Medicare System

How has the Medicare system changed from its original plan in 1964? What has been the impact of this change?

T-cell Research

In July of 2001, President Bush took a stand against abortion by limiting federal funding for t-cell research. What are the arguments for and against President Bush’s policy?

Healthcare Safety Net

What is unique in a healthcare safety net which makes conventional economic principles not applicable?

Payment Systems

How has the country’s payment systems in history embraced the health economics picture?

Financing Healthcare

Part 1. Consider the notion of cost containment. write a 1-2 page essay explaining how the following three groups have addressed issues of cost control. Be sure to include a discussion of how technology has played, and will continue to play, a role in cost control. 1. The United States Government 2. The Commercial Insur ...continues

Low income mothers do not bring children in for immunizations to a neighborhood clinic

A research problem was identified: Low income mothers do not bring children in for immunizations to a neighborhood clinic. Write the purpose for a research study related to this problem.

Alternative Model Presentation

Investigate alternative health care delivery systems related to a safety net organization such as holistic health, herbal medicine, etc., and prepare an 8-10 slide PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes that provides an overview of one of these systems and how they will impact the safety net organization. Include in the des ...continues

Saftey and Health Management

Examine contemporary safety and health management issues in the workplace.

Agency Regulation

Name a recent change in an agency regulation effecting health care facilities. What agency initiated the change? What was the rationale or purpose of the new or changed regulation?

Pressures felt in an organization

What pressures are felt in an outpatient surgery center? What is the source of these pressures?