Author: Jere A. WysongPublisher:
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Category : Health care reform
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Rural Health Care
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related AgenciesPublisher:
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Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Rural Coalitions and Health Care Reform
Author: Jere A. WysongPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health care reform
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Rural Health Care Reform
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on AgriculturePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Health Care Reform, Rural Small Businesses, and the Rural Health Delivery System Development Act of 1994
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on Development of Rural Enterprises, Exports, and the EnvironmentPublisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
The Rural Perspective on National Health Reform Legislation
Author: RUPRI Rural Health Reform Expert Panel Analysis
Author: Health Care Reform and Rural Hospitals
Author: Esther Elizabeth ParisianPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Abstract: Rural hospitals have long faced a set of challenges, due to the unique demographic characteristics of the populations they serve, which sets them apart from their urban and suburban counterparts. On average, rural residents tend to be older, poorer and sicker than urban counterparts, require more care, and are more likely to be uninsured than non rural residents. This means that the higher cost of providing care to this population is more likely to go unpaid and, as a result, many rural hospitals struggle to remain viable financially; providing uncompensated care at such high levels makes it difficult to break even, let alone turn a profit. Because rural hospitals are central to rural communities, in terms of both the important health services they provide and their significant contribution to the local economy, their financial vulnerability is of particular concern to rural residents. Recently, the March 2010 passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a health care reform law which increases access to and lowers the cost of health care for many Americans, has offered renewed hope to rural hospitals. Major rural health organizations have suggested that the ACA may relieve a significant portion of the financial burden faced by rural hospitals by providing a large percentage of the rural uninsured with free or affordable health insurance. However, a critical flaw in this thinking is the assumption of homogeneity among rural hospitals. The ACA, if implemented as planned, will in fact expand health insurance coverage to many previously uninsured Americans, a disproportionate number of whom reside in rural areas. Nonetheless, the potential benefits of the legislation will be felt differentially by rural hospitals depending upon their size, ownership type, and the demographics of patients served. It is possible that small or isolated rural hospitals and those that serve a disproportionate number of undocumented workers may fail to experience the kind of financial relief predicted for rural hospitals in general. The objectives of this analysis are to a) assess systematically and critically the expectations/predictions regarding the impact of the ACA; b) evaluate factors that apply specifically to rural hospitals given their current difficulties and the characteristics of the populations they serve; and c) identify factors not considered in the existing policy research that need to be addressed to more accurately predict and control the relative impact of the ACA on rural hospitals.
Health Care Reform
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on HealthPublisher:
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Category : Digital images
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Health Care Reform in the Nineties
Author: Pauline Vaillancourt RosenauPublisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 1452255164
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
Although no other country in the world allocates as large a proportion of its GDP to health care as the United States, it is clear that the most basic health needs of many Americans are not being met. Health Care Reform in the Nineties presents an extensive study of this topical issue.
Six Countries, Six Reform Models: The Healthcare Reform Experience Of Israel, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland And Taiwan - Healthcare Reforms "Under The Radar Screen"
Author: Kieke G OkmaPublisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9814468401
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
This book presents the healthcare reform experiences of six small- to mid-sized, but dynamic, economies spanning the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Europe. Usually not given serious consideration in major international comparisons because of their small size, each in fact provides a fascinating case study that illuminates the understanding of the dynamics of healthcare reform. Although dissimilar in historical and cultural backgrounds, they share some important features: all faced very similar pressures for change in the 1970s and 1980s; all considered a very similar range of policy options; and all did not only discuss but actually implemented fundamental changes in their healthcare funding, organization, contracting and governance structures with strikingly different outcomes.All of the authors have lived and worked in one or more of the countries studied in this volume. The analytic frameworks they use reflect their broad range of professional and disciplinary backgrounds in health economics and political science. Beyond mere descriptions of reform processes and superficial analyses based on aggregate data from the usual OECD or WHO sources, they seek to understand — and explain — the variations in country experiences by examining the politico-socio-economic factors driving health reform as seen through the respective country lenses. In coming together in this unique international collaboration, they make an important contribution to the growing field of international comparative health policy studies.Contributors: Tsung-Mei Cheng (Princeton University, USA), David Chinitz (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel), Luca Crivelli and Iva Bolgiani (University of Lugano, Switzerland), Meng-Kin Lim (National University of Singapore, Singapore), Kieke G H Okma and Hans Maarse (Maastricht University, The Netherlands), Toni Ashton and Tim Tenbensel (University of Auckland, New Zealand).