...Analysis of the Health Care Systems Offered in the United States and Mexico Comparative Analysis of the Health Care Systems Offered in the United States and Mexico Healthcare Comparison of United States and Mexico The objective of this report is to give a comparative analysis between the United States healthcare system and Mexico's. Its key focal point will be centered on the countries policies, how their various systems are financed, who provides healthcare, the costs of the programs and availability of access. While some factors of these two countries are similar there are varying differences among them, especially cost and access. All of the components of the two countries healthcare systems will be discussed in depth in a non-biased manner, it is our goal to simply establish how they are similar and what differences there are among them. For starters a comparison of the overall health of the people of the two countries will form a baseline as to the quality of care being provided in each of the countries and give us an insight into the effectiveness of its preventative services. The mortality rate of citizens of Mexico is 4.86 per 1,000, whereas the U.S. has 8.38 per 1,000(CIA, 2001) This is due in large part to the number of citizens the U.S. has over 65 years of age, 13.1% of the U.S. population is over 65, Mexico's is half that with 6.6%. While the baby boomer generation is a large reason why this number is high, a correlation between the quality of care given to...
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...BORDER SECURITY OF TEXAS AND MEXICO FirstName LastName Class Name DD Month, YYYY bORDER sECURITY OF texas and mexico Border security is a subject that is at the forefront of the mind of most people today. When considering border security, the subject of illegal immigration is often the first consideration. When considering the impact and cost of illegal immigration, many people consider only the jobs illegal immigrants may take away from legal citizens. While the impact to the job market is certainly of concern, that is an issue which can be controlled by the employer. Employers do not have to hire illegal immigrants. However, there are other factors to consider regarding border security and illegal immigration beyond that of the job market which are not voluntary, and the taxpayer has no control over. This paper will focus on the specific Texas and Mexico border security topics as they relate to illegal immigration: 1. Texas-Mexico Border and Illegal Immigration 2. Illegal Immigrant Education 3. Illegal Immigrant Social Welfare and Health Care Programs 4. Illegal Immigrant Criminal Justice Texas-Mexico Border and Illegal Immigration The subject of illegal immigration has become a hot topic in the current political environment. It is not surprise, as the population of illegal immigrants in the United States grows with every passing day. In 1996, the estimated population of illegal immigrants in the United States was 5 million people. As of 2011...
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...Tricia Jenkins HCS/577 July 20 2015 Comparative Summary For Profit Organization, Not for Profit Organization, Government Organization Home Health Doctors without Borders, World Health Organization Financial structure * For profit organization (Home Health) 1. Combining profitable business with meaningful opportunities helping clients maintain quality of life. Contribution of staff and how well the operation of business is performed and the efficiency, and the effectiveness of services needed to patients reliability of assistance and their autonomy. 2. Announcing budget by identifying the employees receiving budget information determine employees such as managers to be aware of budget announcement choosing dates for groups to receive budgetary information. 3. Write overview of the budget illustrating Major changes from previous budget Incorporate a list of action points needed to perform 4. Compile a packet for employees including Action list Budget 5. Send out emails notifications and memos based on the home health organization announcing the release of budget information 6. Gather for meeting with employees dispersing information and schedule accordingly. * Not for Profit Organization (Doctors without Borders) 1. Fundraising and administrative cost with independency of growth through individuals and investments. 2. Program services 3. Financial statements ...
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...Health Care Utilization Paper Option B Svetlana Leyzerov HCS/235 May 25, 2015 Hanna Matatyaho Health Care Utilization Paper Option B The Behavioral Model of Health Services utilization was developed by Ron Andersen in 1968, and subsequently refined with his colleagues over the years. It is the most widely adopted conceptual framework for studying the use of health services, especially with regard to determining whether or not access to and consumption of health services is fair. The model underwent three revisions, or phases, the first of which was the initial Behavioral Model. Developed in the 1960s, this phase was focused on individual use of the health care services. Phase two was in 1970s, where Anderson collaborated with other colleagues in order to recognize the importance of national health policy, the resources in the health care system, and changes in those over time. A third phase, in 1990s, acknowledged changes in the environment as part of understanding the use of health care services. Although the Behavioral Model of Health Services Use was revised, the core factors that it was built on stayed the same. It is based on a function of predisposing, enabling, and need for health care. The predisposing factors are stronger in tendency for some individuals than in others. It is further subdivided into demographic factors including age, gender, and ethnicity; social factors- education, occupation, and residence mobility; health beliefs-attitude toward the...
