Analyze the benefits and drawbacks of private and public sources of finance for the care of vulnerable persons.

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This week students will:

  1. Analyze the benefits and drawbacks of private and public sources of finance for the care of vulnerable persons.
  2. Propose alternative methods of paying for healthcare for those who are underinsured or uninsured.
  3. Analyze various barriers to accessing health services, while researching avenues to reduce or eliminate barriers.

 

Introduction

Welcome to Week Three! Thus far, we’ve covered a fair amount of ground in our analysis of vulnerable populations. Last week, we explored the continuum of care approach in an effort to better understand the varying health care need levels of vulnerable populations. This week, we will tackle the financial aspects associated with paying for this care; specifically, what payment options exist for vulnerable populations. When public or private funds are unavailable, alternative options may exist for individuals without health insurance. We’ll consider some of these issues as we delve into this week’s discussion forums. Your second written assignment for the course will give you an opportunity to assess barriers to health care access related to your selected group, in addition to considering some options to reduce or eliminate such barriers.

 

Required Resources

Required Text

    1. Burkholder, D. M., & Nash, N. B.  (2013). Special populations in health care.  San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.

 

  • Chapter 5: Paying for Health Care
    • This chapter explores funding of health care for vulnerable people.
  • Chapter 6: Accessing Health Care
    • This chapter delves into the barriers in accessing health care.

Substance Abuse Assessments Across the Lifespan

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Assignment 1: LASA 2—Substance Abuse Assessments Across the Lifespan

Substance abuse assessments have very different purposes for different populations. For instance, an assessment for treatment of victims will look different from a court-mandated assessment relating to criminal behavior. For another example, an assessment for an adolescent would likely emphasize peer influence more so than it would for an adult. These demographic factors significantly influence the assessment as it relates to treatment planning or other recommendations. L the module readings and the Argosy University online Select three substance abuse assessments for use in this assignment. Your choices should represent three different age populations such as the elderly, adults, adolescents, or children.

Review the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) patient placement criteria for the treatment of substance-related disorders at the following:

  • Mee-Lee, D. (2005). Overview of the ASAM patient placement criteria, second edition revised (ASAM PPC-2R). Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Retrieved fromhttps://www1.maine.gov/dhhs/oms/provider/pnmi/documents/ASAM-presentation-Dr-Lee.pdf
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. (2001). KAP KEYS Based on TIP 13: The role and current status of patient placement criteria in the treatment of substance use disorders. Retrieved fromhttp://integratedrecovery.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/TIP13-KAP.Keys_.pdf

Complete the following:

  1. Describe the ASAM patient placement criteria for the treatment of substance-related disorders.
  2. Describe the three selected types of substance abuse assessments that you might use. Be sure that your choices represent three different age populations such as the elderly, adults, adolescents, or children.
  3. Compare and contrast the information being collected in each of the three assessments and describe the areas of concern. Ask, for example, does it include client presentation and functioning, current use and history, high-risk behavior, first exposure, consequences of addiction, culture, life skills, work, vocation, education, health, recreation, or spirituality? Present the comparison of the four types of substance abuse assessments in a table.
  4. Explain special considerations, including ethical issues, which would apply to the different populations selected.
  5. Evaluate the importance of having assessment tools for clients in each developmental life stage.

Create an 8–10 slide PowerPoint presentation to present your findings to other substance abuse counselors. Include the table comparing the three types of substance abuse assessments. Apply APA standards to citation of sources in your slides. Use the speaker notes in the slide show to further discuss the topics on each slide. In addition, make sure you have a title slide and a slide with references (in APA format).eFirstInitial_M5_A1.ppt.

What are the economic reason for the high ratio of specialist to general practitioner in the United States compared to other countries?

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What is meant by a loading fee when we consider the price of an insurance policy? Why is the loading fee a higher proportion of the premium when people choose low deductibles?

2.      What are advantages and disadvantages of community rating of health insurance? Consider both equity and efficiency.

 

Chapter 6

  1. What does the elasticity of substitution illustrate?2. Explain the difference behind the U-shaped long run average cost curve.

    3.      Suppose the licensure requirements become more stringent so that fewer physicians will be able to practice medicine. What would happen to the supply curve for physician services? Explain.

Chapter 7

  1. What are the economic reason for the high ratio of specialist to general practitioner in the United States compared to other countries?2.      The American Medical Association (AMA) has often been through to behave like a trade union in restricting the supply of physicians in order to keep earnings high. What evidence is there that the AMA has acted this way?

Should health insurer’s and managed care companies profit be capped?

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What is meant by a loading fee when we consider the price of an insurance policy? Why is the loading fee a higher proportion of the premium when people choose low deductibles?

2.      What are advantages and disadvantages of community rating of health insurance? Consider both equity and efficiency.

 

Chapter 6

  1. What does the elasticity of substitution illustrate?
  2. Explain the difference behind the U-shaped long run average cost curve.
  3. Suppose the licensure requirements become more stringent so that fewer physicians will be able to practice medicine. What would happen to the supply curve for physician services? Explain.

Chapter 7

  1. What is the economic reason for the high ratio of specialist to general practitioner in the United States compared to other countries?
  2. The American Medical Association (AMA) has often been through to behave like a trade union in restricting the supply of physicians in order to keep earnings high. What evidence is there that the AMA has acted this way?

 

Chapter 8

  1. How would you characterize the effect of the United States health insurance system on healthcare technology changes from 1960 to 1990?

 

 

Chapter 9

 

  1. Suppose that the supply curve of healthcare series is perfectly inelastic (i.e vertical). Analyze the impact of an increase in consumer income on the market price and quality of services. Now, suppose that the demand for healthcare services is perfectly inelastic (i.e vertical), while the supply curve is upward sloping. Analyze the impact of an increase in input prices on the market price of healthcare services.

 

Questions

 

  1. Should health insurer’s and managed care companies profit be capped?2.       Is it appropriate for providers to create demand for services in the marketplace?

Attachments:

essentials-of-health-economics.pdf