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Medicare Managed Care and Impact of Macroeconomics

providers fees be "normal and customary," and those care providers who have attempted to set lower fees for those without any safe...

FRAT and its Uses

higher, at 60% (Dowswell, 1999). It is not only the incidence that increases, but also the rate of resulting hospitalisation, and ...

Story About a Senior Citizen Couple and Their Gradual Memory Loss

I left it on the hall table for you. It had a map from Christine. Where is it? Ill check." "No. I thought you had it. There was n...

HIV and the Senior Citizen Population

In all honesty it seems to be a problem with the poor as well as the middle class, white and black, male and female, straight and ...

Senior Citizens and Financial Abuse

view According to experts, financial abuse is when someone uses another persons property or assets -- and in the case of t...

Pets as Therapy

There is no question that animals offer unconditional love and support, which is what most people desperately need when living out...

Evaluation of Gerontology

be expected to become even more top-heavy in the near future, however. This presents potentially severe consequences for the econo...

Heathcare Present and Future Concerns

(HMOs), the explosive growth of Medicare and Medicare abuses and the resulting "crackdown" on Medicare policies and procedures. T...

U.S. Refugee Population, Health Policy Treatment, Prevention, and Care Services

into a receiving country, this population has the same entitlement to social benefits - such as health care - as the native popula...

Case Study on Making Ethical Decisions

hospital quite naturally is concerned about the cost of continuing to provide care for Andrew, but it can be assured that there is...

Reform and Ethics As They Relate to Nursing Home Care

or state agencies may seek and implement studies. II. Nursing Home Care for the Elderly Whenever nursing home care is an...

Senior Citizens and Substance Abuse

the prevalence of substance abuse among the elderly as it often goes unrecognized (Irons and Rosen, 2002). However, alcoholism do...

Overview of the Latino Family's Life Cycle

use of "Latino" and "Latina," which are Spanish words, have been viewed as more inclusive and politically correct (Delgado-Romero,...

Florida and Abuse of the Elderly

In five pages the increase of senior citizen neglect and abuse in Florida is examined. Ten sources are cited in the bibliography....

HEALTHCARE AND NEEDS FOR AN AGING POPULATION

group 85 years and older is now the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population (Dramatic changes, 2006). Furthermore, accordin...

An Overview of Medicaid Eligibility

state to state and from group to group. There are special rules for those who live in nursing homes and for disabled children livi...

The Public Option is Necessary

very wrong with health care in the United States. Presidents have been trying to fix the problem for decades but they are fightin...

The Long Wait in Emergency Rooms

was worthwhile because in the end, she did receive her diagnosis of a broken toe, the matter was handled appropriately through the...

American Youth as Crime Victims

for a few days. They engage in many risky behaviors. Further, juveniles are not rational actors who look at the potential results ...

Baptist Health Home Health Marketing Plan

expanding market share now and then maintaining that share as the target market increases in size. Situation Analysis BHH...

Senior Citizens and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Week, 2005). The etiology of the condition revolves around the inflammation and swelling of the synovial membrane as it is invade...

Female Senior Citizens and Stroke

cerebellum are affected, then hemi/quadriparesis, hemisensory loss and ataxia, and abnormal eye movements will be noted, along wit...

Senior Citizen Abuse Screening

well taken, because there is still an attitude in society in general that abuse only occurs among "those" people; i.e., the poor, ...

Older Population and Landmark Objects Study

In 5 pages this research study on senior citizens and landmark objects as assisting in memory is the focus of this critique and an...

Aging Population and Depression Issue in Home Health Care

In ten pages this paper presents a hypothetical situation in which an agency must address the issue of senior citizens and depress...

Turth And Impact Of Stereotypes

tattooed persons is geared at a specific subset of this group whose antisocial actions (i.e. criminality) have created such a bias...

Health Care Staff Shortages

nurses by 2012 to eliminate the shortage (Rosseter, 2009). By 2020, the District of Columbia along with at least 44 states will ha...

Tougher Laws Needed To Address Domestic Abuse

justice to the battered victim, it is also to educate the health care industry about how to identify abuse and the steps necessary...

Redesigning Jobs After a Merger

reveals these are two of their primary complaints (Koprowski, 2003). For example, the managers may offer nurses in this newly-merg...

The Need for Universal Health Care in the US

This paper offers an argumentative essay that concerns the full implementation of universal health care in the US. Nine pages in l...