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Medicare and Managed Care

The U.S. government started initiatives to make medical assistance to as many citizens as possible. This program is one such initiative by the government. Medicare is a health program under the federal government that covers individuals who are 65 years and above. It also includes younger people with various disabilities. Also, people with renal diseases that require dialysis and any other medication are covered by this program. Medicare was created in 1965, ("What is the History of Medicare? | National Academy of Social Insurance", 2017). At this time, many people above 65 had difficulties accessing health care. In essence, this ...

Nurses tend to play various roles in health facilities. They act as caregivers, and teachers for the patients. For example, the diabetic patients need to know how to use the drugs and other equipment given to them in the hospital, as well as the communicators, who pass the information from the patients to the physician as well as from the physician back to the patients. Some of the challenges faced result from diverse aspects, for example, some of them arise from how organizations handle the nurse, the quality of the research articles written by scholars might not benefit the ...

Human Sexuality

According to Stahly and Corrigan (2012), gender identity is explained as a concept that involves the identification and perception of self in relation to one’s either masculine or feminine traits. The society perceives a clear distinction between masculinity and femininity and their associated roles and features. In this case, boys are expected to be rough and engage in sports as well as being assertive and confident with excellent leadership skills. On the other hand, girls are supposed to be gentle and sensitive, and also carry themselves with ease and poise. However, there are other categories that are not ...

Death of a Salesman is an American tragedy, written in 1948 by Arthur Miller. While it reflects the values of American society such as success and the American dream, the play continues to have relevance and a universal appeal because it depicts the struggle of a man, Willy Loman, to come to grips with a rapidly changing society which he no longer understands. Hooti and Azipour (15) are correct in their appreciation of the play when they assert that “this play is the story of all human beings who are in search of success, Love, Pride and Ambition, but ...

There are many people in our society today who live with different types of disabilities. One particular type of disability happens to be Asperger’s Syndrome. The big problem for people who live with Asperger’s syndrome is that they lack the ability to show emotion most of the time, or they find it very hard to be socially acceptable. For this reason, having a great adulthood experience for people living with Asperger’s syndrome seems impossible. People diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome can still lead productive, well-meaning lives, and have a great adulthood experience because there is a ...

Introduction

NUCOR Corporation is an American-based steel company that was incorporated in 1955 (Thompson 330). By then, the company was referred to as the Nuclear Corporation of America, and the incorporation resulted from merger. This merger was prompted by the bankruptcy that the company had experienced in 1950. The Company has its headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it was America’s second largest steel manufacturing firm by the year 2012. One of the company’s greatest reputations was the success in profitability by 2012. In 2012, NUCOR had a continuous profitability trend for decades (Thompson 330-331). However, like any ...