sweeping changes are occurring within the health care system, particularly in regards to managed care health insurance and the reengineering of the hospital. The goals of these changes are to cut medical costs, make the delivery of health care more efficient, and to promote preventive medicine, health, and primary care. While these changes are positive in many ways, they are also creating concerns among both the health care consumer and provider. These changes must be managed to insure that high quality care remains at the forefront of medical care."
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Truman's and Clinton's Health Care Reform, 2002.
An examination and comparison of the health care reform politics during the administrations of President Clinton and President Truman.
1,527 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 53.95
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The writer of this paper examines, compares and contrasts the two presidents' health care reform efforts and their successes and failures. It discusses the many social and political factors involved with each of the presidents' attempts at health care reform.
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"The party line politics have always been influential in the development of policy in the United States, and the issue of health care reform was no exception. While the federal administrations of Harry Truman and Bill Clinton grappled with the debate over the nation's healthcare system the state administrations lined up on either side of the debate.
Truman was well known during his reign as president to push for health care reform. Truman wanted the nation to adopt a one size fits all type of health care policy that would allow all Americans to receive healthcare regardless of societal, or socioeconomic status. His idea was not only shot down but he was accused of designing an communist based plot to begin the change of American from a Democratic body to one of dictatorship. The scare tactic worked and the idea of Universal Health care was quickly extinguished(Kazi, 1994). "
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Alternative Approaches to Health Care: In The Name of Reform, 2001.
A discussion of alternative approaches to health care in light of the growing need for reform of the health care system.
1,110 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 41.95
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This paper discusses the need for alternative approaches to health care. While maintaining a commitment to providing quality health care, a limited budget demands that change be made in the way that health care services are provided, and which treatments are made available. Appropriate level of care for patient need is discussed. Alternative approaches not currently in widespread use, such as acupuncture and chiropractic medicine, are proposed. The need for an improved joint effort on the part of community groups and health care providers is raised.
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"Realizing that because of the high cost associated with health care and the limited availability of traditional hospitalized treatments an alternative approach is needed in the treatment of less severe health ailments that can be treated by alternative means. This reformed approach conserves hospitalized care for members of society who have a higher demand for these specialized services and equipment, such as organ transplant patients."
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Health Care Reforms, 2002.
An interview with a nurse on the impact of recent health care reforms.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 75.95
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This paper is an analysis of an interview with a health care worker, a nurse. The purpose of the interview was to discover whether the recent health care reforms impacted on a particular nurse.
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Health Care Reform in Three Urban Public Hospitals, 2003.
A comparative study of health care reform in three urban areas with the privatization of public hospitals.
22,710 words (approx. 90.8 pages), 47 sources, APA, AU$ 265.95
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This complete 5-chapter dissertation examines health care delivery practices in three tertiary urban health care facilities to identify those components that were deemed important from a patient satisfaction perspective. A series of original graphs reflecting the results of a patient satisfaction survey are also included, as well as an original survey at the appendix.
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"Over the last 50 years, the healthcare system in the United States and abroad has undergone a series of rapid and significant changes. Some of these changes have been the result of innovative developments in medical science and technology that have benefited patients and have prolonged and saved the lives of millions. Some of these changes, however, have only served to limit patient access to prescribed treatment and diminished the quality of care. Research has shown time and again that a patient's perception of the quality of medical care being received is directly correlated to the manner in which that patient responds to medical care, with higher perceptions of quality providing improved outcomes over less quality care - even if these perceptions are not solidly based on fact. These patient-centered outcomes have assumed greater importance as the primary means of measuring the effectiveness of healthcare delivery. The patient satisfaction survey used in this research project was based in part from the Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire developed by Linder-Pelz et al. for this purpose. Generally speaking, the measures of a clinic visit that were deemed important to a patient used in this instrument are comprised of: 1) doctor conduct; 2) convenience; 3) appointment getting; and, 4) the visit in general. Based on these findings, recommendations are provided to assist healthcare managers and clinicians in developing appropriate and effective patient satisfaction programs in any healthcare setting."
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Health Care Reform In the United States, 2002.
This paper discusses Clinton's 1993 "State of the Union Address" and his health care promises.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 37.95
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This short paper discusses Clinton's 1993 "State of the Union Address" and promise that during his presidency all Americans would find themselves covered by some form of medical insurance. Seven years later, in the twilight of his presidency he continues to promise health care reform. This paper also looks at why nurses support health care reform. The focus of the paper will be on the benefits of health care reform.
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Health Care Reform in Ontario, 2002.
Examines reduced government spending on Canadian health care that have resulted in declining standards of citizen health care.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 16 sources, AU$ 104.95
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It is ventured in this paper that potential stopgaps and solutions to what has been chronic under-financing of Canadian Health are to be found in strong investment in primary medical care. For the future, a new orientation of promoting primary health care seems a very sensible undertaking and one in which nurses will be called upon to play important and diverse roles. Reference is made to sources drawn from academic materials, journalism and those of advocacy and political groups.
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Reforming US Health Care, 2007.
This paper discusses the crisis facing the United States health care system.
