Diagnosis Related Groups : The rising
cost of medical care in
the United States has been a concern for quite some time.
Beginning in the 1960s with the advent of Medicare, a system
has been needed that would balance cost with services
provided within acceptable parameters. This 5 page paper
examines the prospective payment system (PPS) based on
diagnosis related groups (DRGs), whereby the diagnosis is
grouped according to services, estimated length of stay and
type of technology required for treatment. Bibliography lists
10 sources. Drgrou.wps
Middle Class Americans & Health
Insurance Coverage :
A 15 page paper discussing the social and economic factors
contributing to the increasing number of middle-class
Americans who have no health-insurance coverage.
Bibliography lists 8 sources. Healins.rtf
What is the Cost of Reducing Medical
Care? : A 5 page
paper discussing the inevitable decline in health care and
the
cost of that reduction. Opinions vary from consumer to HMO
provider to physician to hospital. There is perhaps no one
solution to the problem but rather it is compromise in many
instances which appears to offer the best solution to the
problems facing the medical industry. Varying opinions are
offered in addition to a theorized solution. Bibliography lists
4 sources. Carecost.wps
The U.S. Health Care System / A
Comprehensive Overview :
A 10 page research paper focusing on the U.S. Health Care
System. The effects of reforms on physicians, families,
seniors, health care administrators are discussed. Managed
Care Organizations and HMOs are explained with a
discussion of the increase in their numbers. One particular
HMO is described as an example for the reader. An extensive
bibliography is included. Healus.wps
The Differences Between HMOs
and PPOs / Positive &
Negative : This 18 page report discusses health maintenance
organizations (HMO) and Preferred Provider Organizations
(PPO) from the viewpoint of their difference, what the
published literature has said about the two, and the
development of an informational experiment evaluating a
certain factor related to the two. Bibliography lists 12
sources. HMO1.wps
Pros and Cons of Managed Care : An 11
page overview of
managed care citing the pros and cons of HMOs and PPOs.
The writer focuses on past abuses and how these have been
mitigated by the combined efforts of public, business, medical
professionals and the government. Also discussed are
changes in Medicare/Medicaid laws and its effects on the
managed care system. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Cnmgcare.wps
US Health Care & The HMOs : An 8
page paper discussing
the changes in the managed health care delivery systems of
the US. The health care industry has seen sweeping changes
in the past decade, and though the reputation gained by the
overall concept of managed care and HMOs became negative
quickly, there is evidence that is now changing. In order to
combat accusations of uncaring care and artificially supported
costs, the health care industry has begun policing and
accrediting itself. Patients consistently report much more
favorable views than the ones they held in the past, and no
doubt will be even more comfortable knowing that their
particular HMO is fully accredited by a national organization
that subjects HMOs to intense scrutiny and accountability.
Bibliography lists 12 sources. Hmoqual.wps
Managed Health Care / HMOs in New York :
This 14 page
paper, which includes 4 charts, discusses managed care in
general and HMOs in New York in particular. Many aspects
are addressed including financial, as well as staffing and legal
considerations. Bibliography lists 15 sources. Hmony.wps
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