Healthcare is driven by money regardless of if it comes from government or borrowed money. The amount of money needed for healthcare can be taken from census and statistics that determine the need or demand of healthcare services in a certain area(Williams & Torrens, 2008). Census and statistics gather information by disease type, age, gender, block level and zip code(Williams & Torrens,2008), The information from the statistics is used to determine and estimate the the cost of healthcare that is wanted or needed in a certain range, a certain area, or a certain geographical area. Trends in healthcare arise from many factors;however, change in location or geographical locations could sway the predetermination of funds that ware needed …show more content…
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There are many concerns and reasons that can cause trends in the determinations of healthcare. Population dynamics, population size, change in population mobility, and the migration of illegal immigrants into the country are some of many causing factors that can can contribute to healthcare trends. The mobility of the population causes fluctuation because people may move from one geographical location to another. When this change occurs, the healthcare needs or healthcare wants could change(Williams & Torrens,2008).
The geographical change could increase Alzheimer cases and dementia cases, the change could also increase the number of other healthcare services needed for a specific geographical area or demographic location(Williams & Torrens, 2008).
The illegal migration into the country and geographical areas causes a trend in healthcare. Census statistics will reflect these numbers, with ongoing changes occurring. The older aging adults "baby boomers" are still taking the world by storm. Baby boomers are living healthier, living longer, exercising, and participating in social activities that increases mobility and contribute to a healthier lifestyle(Williams & Torrens.2008).
Age Specific gender rates are figured into the healthcare equation. Age specific gender is based upon the age a female begins puberty
Q2-Evaluate Vegemite’s brand image based on the social media research undertaken by Talbot and his team .In light of these historic factors, Why did Talbot want to revitalize the brand?
Money plays a huge role in access, therefore it is a vital issue to discuss. Within the current system, lack of money results in lack of health care, which leaves thousands of people without any health care coverage. Between 2001 and 2005, the number of people paying for health insurance increased 30%, however income only raised 3% (Health Care Problems). Adequate income is a necessity and unfortunately that is not present. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, the average annual premium across the country is $16,000. Currently, the average annual income in the United States is $51,107. Mint Money Management suggests that about 4-6% of one’s total income should be spent on insurance, including life, disability, and health insurance. However, the averages in the United States show that the average person spends about 31% of their income on health insurance, which is not financially beneficial. When this rise in health insurance is not parallel to the inflation of income, innocent people are left without a method to achieve health care. There is a program for those who can’t afford health insurance out of pocket nor have access to it, and that is called Medicaid. Issues still exist with the program. There is only so much funding, which leaves many still uninsured. Additionally, people with Medicaid have difficulty
as defensive medicine practice, new technology, malpractice lawsuit and the uninsured. New technology is the biggest factor of the rising cost of healthcare to treated patient of their illness. New technologies have seemed to be the driving force of high healthcare cost in America. The technology accounts for 38 to 65 percent of healthcare spending in America (Johnson, 2011). The annual spending of health care increased from 75 billion in 1970 to 2.0 trillion in 2005 and is estimated to reach 4.0 trillion in 2015 (Kaiser Foundation, 2013). U.S. citizens spent 5,267 per capita for health care in 2002- 53 percent more than any other country” (2005). “America spent 5267 per capita and in Switzerland they spent 3074 per capita” about 1821 cheaper than ours (Starfield, B 2010). Controlling the technology isn’t easy thing to do because of technology prices are set by manufacturing and the installer of the new medical equipment’s. However, there other way
Throughout the history of the United States, the economics of the health care system has experienced many changes. There are many factors to consider that has been the drive behind many of the changes within the health care system. Medical and surgical technologies are some factors that relate to the changes in health care. Besides these factors, allocating sources to fund health care services has always been the most critical factor. One might consider the economic term supply and demand when looking at the history of health care economics and the primary funding source. Health care funding
emerge as a professional entity until the beginning of the 20th century, with the progress in biomedical science. Since then, the
One of the issues is the increasing cost of healthcare which is dominating the health policy in U.S. this is accompanied by an increase in spending on healthcare. According to projections by the government, the spending on medical care will continue to rise. U.S spends more money on health care than any other nation globally (Holtz, 2013). The increase in the spending is as a result of improved tools for disease diagnosis, better surgical interventions among others. This raises an issue for the policy makers on the maximum GDP percentage that a country has to spend on healthcare, and whether the nation will afford the cost that is continually growing. In contemplating any change in the health policy, policy makers should consider the cost of the healthcare and the ability of the nation to support that high cost.
