Essays on Jacobson

I have learned that in the free market medicine, the price of healthcare goods and services is determined freely by the agreement between the patient and the medical providers and that there is no government intervention to control demand and supply of the healthcare goods and services. In particular, this has helped improve the efficiency in providing the healthcare services by reducing cases of mismanagement as observed in the government controlled healthcare services. Additionally, the free market medicine has helped reduce the waiting time, and therefore patients can see the medicine providers more frequently (Stossel, 2013). Currently, the free ...

Employee law

Employee’s workplace rights mandated by US federal law The employees’ workplace rights as mandated by the US federal law are the set of privileges that the workers should enjoy as they carry on their stipulated duties. The employees' rights in the workplace are informed by the federal and state laws which have created regulations that define the relationship between the employees and the employer (Kelly & Kalev, 2006). The workers' rights also encompass the rights that are not necessarily mentioned in the legal statutes but implied from the legal protection (Kelly & Kalev, 2006). The rights of the employees at ...

Insurance for Arab women migrants v their counterparts in their homelands

In the United States, Arab migrant women are part of an immigrant population from the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) regions. Health insurance coverage for this group depends on their legal and income statuses. In essence, several thousand have gained coverage under the now threatened Affordable Care Act, with others covered under Medicare, Medicaid, or alternative sources of private insurance. This group majorly comprises of current U.S citizens of Arab origin (Amer & Awad, 2015). However, non-citizen Arab women migrants fall under the 21 percent uninsured residents. These individuals include both undocumented and legally present Arab immigrants. In essence, ...

1. GOP lawmakers' dilemma: Obamacare enrolees in their district This article that appeared on CNN Money by Sonam Vashi on January 10th, 2017 shows the irony of the Democrats framing an Act which the Republicans want to repeal. The dilemma occurs when the major beneficiaries of the Affordable Care Act are in Republican dominated areas. Vashi uses statistics, individual reasoning and the opinion of others to put up this article. The author presents a balanced view of the situation by taking many scenarios into consideration. A proper perspective is given for better understanding. The reader can understand the dilemma ...

Introduction

Certain factors such as the need to conserve environmental purity as well as the increasing pressure on fossil fuels have prompted the increased use of alternative sources of fuel, renewable energy to be precise. Renewable energy has been cited as not only cheap to exploit but also the most environmentally friendly sources of energy due to the reduced instances of environmental pollution associated with such energy (Pasqualetti 204). Solar energy, for instance, has been largely exploited globally due to its free availability, especially along the tropics where it is abundant throughout the year. Despite the increased preference of solar ...

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The members of the LGBT community continue to suffer discrimination all over the world. Interestingly, the level of discrimination varies greatly from one nation to another. For example, Western Nations are more tolerant to homosexuality compared to Middle Eastern Nations, in general. Such variation in the level of discrimination suggests that there are governing factors that determine the perception of people towards homosexuality, making it an interesting topic in psychology. In order to fully understand how the perceptions of people towards homosexuality vary, it is important to set some variables and study them. There have been diverse studies performed ...

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Health policy can be defined as a plan or decision combined with actions to achieve specific healthcare goals by implementing key strategies within the society (WHO, 2016). As per the World Health Organization (WHO), an explicit health policy is known to be associated with several success factors such as development of a vision for the future and establishment of key targets for the short and long-term. Health policies enable organizations, institutes, societies, and groups to define outline, propose new goals, and inculcate different roles across various healthcare sectors (Záliš, et al. 2016). Healthcare policies are known to unite ...

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As the need for energy conservation and preservation of the environment becomes more popular, many countries and firms are now utilizing renewable energy in order to generate power. Renewable energy, also known as green energy, is defined as the energy that comes from natural resources which can be replenished constantly, such as sunlight, tides, wind, biomass, and geothermal heat. Because the sources of this energy can be constantly renewed, it can be said that this type of energy cannot be exhausted completely (Ciolkosz).

Why Use Renewable Energy Sources?

There are many advantages in using renewable energy. First off, renewable energy is environmentally sustainable. Unlike ...

Introduction

Over the recent past, it is worth appreciating that different stakeholders are concerned with the introduction of a more tactical approach to management of people, which is an issue in most governments. For instance, in most places, local governments are experiencing a shift from the traditional HRM (human resource practices) to more advanced strategies that are relevant in the current competitive setting (Gould-Williams, 2003). The change in management strategy is expected to promote improved management practices and productivity in various organizations. Some of the significant changes that will be experienced include devolution of authority and development of HR business ...

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The Sociology of Poverty In this article, author focuses on the discussion regarding sociology of poverty and sociology of deprivation. The article tells that poverty of an individual in the society is wealth of other individual, and minimal standards in industrial and developed societies can be considered as idealistic goals and objectives in underdeveloped societies. Deprivation is in the society because of improper distribution of wealth and income (Coser). Under-privileged individuals, however, make comparison of their lot with that of privileged individuals. A poor man can be defined as an individual whose economic means are not proportionate with the ...