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...Demographics And Health Care Running head: DEMOGRAPHICS AND HEALTH CARE Demographics and Health Care Name University of Phoenix Class Instructor Date Demographics and Health Care The health care industry exists to serve the patient, the health care consumer. The needs of the patient vary from person to person. However, individuals can be categorized in like groups. Individuals can be grouped with others in the same age range, sex, income level, diagnosis group. This type of information is valuable to a health care provider because prospective customers with similar characteristics can shape the type of service mix a provider delivers (Kotler, Shalowitz, & Stevens, 2008). Target Population San Diego County is located in the furthermost south western corner of California. San Diego borders the Mexico border. The geographical location has a heavy influence on the demographics this major city. As a border town, there is a heavy influx of Hispanics, making this the second largest racial group in the county, reaching 31.3%. The largest racial group is white at just over 50%. Children under the age of 18 make up a quarter of the population. The aged community in San Diego is surprisingly small in comparison to the other age groups, composing a mere 11% of the total population. The median age of the area is 33 years old. A large percentage, 31%, of San Diegans speaks a language other than English in the home. Half of the population is female, and most San Diegans...
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...Demographic Paper University of Phoenix Valerye Rogers HCS/490- Health care Consumer- Trends and Marketing Thomas Kehoe, Instructor July 12, 2010 Demographic Paper In the following, the author was designated by the senior management team at a community hospital to write a summary on the effects of changes in population demographics on the needs and services for a selected population. The author must identify the population on which the case study will focus on the aging population, patients with a particular chronic disease, children, patients with AIDS, patients requiring long-term care, or emergency management. The author must identify the targeted population, gather data about the population demographics, and describe the general impact that changing demographics may have on the health care market. The author will discuss why and how the changes in demographics will affect health care. Two health care related challenges identified for the population is chosen. The author will also describe how a chronic disease wellness program may affect the costs for this demographic. In conclusion, the author will discuss the marketing needs or services needed for this population as well as how the chosen population can address these challenges. The population demographics that the author has chosen to write a summary on is the influence of illegal immigrations on emergency health care. Immigration reform is one of the most forming or expressing division or issues opposing the...
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...Final Project 8 Chana Evans Chancellor University Instructor: Melissa Burrows March 2, 2012 FINAL PROJECT 8 The most critical issue the U.S is facing is The Federal regulatory expenses. U.S. is on the path for a deficit of 1.5 trillion or more in the future. The funding reduction that should be cut out is the Federal regulatory expenses, Federal spending US cut; it could raise the economy backup and help the US out of debt. The Federal spending has developed out of proportion and is growing and not reducing the deficit. Some people believe that part of this careless budget is due to regulatory efforts. By cutting this funding tax payers and the economy could be building back up. Even President Obama’s acknowledgement about the extra federal regulations had subdued innovation which had a disturbing outcome on growth and jobs. New public companies in the United States, capital business, and entrepreneurship have all been affected by the result of federal regulations. Some people believe that part of this irresponsible budget is allocated to regulatory efforts. By reading the research and report my criteria would be for renewed economic growth to reduce regulations, so businesses are free and motivated to expand and update. By cutting agency budgets the Federal budget would not only be reduced, but it would have the added benefit of lowering the overall budget. All businesses should get a chance to...