“The amount people pay for health insurance increased 30 percent from 2001 to 2005, while income for the same period of time only increased 3 percent.” (Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation). The rising cost of healthcare is a huge problem in America today. In this paper I will analyze the different issues and causes for the increase in cost.
The U.S. health care system is a scrutinized issue that affects everyone: young, old, rich, and poor. The health care system is comprised of three major components. Since 1973, most Americans have turned to managed-care programs, known as HMOs. The second type of health care offered to Americans is Medicare, health care for the elderly. The third type of health care is Medicaid, a health care program for the poor.
Over the recent years, healthcare in the United States has drastically changed. The industry has experienced continuous growth, due to an array of events. The introduction and passing of Affordable Care Act, the increase of Baby Boomers (individuals born between 1946-1960) reaching the age of retirement, and potential passing of immigration inclusion laws has impacted and will continue to impact America’s healthcare landscape. Numerous factors associated with the political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal aspects are key indicators into the potential success of the industry.
The population trends that are important to the planning, financing and delivery of healthcare is the growing population of cancer and other diseases. "As a nation, we have long struggled with issues of who has the right to access which health care services and under what conditions" (Williams & Torren, 2008, pp.74). Most of American citizen's do not get the healthcare that they deserve due to demographic's. Women mortality rates are starting to raise again due to certain disease's. "Breast cancer mortality in women is the highest in the highest age groups although declining mortality from other causes, particularly diseases of the heart and the cerebrovascular illness, at least in part, leads to a higher mortality from various cancers" (Williams
I have never really focused on the issues that our economy is facing; therefore, I find reading articles like these rather interesting. They provide me with material and questions I would not have looked up before. My favorite quote from the article was, “Monetary policy has been keeping the patient alive, creating the possibility of a lasting cure through fiscal and structural operations,” as stated by BoE Chief. I thought this line to be very funny and blunt. The comparison of the nation to a patient really put into perspective the how tragic our economic system is doing. Also, I have come to belief that people are okay with the monetary policy because it has been providing some relief to our problems, but people must find an actually solution,
Task 1 requires you to submit a written piece of work covering all learning outcomes (LO1s, LO2s & LO3s) with a reflective account embedded in the context of work.
Westmount Nursing Inc. is a for profit chain with seven different nursing homes. It has a grown from a small few bed facility to a facility with 4 different divisions that made to help make seniors more independent. The Westmount Nursing Homes were in search for a chief executive officer and president, which was filled by Shirley Carpenter. After Shirley Carpenter came on to the company, many changes were made and implemented. Some implementations were successfully, but she was also challenged with many problems with the Union Federation of Nurses and the Board of directors regarding wages and total quality management implementation. My recommendation would be for Shirley to stop the implementation of total quality management and focus on
Healthcare in the US relies heavily on different population trends that help form and structure our tailor made health care services. Multiple population trends are imperative to the planning, financing and delivery of healthcare. Analyzing the size and age framework of a population has a great impact on the planning of healthcare (Williams & Torrens, 2008). The aging and longevity of the average Americans are of vital concern to future financial stability of the Social Security and Medicare programs. Access trends is also important due to they convey whether care is actually being delivered to the right consumers in response to
America is without a question the leading country of medical and scientific advances. There always seem to be a new medical breakthrough every time you watch the news or read the paper, especially in the cure of certain diseases. However, the medical research requires an enormous amount of money. The U.S. spends the most money on health care yet many people, mainly the working class Americans are still without any type of health insurance and thus are more susceptible to health risks and problems. The concept of health insurance for Americans was formulated over a century ago. Most Americans obtain health insurance from