The American constitution advocates for the equality of all people in the United States. The law in the US protects all the vulnerable and minority groups who live within the American territories. Specifically, religious minority groups and the disabled are among the protected individuals in the American law. The legislative and judiciary arms of government have been in a push to ensure that the rights of the aforementioned groups are protected legally. In this context, this paper will analyze the way the American law recommends employers’ treatment of individuals with disabilities and those from different religions. Significantly, this paper ...

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After 47 years in business, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC) has grown into a network of 79 hospitals, 20 short-stay surgical hospitals, and more than 470 outpatient centers in addition to nine facilities in the United Kingdom. As of 2015, it has 130,000 employees in its healthcare network. Three years ago, it acquired for $4.3 billion the Vanguard Health Systems (VHS) (Jacobson, 2013), which Charles Martin Jr. founded in Nashville, Tennessee in 1997 and has a network of more than 26 healthcare institutions, which are a combination of acute care and specialty hospitals in five states: Illinois (Chicago); ...

Air pollution can be defined as the act of introducing mixtures of solid particles as well as gases into the environment. Examples of solid molecules or gases entail chemicals, biological materials, as well as particulates. This paper discusses air pollution as an environmental problem within my community. Air pollution affects animals, humans, as well as the environment. Additionally, it affects the health of the environment or that of animals or humans, as well as causes climate change. The paper is set to discuss some mechanisms that can be employed to foster positive environmental actions in curbing air pollution. It ...

Identifying the causes of aggression and pointing out ways to reduce or eliminate them can help to reduce aggression in both people and society. Understanding the importance of addressing aggressive behavior is important in limiting unwanted outcomes such as harassment, violence, and death. There are five major categories of aggression that should be assessed. These include gun legislation, reduction of media violence, understanding the social context of terrorism, reduction of self-harm, and values and regulations for activities such as bullying. Through analysis of these factors, a more informed perspective on how to reduce aggressive behaviors can be achieved. In ...

This study aims to identify reasons for growth in female prison population in China and propose possible solution to the problem. One of the difficulties of this study is that little research and data is available on China’s women in prisons.

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Female offenders constitute a small fraction of total number of people in China, however this number is dramatically increasing which is alarming and cannot be negotiated. According to the statistics provided by Institute for Criminal Policy Research, the percentile of female population in prisons significantly increased over last years ("China | World Prison Brief", 2016). Number of women ...

Men have always dominated in the field of mathematical studies, but some women managed to achieve there more success than their male colleagues. One of such outstanding women was Emmy Noether. Amalie Emmy Noether was a Jewish German mathematician and one of the most famous female scholars in the history of mathematics. She made significant contributions to theoretical physics and abstract algebra and established the theories of fields, rings, and algebras and famous Noether’s theorem that demonstrated bindings between conservation laws and symmetry. As Nathan Jacobson said, “Emmy Noether was one of the most influential mathematicians of the ...

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Research Question: What should be done about abortion? Thesis Statement: Abortion is impermissible except when performed to save, not to take, life. I. Abortion as a Utilitarianistic Act Mothers who opted for abortion often base their decisions on factors that are favorable to them personally, making their utilitarianist philosophy essentially egoistic. Thus, a mother who opted to perform an abortion is essentially an egoistic utilitarianist. Consequently, utilitarianism suffers from the problem of failing to respect the separateness of persons; that is, that of the mother and that of the unborn child (Jacobson 168). ...

The following pie chart was circulating on the internet in August 2015 till political magazine Politifact came out with some explanation and reasoning behind the chart (Jacobson, 2015). The above graph shows that military spending formed more than 57% of the total federal spending in US. The graph does not mention the time period taken, but it can be assumed to be based on latest data. The graph caused huge furore in general public as it showed that the federal spending on food and agriculture was only 1% of the total budget. Many questioned the spending pattern of the ...

Role of GIS in Promoting a More Sustainable Future in Energy: A case study of theStädteregion Aachen in Germany In the last decades, the world has experienced unprecedented population growth. Populations in the cities have doubled up with more than 74% of the country’s population live inside urban centres in developed countries. In developing countries, approximately 44% of the population are living in urban settings. With the influx of people in urban areas, there has been an increase in the consumption of energy. With increased use of fossil fuel, there has been constant pollution by gases like ...

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Chun-Ping Changa and Chien-Chiang Lee research to identify whether presidential approval varies with the economic performance of a country have found out that people approve more of regimes as their economic performance is. This nonlinear relationship identifies that presidents whom the economy performs best when they are in power will receive more approval than those who the economy goes downhill. Due to the recent unemployment rates and recession and raising debts of Americans President Barack Obama popularity had been going downhill, the little unpredictability of the economy results to quick reaction from Americans than any other incident. Voters have ...