Health Insurance Reports Samples For Students

Introduction

Health insurance coverage is a sensitive issue in the USA. A case in point is the recently enacted Obamacare in the USA. The law intended to widen coverage of health insurance to all American citizens including the vulnerable groups that are often disadvantaged in market-driven health insurance schemes. The reason that is always given for government provision of health insurance and health services is that the very poor cannot afford to pay market premiums for health insurance since they can barely meet their basic needs. Therefore, there is a need to subsidize health insurances and costs to those groups.
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Appendix:
Introduction
Objective P. 3
Program Details & Classification P. 3-4
Obstacles Facing Stakeholders.
Citizens. P. 4-10
Immigrants. P. 10
Employers & Workforce. P. 10-12
Options for Individuals without Affordable Coverage. P. 12-13
Conclusion. P.13
References. P. 14
Introduction
The purpose of this report is to analyze the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that was passed by the Congress in March 2010. In this document, we are going to discuss the program’s objective, how it affects the different stakeholders within the American Society, what are the pros and cons and what are the barriers for its implementation (or consequences); we will ...

Human Resource Management

Introduction
This project alludes to the compensation and benefit strategy of an organization. It is very essential to clarify the concept and all the aspects of compensation and benefits given to the employees of an organization. Walmart is the world’s largest retail store that has been taken for this project to study the compensation and benefits issues and the steps taken by them. As per the Fortune global 500, Walmart is also one of the largest companies in the world in term of revenues, and the leading private employers worldwide. It employs approximately 2.2 million employees across ...

Job Overview

The individual interviewed for the report is an administrative assistant in a K-12 school district. The employee’s position is located in the Office of Information Technology in a support facilities building. Part of the administrative assistant’s role is to serve as an assistant for the director of technology, while the other portions involve reconciling the department’s budget, assisting technicians with payroll questions and payroll system entries, ordering office supplies, taking and routing phone calls, filing, and receiving departmental orders. The administrative assistant is responsible for using multiple online applications to manage payroll, work order and ordering ...

Abstract

Medical reforms in the form of legislation have played a big role in bringing about parity in the health care sector. The 2010 Affordable Health Care Act, the 1996 Mental Health Parity Act and various other legislations have improved the accessibility, affordability and quality of group health plans and insurance plans. Although a few loop holes and old laws continue o hamper efforts to bring about health care parity, the legislations are a big step in the right direction.
The efforts aimed to integrate behavioral health services into mainstream medical service will affect the lives of many Americans positively, as only a ...

Section A: Range of servicesBarclays Bank

Barclays Bank offers the following services; Current accounts, savings account, mortgages, property insurance, health insurance, credit cards and internet banking (Barclays Bank, 2012). However, the bank does not offer consumer banking, corporate banking, wealth management, investment banking, international banking, and personal banking.
TSB=Lloyds Bank
TSB Bank offers the following range of services; current account, internet banking, savings account, credit card, loan and mortgage (Lloyds Bank, 2012). This bank fails to offer the following services; consumer banking, corporate banking, wealth management, investment banking, international banking, and personal banking.

HSBC Bank

This bank has the following services on offer; credit cards, ...

The first principle that BUPA must adopt is that it must understand true costs. This company will make this achievement by using the standard cost component. This tool should be applied in budget preparation, pricing reporting and performance based incentive plans (Elliott, 2004). This is based on the increase in utility costs, which has decreased the operating surplus. In 2012, the operating surplus was £ 38,364,000. This was a decline from £ 54,202,000 in the previous year (Bupa Care Homes (CFG) plc, 2012). Understanding true costs will ensure that BUPA improves its costing control system. In this case, ...

In March 23, 2010, the US Federal Government implemented the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) also known as “Obamacare”. This law, signed by President Barack Obama overhauls the US healthcare system, which was formalized in 1965 through the establishment of Medicare and Medicaid. This law’s objectives are to decrease the number of Americans that do not have health insurance and reduce the health care costs, through a series of mandates, subsidies, tax credits and other mechanisms that will increase the number of insured Americans and make the delivery of healthcare more efficient thus reducing costs. This bold ...

Executive Summary

This paper assesses the determinants of earnings among workers in mid-Atlantic. The study uses a sample of 3,000 workers. The data for the study was collected between 2003 and 2009. The average age of the participants was 42.41 years. All the study participants were male. The study participants had diverse demographic profiles in terms of race, educational background, and marital status. A preliminary analysis was conducted to identify factors that show some relationship with wages among the variables in the dataset. A preliminary analysis revealed that wages appear to be influenced by age, educational attainment, and race. A ...

Article Discussion (HEALTHCARE)

Discuss the various costs and their relationship to planning, budgeting, and control
The healthcare sector in United States incurs many costs in relation to planning different operations. The rising concerns about the costs of health care have become a serious concern to the federal government. The passage of Medicate and Medicaid lead into the acceleration of the federal budget and overall national health costs. In an effort to minimize crises facing the health care sector, health care policy experts advised on expanding the number of health maintenance organizations. The increase in number of health care centers had a significant impact ...