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...immigrants on the United States has become an issue that has stirred the emotions of all American citizens for many decades. With the population of illegal immigrants believed to be having a negative impact on the rising cost of healthcare, the contribution to a nationwide problem of unemployment, and citizens and immigrants’ alike calling for fairness to all, a complete immigration reform is something that needs to be addressed on a national level. President Barack Obama has a “commonsense immigration reform proposal.” His proposal consists of four parts that will hold accountable not just the illegal workers, but the employers who hire them as well. There are four parts to President Obama’s proposed reform: 1) continue to strengthen the borders to the United States; by doing so would strengthen our ability to remove criminals and apprehend and prosecute national security threats; 2) crackdown on employers who hire undocumented workers by holding accountable the employers who do not follow hiring practices and resulting in giving the employers who do play by the rules a way to verify their employees are legal; 3) hold undocumented workers accountable before they can apply for citizenship by passing national security and criminal background checks, and by paying taxes,...
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...Arroyo Fresco Arroyo Fresco Community Health Center (AF) is a community health center serving western Arizona from 11 clinics and 4 mobile service vans. Community health centers have been established over the past 40 years in underserved areas in all 50 states, and they are nonprofit, community-owned health care organizations that offer patients high-quality primary care and preventive services regardless of their ability to pay. They also provide enabling services, such as transportation, translation, case management, health education, and home visitation, which increase access to care. AF serves three counties – Yuma, Mohave, and La Paz – with diverse populations and needs. The service area of over 23,000 square miles has fewer than 400,000 people – about one-third of the state’s overall population. AF provides ambulatory medical (i.e. obstetric/gynecologic, family medicine, pediatric) and dental services, which are supported by routine laboratory and X-ray services, vision and hearing screening, behavioral health and substance abuse screening, and pharmacy services. AF also ensures that its patients can access all services required across the continuum of care through partnerships or contractual relationships with hospitals, physicians, and agencies throughout the tricounty area and these arrangements are spelled out in the annual plan required by the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC). Arroyo Fresco’s mission is to provide residents of Yuma, La Paz, and Mohave counties...
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...drugs in other global markets by either physically crossing over to the Canadian border or ordering them from the internet. Analysis In an increasingly global environment, companies must become more aware of an empowered consumer. Information, such as pricing in other countries, is able to spread very quickly. American consumers often wish to be on an equal playing field with the rest of the world. This means that a service/good that is bought in the United State should be comparable in price/quality to the same good/service bought in another country. GSKoSmithKline (GSK) encountered numerous public relations and strategic issues with their decision to limit the supply of drugs shipped to Canada. Many American consumers chose to buy the cheaper versions of the drugs from Canadian pharmacies because of the significant price reduction. Many of these consumers, who were often low income or elderly, could not afford the United States drugs because of the expense. GSK’s Responsibility to American Patients Healthcare is a business, but it must be treated differently than other businesses. GSK has both a social and ethical commitment to produce life-saving drugs that are affordable and easily accessible to the American public. The large price differentials between drugs purchased in America and drugs purchased in Canada led many to believe that GSK was a profit-hungry corporation that did not care about human life. Like any business the role of profits were probably a part...
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...1) What actions prompted the border control offensive and made the issue of illegal immigration a priority? The Untied States was asleep in the earlier decades with concern with border security. However, this changed after President Clinton made the statement, “Today we send a strong and clear message. We will make it tougher for illegal aliens to get into our country. “It’s certainly plain to anybody with eyes to see that the Border Patrol is drastically understaffed, breathtakingly understaffed” (as cited in Andreas, 2009, p. 89). This led to an increase of 600 Border Patrol Agents to include tripling the budget for increased security. The actions prompting Presidents Clinton’s stance was years of compounded corruption of illegal immigration involving the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (ICRA). According to Andreas (2009), the ICRA amplified the migration networks and prompted the immigrants to obtain legalization papers. This lead to a growing business focused on counterfeit immigration papers (p. 86). The specific result was millions of illegal immigrants crossing into California, which led to billions of dollars to take care of them. The illegal immigrants found loophole to basically get a free ride without paying taxes. Later a...
