Tag: ACA

What implications associated with the ACA might lead to a paradigm shift in the ways in which we view access to health care?

Overinsured, Underinsured, and Uninsured

Presently, the United States is a fragmented system that offers a misdistribution of “haves” and “have nots” which impact the cost of delivering health care. The United States is currently a nation of overinsured, underinsured, and uninsured people. In light of the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), how do you see these issues being corrected so that a majority of the population has access to quality health care? communicate the relevant aspects of the ACA that will impact these issues.

Analyze and describe how the role of public policy will affect changes in this distribution.

Evaluate and explain some of the social-cultural issues that might present potential problems as this plays out across the country. What implications associated with the ACA might lead to a paradigm shift in the ways in which we view access to health care?

 What are the implications and restrictions imposed by the ACA on physician-owned specialty hospitals?Why have physicians developed their own specialty hospitals?

Why have physicians developed their own specialty hospitals?

What legal issues can arise when physicians have an ownership interest in a hospital? Provide an example.

What are the implications and restrictions imposed by the ACA on physician-owned specialty hospitals?

How will these restrictions/implications affect you as a healthcare administrator working in a physician-owned hospital?

Since the 2016 presidential election, there have been multiple changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). What are they and how have they impacted healthcare access, cost, and quality?

HCAD 620 GP – Changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Since the 2016 presidential election, there have been multiple changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). What are they and how have they impacted healthcare access, cost, and quality?

Questions to be addressed in your research include:

1. What is the status of those who were newly covered?

2. What are exchanges and how are different States approaching them?

3. What does the Medicaid program have to do with the ACA?

4. How have health insurance premiums been affected?

5. What variables are in play in the political debate over the impact of the ACA on cost, access, and quality of care?

6. What are some of the key challenges facing state and national policymakers given the current status?

7. On balance, has the ACA been a good or bad law?

Resources.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Patient-Protection-and-Affordable-Care-Act/Final-passage

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) (for reference)
Nicknames: Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance Reform, Healthcare Reform Enacted by: the 111th United States Congress
Statutes at Large: 124 Stat. 119 through 124 Stat. 1025 (906 pages): https://www.congress.gov/111/plaws/publ148/PLAW-111publ148.pdf

https://www.thebalance.com/obamacare-facts-9-aca-facts-that-you-dont-know-3306071

What are the Advantages of the Affordable Care Act?

https://www.healthmarkets.com/resources/health-insurance/affordable-care-act-pros-and-cons/

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-iba-syn_pdf&ei=UTF-8&hsimp=yhs-syn_pdf&hspart=iba&p=what+is+the+affordable+care+act+pros+and+cons&type=ppff_9525_FFW_ZZ#id=3&vid=978af11884134b3e9ae5294c1f8aeee2&action=click

Overview of the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid

https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3590/

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-iba-syn_pdf&ei=UTF-8&hsimp=yhs-syn_pdf&hspart=iba&p=patient+protection+act&type=ppff_9525_FFW_ZZ#id=3&vid=07a781007ee7433e1cbec2ef7ac99374&action=click

https://quotes.healthcare.org/obamacare/?SRC=34&theme=obamacare&pubid=network&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=bing&utm_campaign=361666505&utm_content=be&utm_term=obama%20care%20rates&iv=__iv_p_2_a_361666505_g_1279831928136194_k_kwd-79989720369355:loc-4090_w_obama%20care%20rates_d_c_q_insurance%20premiums%20under%20obamacare_m_be_h_78857_c_79989592265927_n_o_z_3_vi__&msclkid=d1d86f61745f1e026c4b0dcacba72fb3

What marketing strategies might be utilized for promoting the upcoming changes and to attract these new patients?

Case Study Week 7

From an administrative viewpoint, are you in agreement with Jim’s rationale, and what effects will his initiatives have on their strategic direction? If you do not agree, what organizational direction would you propose based on the ACA?

Examine how his strategy helps or hinders the value-based reform that the industry is moving towards.

What marketing strategies might be utilized for promoting the upcoming changes and to attract these new patients?

Should ACA be repealed and replaced? Or, what are your recommendations for how it might be improved? Be specific by discussing which provisions should be sustained and which need to be revised, as well as how it will be financed.

1. Health care providers (such as physicians, hospitals, therapists, nurses, etc.)
2. Health care payers (government and insurers)
3. Employers
4. Cost, Access and Quality

Finally, conclude with your projections for the future of health care in America. Should ACA be repealed and replaced? Or, what are your recommendations for how it might be improved? Be specific by discussing which provisions should be sustained and which need to be revised, as well as how it will be financed.

What have you learned about the ACA revisions? How has this affected each of the 50 states that were required to either “opt-out” or implement Exchange programs? How did the revisions affect the New York State?

What have you learned about the ACA revisions? How has this affected each of the 50 states that were required to either “opt-out” or implement Exchange programs? How did the revisions affect the New York State?

 

In what ways do economists and policymakers—those who believe that market-based reforms are the key to improving the health care system—criticize the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)?

In what ways do economists and policymakers—those who believe that market-based reforms are the key to improving the health care system—criticize the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)?

Course is BAM 223 Essentials of Economics

Describe what you learned about your state licensure and certification requirements and how your planned coursework does or does not meet these requirements. What steps will you need to take independently from your degree program in order to complete any licensure or certification goals you have?

Professional Development Plan

Describe the key philosophies of the counseling profession: wellness, resilience, and prevention. Explain how the wellness model impacts the way in which counselors view clients and the concerns brought to counseling.

Articulate the roles and characteristics of an effective professional counselor for at least two different professional roles.

Compare and contrast two professional counseling associations, such as NAADAC and the ACA, and assess how these organizations can help in a counselor’s professional development.

Describe what you learned about your state licensure and certification requirements and how your planned coursework does or does not meet these requirements. What steps will you need to take independently from your degree program in order to complete any licensure or certification goals you have?

Considering the rise of technology in modern society, evaluate how technology might affect your clinical practice, assist you in creating innovative solutions, and optimize your performance.

State your ultimate goal in your career trajectory. Based on what you learned in Unit 2, discuss a timeline of how you will meet this goal.

What kind of training and certifications would be helpful? What kind of resources in your state will you need to consider? Summarize your future professional development steps and your timeline to complete them.
Other Requirements

Identify what you believe is an ethical dilemma faced by both the site supervisor Mrs. Lindt, and the university supervisor and professor, Dr. Cottone.

Discussion

School Counselor Supervisor Feels Uncomfortable

Referring to the ACA Code of Ethics and the ASCA Ethical Codes for School Counselors, identify what you believe is an ethical dilemma faced by both the site supervisor Mrs. Lindt, and the university supervisor and professor, Dr. Cottone.

Write down three code of ethics from both ACA and ASCA that are relative to the following objectives:

Identify ethical issues in clinical supervision.

Delineate the responsibilities of supervisees.

Describe the roles and responsibilities of supervisors.