With Comparison to the United States
Hsm310 Introduction Health Services Management Course project
3-31-2012
Table of Contents
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Executive Summary………………………………………………………………… 3
Population and Health
Demographics characteristics of population……………………………………………
Mortality, Infant Mortality rate, cause of death and the quality of life…………………
Availability of Health Services
General description of Services institutions, provider of care……………………………
Issues related to access………………………………………………………………….
Expenses
How are Health Services paid for is it private sector or single pay……………………..
How does the government set the financial …show more content…
S. is growing mainly due to the aging and the non-aging population and the need for Medicare and Medicaid Insurance. As the aging population continue to grow so will health spending and the cost for long term care and the cost of medication. Some of the U.S. Americans will not be able to afford the health care insurance or some of U.S. Americans will not have insurance. I think the U.S. should take a look at how Canada offers health care to the insured and uninsured.
HISTORY
Health care has become very expensive to the older population and the younger population. The spending cost for senior citizens has sky rocketed. With the changes made to Medicare and Medicaid older population cannot keep up with the cost and extras expenses that are needed to see the doctors and pay for the medications. Some of the physicians and hospitals are not accepting Medicare or Medicaid recipients because the plans that most individuals have doesn’t coverage and or the physician doesn’t only get a certain amount from the insurances carriers that doesn’t cover the cost the providers have given the Medicare/Medicaid patients. Some physicians are helping the Medicare/Medicaid patients by supplying extra samples of medications to help with not being able to affordable the cost of medicine. With the aging population, new and improve technology, the out of pocket expenses along with the having to pay for the medication and having a copay it is impossible …show more content…
Over the years healthcare has changed to leaving most of our Americans uninsured and without hope of getting insurances. If the government would provide coverage for the low-income and the disable and or mentally challenged it would not be affordable. With the change in technology and having the hospital move to an ambulatory services and having the mini clinic to accommodate the individuals who don’t have the time to sit in wait long hours to see the physician because of the shortages of nurses and or physician it may not be possible for some of our Americans who go without insurance get the same or adequate treatment options, the wellness programs and or