2,560 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 12 sources, MLA, AU$ 82.95
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The paper reveals that the US health care system is currently in crisis mode because of rising costs, problems related to cost containment, inefficiency and the numbers of uninsured and under-insured patients increasing each year. The paper maintains that the only viable solution to this crisis is to provide all US citizens with some form of health insurance and to work towards a transformation of the system.
Outline:
Introduction
Health Care in Crisis Mode
Inefficiency and Injustice
High Costs
Managed Care
Innovative Approaches
Insurance Crisis
Quality of Care
Proposed Solutions
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"Currently, concerns about the escalating costs of health care and the lack of accessibility are being voiced by health care consumers, employers and other stakeholders. "According to the Institute of Medicine, over 44 million Americans are without some form of health insurance" (Odom R1). These escalating costs, as well as the dire problem of the uninsured, indicates that the health care industry in at the brink of a national healthcare crisis. Healthcare costs and financial problems can cause health organizations' legitimacy to be questioned. In a number of cases, the organization survived only because it was recognized that "the governance of community health organizations is critical to their survival, especially during times of crisis" (Savage 384)."
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Health Care and Nursing in the United States, 2004.
Examines how health care reforms in the past years have affected America's uninsured and the nursing industry.
2,111 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 11 sources, MLA, AU$ 70.95
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This paper examines how the health care reforms instituted under the past two presidencies have failed to address the problems of uninsured Americans in the United States. The first part of this paper examines the long road to health care reforms. It pays special attention to the thorny issue of universal insurance and the trends towards the privatization of health care. The next part of the paper then focuses specifically on the field of nursing. It looks at how health care reforms have changed the nature of a nurse's job, increasing both the level and difficulty of a nurse's workload. These changes also have significant implications for the quality of patient care in health care facilities and the rise in the number of self-care practitioners in the United States.
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"Many nurses also report a rise in patient acuity. The privatization of healthcare has resulted in a new mindset in the medical workplace, one that requires hospitals to limit admissions to only "the sickest patients for the shortest possible stays" (Sochalski and Aiken 1999:1). In addition to the increase in the number of patients, nurses are also managing an increased number of patients who are much more ill and who require more attention. As a result, the level and difficulty of a nurse's workload has significantly increased."
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Lack of Universal Health Care in U.S., 2001.
Rising cost of health care. Employer provided health insurance. Employee-based health plans. Growth of HMOs. Move toward health care reform. Government vs. private industry run universal health care.
3,600 words (approx. 14.4 pages), 15 sources, AU$ 135.95
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"Few issues are as critical to individuals as their physical health. Yet the cost of health care in the United States is recognized as one of the most serious public issues facing Americans today. For many years, employers have provided, or subsidized, health care in one form or another to employees. In some cases, the employer provided health insurance and the employee could select the provider without limitation. In other cases, the employer joined a health maintenance organization which required employees to go to specific physicians and providers. Americans who did not work full-time, who did not work at all, or who worked for small companies often did not (and do not) have access to health insurance or health care on a regular basis. This research considers the state of the health care industry today, the ..."
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Health Care Privatization.
This paper argues in favor of health care privatization as opposed to health care nationalization.
755 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 28.95
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This paper explains that, unlike national health care, a government-operated, tax-funded system, the type of system, which is currently operated in Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and other countries,the majority of health care funding in the U.S. comes from the private sector. The author points out that advocates of national health care ague it would reduce costs by eliminating unnecessary, duplicative paperwork, adopting mechanisms to stretch health care dollars, such as bulk purchasing of medications, and implementing measures to control future health care costs, such as negotiating fair fees with doctors and budgets with hospitals. But some economists put the cost of national health care reform at $339 billion per year in additional taxes. The paper concludes that the only people who are really better off are the uninsured, with everyone else footing their bill and sacrificing their own health care, which isn't a good option for most working Americans because national health care expands coverage to all by raising taxes, rationing services, and limiting modern medicine.
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"Those in favor of national health care also believe that our health care is inadequate compared to other countries with national health care. The U.S. spends more per person on health care than any other country in the world, but the World Health Organization ranked the U.S. 37th in the overall quality of health care that it provides. We are the only industrialized country that lacks universal health care. More than forty-two million Americans have no health insurance, with access distributed unequally among rich and poor and among the races."
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The American Health Care System, 2006.
A comparative analysis of health care systems across cultures, compared to the American health care system.
5,125 words (approx. 20.5 pages), 26 sources, APA, AU$ 136.95
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This paper begins with a historical perspective on the American health care system. It compares health care systems across various cultures and analyzes the current state of health care in America. The paper then describes three distinct measures to reform health care without resorting to socialized medicine. It looks at regulatory reform, quality improvements and mandatory immunization programs.
