The current shortage of physicians is predicted to get worse as the number of persons over the age of 65 increases. ... In 1959, the Surgeon General's Consultant group on Medical Education published a study predicting there would be a shortage of approximately 40,000 physicians by 1975 (Blumenthal, 2004). ... In the early 1990s, they issued a number of reports that predicted a shortage of generalists, a surplus of specialists, and an overall surplus of approximately 80,000 physicians by 2000. ...

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Term paper topic: Solutions to counter adverse selection in Managed Health Care A. Introduction: During the class sessions of ECON 253, we have discussed the basics of social insurance and hence, took a broad view on the US health care market. The US health care industry is massive as it employs about 10 million people and accounts for about 13.5 percent of GDP. Interestingly, only 17 percent of total health expenses are paid out of pocket through consumers - private insurance pays 35 percent, government 45 percent. After 2nd World War, health insurance had been crucially pr...

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The Scope of the Problem The relationship between health care and health. "In developed countries, the marginal contribution of medical care to life expectancy is very small." (Fuchs1998) Many critical factors associated with poor health may be outside the health care system. Universally, the poor ...

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Introduction Around the globe, the advent of large-scale technology implementation in health care has begun. The terms telemedicine and telehealth are spreading across the globe as fast as the satellite communications systems can transmit them. Telemedicine has reached around the world and has helped to link all peoples together in the struggle to understand and treat disease and promote health. Telemedicine is not just a single technology. It is part of a greater process, and it has spawned the creation of a chain of care unlike any in history (Roine, Ohinmaa & Hailey, 2001). ...

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Alzheimer's Disease is relentlessly destroying the brains and lives of our nation's older adults, robbing them of memory, the ability to reason, and affecting their emotions and behavior. Alzheimer's Disease is a degenerative disorder of the brain. The longer we live the greater the risk; "nearly 10 percent of all people over age 65 and up to half of those over age 85 are thought to have Alzheimer's Disease or another form of dementia" (Anonymous, 2002). The devastation of Alzheimer's Disease affects millions of families in the United States. Alzheimer's Disease c...

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U.S. Healthcare Reform I.) Stakes and Positions Healthcare reform continues to be one of the most contentious subjects of debate in American politics. Healthcare accounts for over 16% of federal expenditures, forecasted to increase in the years ahead1. The two main political parties represent the interests of an array of interest groups and providers at state and national levels. ...

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Health by definition is the complete physical, mental and social well-being (Burch, 2001). In the past health has been defined as the absence of disease. Health promotion enables people the ability and resources to improve and control their overall health. Being able to adjust and adapt to various social and physical environments in day-to-day activities is a trait of a healthy individual. Health promotion is not just the responsibility of those individuals in the health field. ...

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