What is prevention in healthcare? Why is prevention so important for achieving good community health in America?

What is prevention in healthcare? Why is prevention so important for achieving good community health in America?

WHAT IS HEALTHCARE POLICY? (GRADED) What exactly is healthcare policy? Who does it affect? This section lists options that can be used to view responses. [http://www.bezern.com/] FOREIGN HEALTHCARE (GRADED) Your reading this week compared four countries’ healthcare systems. [http://www.bezern.com/] In addition, everyone researched a country of their choosing in HSM310. [http://www.bezern.com/] How did the countries from the reading or the country that you researched from HSM310 attempt to control the rising costs of healthcare? week 2 U. [http://www.bezern.com/]S. [http://www.bezern.com/] HEALTHCARE SYSTEM ORGANIZATION (GRADED) What have been some of the forces driving the organization of U. [http://www.bezern.com/]S. [http://www.bezern.com/] healthcare? FINANCING A CHANGING HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (GRADED) Why have physician reimbursement models changed over the years? This section lists options that can be used to view responses. [http://www.bezern.com/] week 3 FINANCIAL COST CONTROLS (GRADED) What are some examples of painless cost control? Are they painless for everyone? REIMBURSEMENT COST CONTROLS (GRADED) Describe and provide examples of price and quality controls. [http://www.bezern.com/] week 4 ACCESS (GRADED) What are the major issues surrounding access to healthcare in America today? In your view, what might be done to address these issues and improve access?

QUALITY (GRADED) In the U. [http://www.bezern.com/]S. [http://www.bezern.com/], can a low-income person receive access to high-quality care? Research the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). [http://www.bezern.com/] How does this new law impact such access? This section lists options that can be used to view responses. [http://www.bezern.com/] WEEK 5 THE BABY BOOMERS – ARE WE READY? (GRADED) Let’s start this week’s discussion with identifying who makes up the baby boomer generation. [http://www.bezern.com/] Please research and post statistics about the baby boomer generation. [http://www.bezern.com/] (Remember to post your sources!) THE FUTURE OF LONG-TERM CARE (GRADED) Let’s start by reviewing the financial picture of the long-term care (LTC) industry. [http://www.bezern.com/] Who are the main payers?

What are some of the main financial challenges that the industry is facing? week 6 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN HEALTH CARE (GRADED) What are the most pressing ethical dilemmas which we face in U. [http://www.bezern.com/]S. [http://www.bezern.com/] healthcare today? Select one dilemma which is particularly important in your estimation, and share your own views on that dilemm THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION (GRADED) What is prevention in healthcare? Why is prevention so important for achieving good community health in America? week 7 WHAT IS OUR FUTURE? (GRADED) What is the difference between a social insurance and a public assistance approach to government-financed national health insurance? Use Medicare and Medicaid as examples. [http://www.bezern.com/] OBAMACARE – PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (GRADED) The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is changing the health care environment as we know it. [http://www.bezern.com/] Pick one of the following stakeholders and discuss the implications of the bill for them: * Woman * Chronically ill * Medicare Eligible Patients * Medicaid Eligible Patients