10:832:302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Charity Care, Urgent Care, Health Professional
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Why is health care reform important: many reasons, improving health, cost control, aging population, technologies/advances, expanding access, millions lack insurance, u. s. system does not focus on wellness/prevention, more on treating illnesses. Medicare: part a: hospital insurance, everyone is enrolled, part b: voluntary, monthly premium; covers doctor bills and other outpatient costs, part c: a managed care provision of medicare, part d: prescription drug coverage. Medicaid: medicaid- medical program for the poor, costs shared by federal and state governments, eligibility varies, determined by states, expanded under the affordable care act (to be discussed). More government role in healthcare: licensing and regulation (state and local. Government involvement: states license physicians, nurses, dentists, other health care professionals licensing also varies from state to state, states can discipline practitioners for incompetence or misconduct, states license and regulate hospitals and nursing homes. The other side of government involvement in healthcare: do states regulate too much via licensing requirements? (from nyt: moving to arizona.