This procedure targets people who are overweight especially those with a body mass index of 40 or more and those with body mass index of 35 and other serious medical conditions such as diabetes (Lord, 2008). It is essential for those people who can’t lose weight by exercising and cutting their diet hence has compromised their health. The center should target patients who are members of the insurance providers because the procedure is costly. The insurance providers help to offset the hospital expenses. The patient makes an appointment with a bariatric surgeon who usually carries out an assessment of his ...

Report: Health – Politics, Policy, and Planning

Report: Health – Politics, Policy, and Planning 3
Executive Summary 3
Introduction 4

Links between Health Policies and Politics 5
Health Systems in the European Union (EU) 6
Health Policy Responses to the Financial Crisis in Europe 7
The Importance of Healthcare Planning 8
Conclusions 8
Recommendations 8

References: 9

Report: Health – Politics, Policy, and Planning
Executive Summary
This report discusses the concept of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the links between healthcare and politics, the different types of health systems adopted by the nations of the European Union (EU) and the responses by ...

Figure 1 Risk management plan 7
Figure 2 Key data in the project of Terminal 5, United Kingdom (Khumpaisal et al. 2010) 10
Figure 3 Key players involved in the Project Terminal 5 United Kingdom (Khumpaisal et al. 2010) 10

Procurement and tendering of a Major Infrastructure Project

Project Name and Location
Mater Hospital Extension, Newcastle, NSW
Introduction
The Mater Hospital is the first ever hospital that is being built under public-private partnership in New South Wales. The Government of NSW has signed a contract with private sector partner Novacare for 28 years. That involves the construction of new hospital buildings, extension of ...

Report: Health – Politics, Policy, and Planning

Report: Health – Politics, Policy, and Planning 3
Executive Summary 3
Introduction 4

Links between Health Policies and Politics 5
Health Systems in the European Union (EU) 6
Health Policy Responses to the Financial Crisis in Europe 7
The Importance of Healthcare Planning 8
Conclusions 8
Recommendations 8

References: 9

Report: Health – Politics, Policy, and Planning
Executive Summary
This report discusses the concept of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the links between healthcare and politics, the different types of health systems adopted by the nations of the European Union (EU) and the responses by ...

Abstract

Engagement is a fulfilling job related state of mind that makes employees feel connected with their workplace on an emotional level. The key drivers of workplace engagement for employees include career opportunities, communication, brand alignment, recognition and appreciation, compensation and workplace relationships. Highly engaged employees are beneficial to the growth of business because they add to the innovation and overall profitability of the organization. They promote customer loyalty, employee retention, growth of revenues and higher profitability. However, engaged employees might turn disengaged if they are overburdened with mounting work pressure and stress. In the competition to retain and attract best ...

Issues for Healthcare Organizations

Lesson 3:1- Antitrust
Lesson 3:2 - Health Information Management
Lesson 3:3 - Fraud, Abuse, and Corporate Compliance
Abstract
This document contains answers to lessons 3 units 1, 2, 3 pertaining to Issues for Healthcare Organizations. Unit 1 explores antitrust management; unit 2 - Health Information Management and unit 3 Fraud, Abuse, and Corporate Compliance.
Issues for Healthcare Organizations
Lesson 3:1- Antitrust

Question 1: Antitrust regulations - Sherman and Clayton Acts

- Mergers, consolidations and acquisition components of Sherman and Clayton antitrust acts like any other corporate legal intervention endorses regulations regarding purchasing; selling, dividing and combining with other companies that offer different ...

Part 1:- Health Promotion

Introduction
- Application of Health Indicators to estimate Community and US health Status

- Analysis of how determinant os health influence quality of life of older adults

- Evaluation of effectiveness of Health promotion Message

- Identify risk factors that create disparities

Part 11: Common Health Problems: Causes, Prevention, and Treatment

Introduction
- Description of Chronic disease and risk factors (Type 11 diabetes mellitus)

Estimate my chances of developing chronic diseases as I age

Describe preventative plan – primary, secondary and tertiary
- Discuss age at which prevention should begin

Abstract

This presentation embodies discussions on two major aspects of health related to older adults. They are ...

HIPPA and Electronic Health Information

Participants and beneficiaries in a group health plan have the rights to be protected. Health Insurance portability Act (HIPAA) ensures physicians protect the privacy and security of patient`s medical information (Jeffrey, & Geoffrey, 2008). This protection covers areas such as confidentiality of patient information, the integrity, and its availability. Healthcare organizations now practice this as a legal requirement despite just doing it as best practice for healthcare services
As part of achieving HIPAA compliance, there are several processes adopted. The processes are adopted to cover the security management lifecycle and they help to identify gaps in an organization`s security ...