2011 Risks & Benefits of ACO Formation PPD513 Legal Issues in Healthcare 11/27/2011 Introduction and Statement of Intent Section 3022 of the Affordable Care Act requires the Secretary to establish a shared saving program outlining‚ encouraging and guiding the development of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in Medicare (CMS‚HHS‚ 2011). Shared savings is a key component of Medicare reform and the ACO is a new concept that is being explored as a vehicle to bring shared savings from concept
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The benefits of vaccination outweigh the risk The world human population is consistently under threat from potentially fatal infections and disease outbreaks that cause death‚ intense suffering and fear. Since time began‚ the world has experienced large-scale epidemics‚ such as the 1918 flu pandemic that caused heavy loss of human lives. Currently‚ flu pandemics continue recurring in different parts of the world‚ while HIV/AIDS remains one of the most serious infections with no cure. Discovery of
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ESSAY 1 – DAVID MARQUES BENEFITS AND RISK OF THE USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES‚ IN PARTICULAR‚ THE COMPUTERS Nowadays interaction with computers has become an integral part of daily routine for millions of people. Whatever career you choose to follow‚ you will probably be a frequent user of computers. IT (Information Technology) has become progressively more important in our society and many jobs are changing. There are some benefits and some risks associated to news technologies‚ in particular‚ the
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Risks and Benefits of Cosmetic Surgery Nichole Johns University of Phoenix Axia College Risks and Benefits of Cosmetic Surgery What is cosmetic surgery? Cosmetic surgery is a process of one or more surgical procedures that are used to restore or enhance the appearance of different parts of the body. Cosmetic Surgery is a specialty field that is growing in the medical profession. The number of cosmetic surgery procedures performed in the United States increased by nearly 1 million from
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What’s the Benefit? (The Report) “It is easier to stay out than get out”.- Mark Twain. Smokers believed that smoking is like heaven that releases all your stress and problems furthermore only smokers can understand their fellow smokers. For all over the years the consumption of cigarettes increases and the government must do something about that. Taxation is one of the methods of the government in which they finance their expenditures by implementing charges on citizens and corporate entities
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Online Shopping: Risks and Benefits There has long been a need for the consumer to purchase goods without ever having to leave their home. The industry started with mail order catalogs such as Sears Roebuck that offered consumers the convenience to order goods without having to travel a long distance to see what was available. The catalog offered everything from clothing to toys‚ and even farming equipment that made it easier for early American families to purchase goods without having to travel
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The Benefits And Risks Of Using Facebook Facebook as we all know is a social networking website launched in February 2004. Its aim was that users can add people as friends‚ send them messages and update their personal profiles to notify friends about themselves Some of the Benefits are: * Facebook is considered a social networking site and‚ if used as such‚ can be a good way to make connections with people with similar interests and goals. Facebooking can be a way to connect with or "meet"
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A New House – Risks and Benefits The government bodies that influence the national fiscal policies that potentially affect the housing market are the Federal Reserve. This body decides the rise and fall of interest rates. If the rate decreases‚ more money is introduced into the economy. The interest rates to decrease and therefore increase the demand for the housing market and then solidifies the prices of homes. And if the rate increases‚ less money goes into the economy and interest rates will
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What are the benefits and risks of using the Internet as a source of information when writing assignments for Master’s programmes? Searching for information on the Internet is a methodology when writing essays for Master’s programmes. Obviously‚ both the advantages and disadvantages of this methodology can be found. The merits of using the Internet are obvious. It is very likely that MSc students are able to find more materials on the Internet quickly and conveniently. The huge amount of
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1. What is trading standards? What impact can they have on your business? Trading Standards is the name given to local authority departments in the UK formerly known as Weights and Measures. Frequently‚ the Trading Standards enforcement functions of a local authority are performed by a small part of a larger department which enforces a wide range of other legislation: environmental health‚ health and safety‚ licensing and so on. 1 What you sell There are a few general laws that affect all consumer-facing
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