Managed Care Brooke McMichael University of Scranton Abstract This paper examines the benefits and issues with managed care. The benefits include patients receiving preventative care‚ lower premiums‚ lower costs of prescriptions‚ fewer‚ unnecessary procedures‚ and less paper work. Some issues with managed care include limitation on doctors that patients can choose from‚ restricted coverage‚ the possibility of under treatment‚ and compromised privacy. Managed care effects nursing by causing significantly
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the managed health care industry changed over the years. Which changes do you believe had a positive impact on the managed health care industry? The relationship between government and the managed health care industry has a long history. Managed health care otherwise known as the pre years of managed care‚ started before the 1970’s. In the period from 1910 until 1970 the most significant example is the Western Clinic in Tacoma‚ Washington‚ which is named the first example of an HMO (Health Management
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The definition of mental illness or a psychological disorder refers to the distress‚ impairment and atypical behaviour of an individual over a period of time. This definition has changed throughout history. The different definitions have caused much controversy in the views and treatment of the mentally ill. These views and treatments have been both disgusting and caring (Barlow & Durand‚ 2016). Events‚ such as the institutionalisation and deinstitutionalisation of mentally ill patients have had
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more in this last decade. However‚ mental health treatment has limited studies on evidence-based practices and guidelines compared to other specialty areas in the healthcare setting. As a mental health nurse practitioner‚ holistic care is a key component utilized daily to provide clients with mental illness effective‚ health-promoting treatment. This purpose of this paper is to analyze a qualitative study conducted where participants‚ in a recovery stage of mental illness‚ were interviewed regarding
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. In the 1960s‚ concurrent with the growing attention on mental health‚ the promotion of community mental health centers became a major federal initiative after the U.S. passed the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act in 1963. The construction of mental health centers in local communities exploded. Their bold agenda in transitioning patients out of state psychiatric hospitals and into communities was aimed to promote more humane treatment and foster social
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history behind managed health care that started back in the late 19th century. The managed care plans were first organized during the 1920s but their origin is credited to non-profit organizations during the 1940s. The growth of the managed care was fairly slow when it first started until the health care costs begun to soar in the 1970s and 80s when employers begin to see managed care as an alternative to high-priced health care options. The increase in competition within the health care industry led
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proposals for health care reform by the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama which are perceived to produce unfavorable results. Such proposals include requiring employers to provide employees with health insurance‚ requiring each citizen to purchase an insurance policy that complies with government criteria and establishing a health insurance plan that would compete with private insurance. The author argues that such proposals would negatively affect taxpayers‚ health care providers and
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Universal Health Care is the type of health care where everyone no matter of age‚ gender‚ income race or pre-existing conditions can have access to health coverage. this means that the government will pay or subsidize the health coverage. There are many pro’s and con’s to this system. Although many countries outside of the United state ave this type of health coverage‚ does it mean it would b right for the United States? Pro’s Equal Access to Health Care. This means that everyone can receive
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Debates on America’s health care system‚ namely between politicians‚ have been going on for many years. The U.S. currently has a for-profit private health care system‚ aside from a few exceptions (e.g. Medicare and Medicaid). While some people are happy with the private system‚ there are others who would like to move to a universal health care system‚ where health care for all is publicly funded. America is the only major country without universal health care. Countries such as Japan‚ the United
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are many people in the U.S. who are uninsured‚ and many people see universal health care as a solution. The problem is that the concept is not as simple as it sounds. There are many flaws and sacrifices that come along with the system‚ and that is what most Americans are unaware about. Universal health care is defective because of the government’s inability to pay excess costs‚ the poorer quality and tardiness of health care services‚ and the doctors’ limited access to cutting edge technology and modern
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