Table of Contents:
History Of American Health Care
Health Care Abroad
The Current Situation
The Cost Of Poor Quality
Good Medicine
Payin' And Suffering
Conclusion And Proposal
Appendices
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"Health care in the United States didn't begin as the complex system we grapple with today. The first health care market worked very well- patients with very low expectations paid "doctors" for cures that didn't work. While this system was often less than ideal for patients, it was ideal from an economic point of view. This practice continued as doctors began to offer effective services to patients who developed an appetite for care that often exceeded their ability to pay. As the Great Depression fell upon America, hospitals began to suffer from patients' inability to pay for care. Desperate for relief, hospitals lobbied states for a way to ensure bills were paid. The creation of the first modern insurance company, Blue Cross, resulted . Originally, Blue Cross was a non-profit organization that simply paid the bills, without getting involved in what type of care was provided. Once doctors realized the benefits of this system- primarily, fast and complete payment of bills- the insurance industry began to grow. Soon, the practice was so popular that employees began demanding that their employers provide insurance benefits- a practice encouraged by the government in the form of tax benefits. This change in how care was paid for meant that the burden of health care costs shifted from the general population to the government. In the years after World War II, the United States experienced dramatic leaps in medicine. In the 1960's, the US saw a major change in how health care dollars are spent when Medicare and Medicaid began . Since that time, the US has seen a rise in the percentage of health care dollars spent by the government from 24% in the 1960s to 60% in the 1990s. Including tax subsidies for health insurance, 51% of health care spending in the US is done by government- and paid for by taxpayers."
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Health Care Resources, 2004.
Examines reasons for and possible solutions to the current health care crisis in the United States.
2,577 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 12 sources, APA, AU$ 82.95
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Most people agree that changes are needed within the U.S. health care delivery system. Efforts to reform health care have been mediocre at best in recent years, despite the 'efforts' and 'commitment' of politicians to reform health care delivery in America. This paper argues that part of the problem is the health care delivery system has, in fact, become a commodity rather than a necessity to be provided equitably among all populations. The health care delivery system is especially tragic within the U.S., where the highest quality and most modern technological medical interventions are available, but only to those populations that can adequately afford them. Access to health care, utilization of health care, and financing are all important considerations for government officials, as well as nursing professionals and physicians. The paper examines these ideas in greater detail, as well as the reasons behind the current crisis. Interventions are also suggested for improvement to the current system.
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"The research firmly supports the notion that individuals coming from differing socioeconomic backgrounds and demographics face different prospects related to living a healthy life (Fogel, 2002). Fogel (2002) also points out that evidence exists suggesting that health care delivery systems within the U.S. and other advanced industrial countries is shifting from the principle of 'universal access' to a market oriented and driven systems, where rising income inequality is among one of many factors that affects an individuals access to quality health care. The U.S. is not alone however, in their troubles and disparities related to health care delivery. In Britain for example a recent study released reveals that evidence of socioeconomic disparities in the prevalence of illness, probability of long term illness, prenatal deaths and stillborn risk exist (Fogel, 2002). In Denmark a study by Finn Tuchsen and Lars A. Endhal shows that morbidity due to cardiovascular diseases is "promoted by inequalities in income" (Fogel, 2002). The list goes on and on, affecting citizens in Rome, China and Norway."
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Health Care and Political Speeches, 1994.
A look at the ussue background and a rhetorical analysis of two 1994 addresses by Republican Senator Robert Dole and Democratic Senator George Mitchell on health care reform.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 5 sources, AU$ 101.95
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"Speeches by Robert Dole and George J. Mitchell, respectively the leaders of the minority Republican and majority Democratic parties in the United States Senate, will serve as examples of rhetorical situations for purposes of comparison. The speeches are both on the same subject, health care reform legislation, and both were delivered before the United States Senate on the same day, August 9, 1994. The speeches were both n response to two things--the general concern for health care reform that had been prevalent in the country for at least the previous year when President Clinton had placed the issue at the forefront of his legislative agenda, and the specific proposals that had been offered to Congress. The background of the health care debate will serve as an introduction to these two speeches offering different ideas about the debate and different views of the..."
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Health-Care in the Ukraine, 2002.
This paper discusses the post-communist reform of the Ukrainian health-care system.
2,190 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 6 sources, APA, AU$ 73.95
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This paper analyses the post-soviet transformation of the institutions providing health care in the Ukraine, basing the study on various statistical tables. It addresses the lack of interest in the transformation of these institutions and lists reasons for this lack of interest. It discusses the change in management structure in the light of the basic economic indicators for the Ukraine. It tackles the problem of corruption in Ukrainian organizations, looks at the changes in the sources of finance of health-care and deals with the additional costs borne by patients. The paper concludes that the current situation concerning health-care is absolutely adequate to the general situation in the Ukrainian economy and that the reforms are unnecessary.
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"There has been a noticeable lack of interest of western observers and reformers in the multiple transitions in health care in post-Soviet societies. The Ukraine is not an exclusion, since the country's economy is obviously the major reason of all the problems it is witnessing nowadays. Therefore, in the western debate mostly the changes in the other sectors are considered. In, politics, for example, the emphasis has been made on the shift from dictatorship towards democracy. In economics, the focus is mainly stuck on transformation from centrally planned system to capitalism, or market economy, as well as on the inclusion in global markets. Moreover, in foreign policy, the attention is drawn to the implementation of openness to Europe from the suspicious attitude that existed before. Recently, interest has also extended to the phenomenon of crime and corruption in post-Soviet countries."
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