Case Study : The Health Insurance System

When senior executive at Best Employer Company (Heather) was vacationing in the USA, she expected to return injury free. As Human Resource Manager, it is my responsibility to familiarize myself with the company benefits and inform Heather of the details. I feel the information below is well researched and offer good support about why I selected each benefit.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) strives to improve the quality of the lives of Americans. The most current healthcare policy that endorses the ACA, is the ObamaCare initiative that has received a fair share of both support and criticism. (Hwang, et al. 2013) talks about the “Effects of the integrated delivery system on cost and quality”. According to the authors, most people criticize the American healthcare system because of its complexity, high cost and excessive fragmentation. The same scholars confirm however that the fragmentation and the provision of various services, benefit different people that require healthcare attention. The article focuses on several advantages of the integrated healthcare delivery systems (IDSs) in the United States. Furthermore, the scholars identify existing gaps, which include the various arguments of current health policy experts that have endeavored to discuss health policy issues in America. Americans can also access health care services through virtual technologies, which allow them to have different electronic health record databases. (Hwang, et al. 2013) uses relevant materials from peer reviewed and non-peer reviewed articles to describe the fluctuating nature of healthcare service delivery in America. Conclusively, the authors agree that the virtual systems create room for accountability, academic research in healthcare and efficient service delivery.

With the implementation of any new program there are bound to be unforeseen errors that causes the plan to be seen as failing when in reality it is just working through some issues. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is going through that process right now. A simple example to point to is the website that was built for the new healthcare system crashing when it was launched. The ACA is also exposing flaws in how healthcare is funded and also projected. With an estimated 32 million people gaining access to healthcare sharing of patient information is going to be vital, new technology will have to emerge to help with the surge of patient information. Along with the expansion of access to healthcare it is exposing the lack of qualified

The federal exchange and the local governments launched their affordable healthcare system on October 1, 2013. Their system crashed, timed out and or froze before consumers could were able to complete their applications. There was one state that outperformed the federal government’s exchange. This state had the only up and running system since the beginning. This was the state of Kentucky. Kentucky, under the advisement of Sparx, their outside contracted IT experts, used a reusable framework which gave them a head start to this large statewide project. This project duration was little over 27 months of constant planning, designing, and development of this state level exchange.

On October 1, 2013, people began shopping for new health care plans on Healthcare.gov, but the system crashed. President Obama responded to the technology

On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Healthcare Act into law. It had been estimated that 30 million people would sign up for the new healthcare act. As of April 15, 2015 the actual number of people that have signed up is 11,776,046 which is a far cry from what was predicted. Within the healthcare system all across the United States things are changing. How will the Affordable Healthcare Act impact the healthcare system within the United States? This paper will address what the Affordable Healthcare Act is first and then

The Affordable Care Act, also known as ACA or ObamaCare, is one of the largest and most polarizing cultural change efforts in recent history. While the ACA impacts all Americans in some way, many of the details surrounding the law itself are still being challenged or under review in some capacity. The Affordable Care Act includes many complex issues and moving parts but the failed initial launch of the online healthcare marketplace by the Obama Administration, in partnership with various agencies and external contractors, is an excellent of example of what can go wrong when trying to make sweeping change efforts.

The Affordable Care Act was signed into law in 2010, just over five years ago. Since then the healthcare industry, and even organizations outside the industry, have been affected in many ways; from new reimbursement models, opening healthcare exchanges, millions of individuals gaining insurance that they previously did not have, and a plethora of new regulations just to name a few. Although the law was passed in 2010, it wasn’t until 2014 that millions of newly insured participants entered into the system when much of the affects were initially recognized. However, even with two enrollment periods under our belt, a new enrollment period set to begin in a month, along with additional regulations still to be fully recognized, how the

Due to the fact, the Affordable Care Act was an overhaul unlike any other in America in regards to healthcare it has received a great deal of attention nationwide. All the attention seems to have gotten people to thinking about our health care system in comparison to others countries health care systems and what is best for the United States. According to Delivering Health Care in America: A Systems Approach. Sixth ed., the United States leads the world in the latest and greatest in medical technology, training and research. Another feature that makes this health system stand out is that is doesn’t automatic cover everyone unlike other health systems. The health care system is a patchwork of various components of other systems. Some

There were multiple technical problems with the Affordable Care Act website (known as Healthcare.gov). In order for people to purchase their health insurance, and understand pertinent health insurance policies, the website needs enhancements. Most recently, since November 2014, changes have been made to the Healthcare.gov website in order to stem other challenges. For instance, there is less information that new users will have to enter to register for health insurance (Ydstie, 2014). Initially, issues challenges that slowed the Healthcare.gov website had included bandwidth issues, synchronization issues, support issues, application issues, support issues, requirements definition issues, support issues and security issues.

Toward a more efficient, consumer-mediated and transparent health and human services enrollment process on March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, which extends health care coverage to an estimated 32 million uninsured individuals and makes coverage more affordable for many others. This seek to encourage adoption of modern electronic systems and processes that allow a consumer to seamlessly obtain and maintain the full range of available health coverage and other human services benefits. [1]

ObamaCare and the Healthcare System Medical and health insurance is a very helpful and needed aid in America. Although not

Everyone has their own views on what they think the United States healthcare system should consist of. Consequently, the healthcare system has been flawed for many years and does not plan to change anytime soon. According to Luft (2006), “rapid and wide-reaching technological innovation, the ready access to care for the insured, and clinical and patient autonomy” (p.1). These are some of the strengths the US healthcare system are proficient in providing. In contrast, the weaknesses of the healthcare system outweigh the system’s strengths. Luft (2006) examined and acknowledged the following:

There is an ongoing debate regarding the potency of the new health care reform—Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—from the outset of its proposal. Many attempts had been presented in the past years but the root of the issue remains prevalent today, that there is a lack of quality in its delivery and the cost of care is continuously increasing beyond national economic edges. In this manuscript, we will discuss several factors that can positively sway the long-term significance, impact, and structure of the United States health care system. Many are wondering whether the Universal Coverage, to which will give more control and

According to forbes.com United States corporations spent over seventy billion dollars on training in 2014. That’s fifteen percent increase from the year prior. With this growth of training, training and organizational development professionals are in high demand. Forbes notes economic growth for this increase. With health care reform in the United States, healthcare organizations are seeing growth. Many health care organizations are focused on lowering their cost to cover the expected decrease in reimbursements. As the number of United States citizens with health coverage increases, insurers and regulator bodies are tightening their expectations on quality and safety. Health care organizations are spending millions on training and improvement initiatives are focused on decreasing waste and errors. By focusing on the following outcomes: cost and safety metrics; health care professionals may not be addressing cultural components and are allowing their initiatives to fail.