We must remember that nurses are humans too and the amount of stress being placed on them increases fatigue, the chances of potential injury and job dissatisfaction.   ... Many factors including stress, job dissatisfaction, work overload, etc. contribute to this growing issue. ... Compensate employees not only through pay but by caring for their personal needs as well, which will decrease the amount of employees who resign, thus helping to decrease the shortage.    ... Job Dissatisfaction  Due to globalization, differences have occurred economically and socially, ultimately affecting ho...

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Insurance companies now always area allowed to stop the coverage before the treatment is complete, deny certain patient, and give only a specific amount of money to pay for the person's needs. ... People will no longer be denied coverage due to an illness they had before; they will always have the treatment they need and pay affordable prices for getting treated. ... Furthermore, by passing the Affordable Care Act, President Obama made a major accomplishment because this act is not only helping the low incomes families, it is also helping the poor people who have no money to pay for a v...

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Although I do not know her income level, the fact that she is starting out in her first job leads me to feel that a Fee for Service plan also known as an Indemnity Care Plan would probably not be the most sensible choice. ... However, most PPO's will pay 80% of medical expenses as long as it is within their network. ... You will pay a monthly premium and a co-payment under this kind of plan. ... If she had not worked for the required amount of time she would have to pay a premium. My grandmother must also understand although she does not have to pay premiums she will have to pay a deduct...

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For instance, some HMO doctors are forced to sign a "gag order," which forbids them to advise their patients about expensive medical care which their HMO does not want to pay for. Doctors may actually be penalized by their HMOs because, in violation of a gag order, they discussed with their patients the option for a procedure the HMO did not want to pay for. ... For instance, every year about 80,00 Americans get a carotid endarterectomy, a kind of Roto-Rooter job on the clogged neck arteries. ... The drawbacks of this practice should be obvious -- but the bottom line is that it is cheaper to p...

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The demand for legislation is not only a public necessity, but is a government duty for which the public has expressed a willingness to pay. ... In the 1980's, as the insurance market approached its current state of out-and-out private dominance over America's healthcare policy, "in companies without unions, employees were force to pay higher deductibles and co-payments and share the cost of premiums. ... (Quadagno, 145) Even for those who have been gainfully employed in white collar jobs, the failure of the United States to bring rising costs into check is resulting in a condition w...

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Private insurers offer plans with low co-pays and quality specialized care for those who can afford the high monthly premiums. ... The "working" poor believe that when they are not offered coverage, they are better off remaining uninsured; when they are employed and healthy, they avoid paying monthly premiums. ... When in need of immediate medical attention, an uninsured individual is responsible to pay 100% of the cost of care. If an uninsured consumer cannot pay the bill, that provider incurs a major loss. ...

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The role of these managers encompassed much more than training staff to use the phones and schedule appointments, as had been much of the office managers" jobs in the past. ... (Carlson) Staff education, development, and planning is another responsibility in most primary care manager's job description. ...

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The National Health Service Corps offers up to $120,000 to pay off medical school debt to physicians who are willing to work for four years in underserved rural areas. ... Even though the average income for a physician in the U.S. fell by nine percent between 1993 and 2000, newly trained primary care residents were receiving at least three job offers, compared to newly trained specialty residents receiving at least four job offers (Nolan, 2002). ...

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This is particularly true in situations where the caregiver is elderly and already coping with a chronic illness or where an adult child has competing demands of parent and child care and possibly a job as well (Muwaswes & Martinson, 1993, p. 230). ... "They took this job away from my dad as soon as they found out that he had stolen thousands from her" (Bell). ...

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The plan involved creating collective security by compelling workers to pay insurance contributions, which enabled them to receive benefits in times of need. ... It assumed a society composed of white nuclear families, headed by a wage-earning father with a job for life and a mother at home looking after the children. ...

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The increasing proportion of the elderly results in fewer younger persons to care for the aged or pay into the system. ... These persons have little prospect of acquiring health insurance through private payment or through their jobs that are usually in small companies and often in the service sector. ...

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Medical manufacturers must pay close attention to the way medical facilities plan for Y2K. ... This can be a very time consuming task in which individuals are appointed to guide the project as a temporary full time job. ...

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