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...The Border Wall There are many advantages to having undocumented immigrants in the United States. They are doing many of the jobs that American citizens will not do, such as picking crops on farms, cleaning houses and offices, and taking care of people’s children. However, the damage that they are inflicting is out weighing the benefits. They are breaking the law in many different ways, ranging from their mere presence as illegal aliens to criminal activities, such as smuggling drugs and smuggling people into the U.S. That is forcing the American government to look for solutions to prevent illegal immigrants from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The commentator, Jim Gilchrest, has the best solution to solve this problem: building a concrete and steel wall which is 15 feet high and 10 feet deep into the ground. It would start in San Diego, California, and it would stretch to Brownsville, Texas, along the entire Mexican border. I agree with his opinion that we need to control illegal immigrants by building a border wall because they deplete the American economy and threaten the tranquility of the American nation. Nobody knows for sure how many illegal aliens are living in the United States today, but we all know for sure the number is increasing day after day. That increase is depleting the economy in two ways. First, the illegal workers bring down the wages and salaries of Americans because they are willing to accept lower wages. They would not report their...
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...A woman from Mexico named Maythe had no idea that when she crossed the border twice in the late 1900’s that it would have a severe impact on her life. She was a single mother with her young daughter in tow when she entered America illegally for a better future. She got caught twice with the border patrol in past years but eventually made her way in. Maythe got a minimum wage job at a Burger King, ended up falling in love with a U.S. citizen and thought that once they married she would be granted legal citizenship. Her husband fully aware of her illegal immigration status, decided to go underground with his new family, so they would not be separated for years if caught. After years of hiding from the law, Maythe was caught in 2010 for driving her vehicle too slowly and was handed directly over to Customs. With her American citizen husband of now 12 years and an American citizen child they share together, she thought they would have bigger problems on their hands then to send her back. She fought her case for months, eventually lost and was deported back to the country she fled all those years ago. Maythe now lives in Tijuana, Mexico, alone, while her husband and children live in San Diego. She is banned from entering America for the next 20 years. Her family often takes the long drive, weekend after weekend, just to spend time with their wife and mother, to be a whole family again. Maythe knows without her family she will continue living a lonely life and wishes the illegal...
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...definitely broken. The problem is that we cannot agree on how this system should be fixed. On April 23, 2010, the Governor of Arizona, Jan Brewer, decided that she would attempt a solution to the problem. She signed into law one of the nation’s toughest bills focused on illegal immigration in her state. This law re-ignited the immigration debate all across the United States and brought out many protestors from both sides. Some of the issues at hand are amnesty, healthcare costs, and the increasing crime that illegal immigrants bring into our country. To begin with, does amnesty encourage illegal immigration? Secondly, what does it do to our already fragile health care system? Thirdly, what kinds of crimes are being committed by some illegal immigrants? In my opinion we need to do whatever we can to secure our borders and only allow those who come in legally into our country. Amnesty, in the case of illegal immigrants, is to grant legal status to those who have entered our country illegally. It forgives the fact that they have entered the country illegally, and forgives other illegal acts such as driving and working using false documents. In 1986 under President Ronald Reagan, our country granted what was supposed to be a “one time only” amnesty for approximately 2.7 million illegal aliens. At that time, Congress also enacted a new set of laws that were aimed at eradicating illegal immigration. What were the results of those new laws? We are no longer a nation that has...
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...United States While treating Duncan all of the nurses and doctors are reported to have been using suggested protocols and clothed in protective gear. Health officials have yet to discover exactly what went wrong in Pham’s case however, they do believe there was a breach in protocol. Some Critics of the hospitals handling of the case point out that any breach in protocol could be related to a lack in knowledge on the procedures. Pham had just received her critical nursing certification this August and critical-care nurses specialize in treating those with life-threatening conditions, which are not always infectious and are more likely to be cancer or accident victims. It is actually uncertain what specific isolation protocol training those caring for Duncan received if any. Critics also mention that the sheer number of invasive procedures Duncan received might also have increased the health workers risks. These procedures might have opened up health care works to virus-laden body fluids. Two of the most risky procedures include kidney dialysis in which blood is filtered out of the body for cleaning by machine and respiratory intubation in which a breathing apparatus is placed down the throat while a separate suction device removes saliva and other liquids. The danger of exposure is so great in invasive procedures that Doctors without borders has temporarily stopped giving patients potentially lifesaving intravenous fluids to reduce the risk of works infection. There have however been...
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