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Compare Insurance Plans by States

Compare Insurance Plans by State Description of the Scenario After servicing in the military for many years, an elderly war veteran decides to spend his remaining years at home with his family. However, because of his age and the nature of his previous job, he is likely to face some of the health problems that may require frequent medication. Nevertheless, he may not be able to afford the high cost of medication because he is no longer on active payroll, which significantly reduced his level of income. Therefore, the elderly man needs a cheaper insurance plan that can cover ...

Trends in Healthcare Costs

Over the last three decades, the healthcare sector has grown rapidly. This has been necessitated by a growing population and their increasing demand for healthcare as well as the increasing complexity of illnesses presented within the healthcare sector. On the other hand, he globalization issues have also necessitated that the healthcare adapts to the needs of a more diverse population and hence growth (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2016). This growth has been tremendous and there is no doubt that the costs of care have been affected significantly. In the 1970s, the cost per individual was estimated at $356 but this ...

Ray WA, Chung CP, Murray KT, Hall K, Stein C. Prescription of Long-Acting Opioids and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Noncancer Pain. JAMA. 2016;315(22):2415-2423. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.7789.

Prescription of Long-Acting Opioids and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Noncancer Pain Wayne A. Ray, PhD1; Cecilia P. Chung, MD, MPH2; Katherine T. Murray, MD2,3; Kathi Hall, BS1; C. Michael Stein, MB, ChB2,3 [+] Author Affiliations JAMA. 2016;315(22):2415-2423. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.7789.

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Annotated Bibliography 2-5 Introduction/ Thesis In the past a person who served in the military 20 or more years were given a substantial benefits package upon retirement. In 2015 the military retirement system in the United States changed. This paper will look at how the changes in the retirement plan will affect military retirees’ retirement pay, life insurance, and medical.

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Lunney, K. (2015, May 15). House Passes Major Bill Overhauling Military Retirement - Defense - GovExec.com. Retrieved from http://www.govexec.com/defense/2015/05/house-passes-major-bill-overhauling-military-retirement/112954/

are non –career military to increase the amount of money available to them upon retirement. The National Defense Authorization Act ...

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Executive Summary The current research evaluates the option of online education in the community colleges. It is believed that the online programs may benefit the students and the educational facilities in terms of cost-efficiency and effectiveness. The main goal of the research is to reveal if online courses in community colleges have the potential to reduce costs for education and become an effective substitute for the conventional programs. In order to reach the goals, the study implemented a qualitative research design by using literature review as the tool for collecting the data, where the analytical and deductive methods served ...

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) better known as Obamacare is a federal statute that was signed into law in early 2010. Under this Act health institutions as well as physicians would change their clinical, technological and financial practices to improve health outcomes, lower healthcare costs and ensure accessibility to health services. The act is aimed at increasing affordability and quality of health insurance, lowering the uninsured rate and reducing healthcare costs to both the government and individuals through the expansion of private and public insurance. However, it is impossible to support the scheme unless the underlying challenges ...

There is a long-standing debate on whether student-athletes should be paid for services rendered to their respective colleges or universities. On one end, it is true that the very spirit of amateurism dictates that such benefits should only come in the form of school stipends, perhaps as an added benefit to scholarship grants. On the other hand, it is also true that the magnitude of revenues garnered by universities, amounting to hundreds of millions and in some cases even billions of dollars, would imply that it is only fair for students to have at least a minimal amount of ...

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Medicare Advantage program offers Medicare beneficiaries the option of enrolling in a private health plan as opposed to the traditional fee-for-service system. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) applies a Star Rating system to Medicare plans based on defined quality measures that range from one to five stars. The stars are assigned on a contract rather than an organizational basis. The main source of Medicare Advantage star ratings is performance measure data collected from five different types of research. The Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS), evaluates plans accessibility to members, clinical effectiveness, and resources utilization. ...