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cellina14

Foster Care Advocates | Foster Coalition - 0 views

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    Many children are in foster care. There is a high volume of children who stay in foster care for a long period of time and sometimes "age out". Aging out is when the minor turns 18years of age and is still in foster care. The social justice issue is that these children have a higer chance of going to orison, human trafficking and pregnancy. We need to do something as a society to help these children achieve something in there life. There are so many children who still get abused in the foster system as well. What needs to be done to prevent this from happening? More home visits to foster homes, better screening, and maybe even just a all around better system.
pai2035626

Mandatory Vaccines for Health care professionals - 0 views

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    This article examines the issue of mandatory vaccines. The article looks specify at the health care field and health care professionals.
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    This article examines the issue of mandatory vaccines. The article looks specify at the health care field and health care professionals.
gvi1234

Americans are skipping on medical care - 0 views

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    This article is reporting on why Americans are not getting medical care. Oftentimes, health care is too expensive. The medical care system does not help with cost
chrisfowler94

U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2019 | Commonwealth Fund - 0 views

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    This article compares what Americans spend on health care to other high-income nations such as Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Compared to these countries, Americans spend nearly twice as much on health care. The article goes over the causes of this such as obesity and expensive technology as well as affects such as higher rate of death from preventable causes and less doctor visits than average.
kcreek9942

Why is Obamacare so controversial? - 0 views

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    One of the central provisions of President Barack Obama and the Democrats' healthcare reform law, known popularly as Obamacare, took effect on 1 October. Here is an explainer.
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    Obamacare was created to help American citizens receive affordable health care. It provides employees with health care they might not of had. The law aims to help the rising cost of health care.
jul2193271

Human Right to Health and Health Care - 0 views

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    This site gives reasons and research as to why health care is a universal right. It stipulates the conditions for what people should get, and how.
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    This site gives reasons and research as to why health care is a universal right. It stipulates the conditions for what people should get, and how.
chelseatizard

Foster Care Statistics 2015 - 1 views

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    This site shows statistics pertaining to children in foster care in 2015. The statistics include length of stay, outcome, placement settings, gender, age, and other information. The information was gathered from the Federal Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System.
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    The website provides sickening details on the hundreds or thousands of children in Foster Care as of 2015. It lists everything from age, to ethnicity, to length of stay in foster care. These eye opening facts bring on a new perspective.
nat2142094

Elder Abuse - 2 views

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    This article discusses the appalling video that made the rounds this week through news and social media. It depicts another instance of elder abuse that was caught on a home security camera. Why is is so difficult to find trustworthy care for the elderly? Most of the time families can't afford to provide adequate care.
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    The video is extremely difficult to watch, however, people need to be educated on this ongoing issue. Unfortunately, elder abuse happens worldwide and in different forms. Some types of abuse towards the elderly include financial abuse, physical abuse, and emotional abuse. What concerns me is the fact that there are many caregivers who are abusive and still hold certification to be employed in nursing homes.
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    This is a real issue. People take advantage of the elderly because they are helpless. I have heard sad stories about nursing homes as well. They are of course human and deserve to be treated like one.
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    I agree we need to take better care of our elderly people, not just to treat them respectfully which should be a given, but to take time to listen to them. Our parents give us life. They take care of us and make sacrifices for us. Then when the time comes, it is our duty to do the same. Beyond that, their lifetime of experience can benefit us all.
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    This was very difficult to watch. As a child whose parent was diagnosed with fronto-temporal dementia, I had no choice but to place her in an assisted living home. Even though I didn't live far from the facility, it was hard to get information from staff. A few staff members were there for years, and I feel fortunate that they took really good care of my mother. I don't think this same experience happens for a lot of people.
Paxton Alger

It ain't over till it's over - Beyond Obamacare.pdf - 0 views

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    The Illinois Single-Payer Coalition has a health care plan that can please both political parties. The people have the ability to choose their own health care providers.
sebastianw1991

Affordable care act - 0 views

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    Over the years I have noticed people think that the Affordable Care Act and Obama care are two different things. They are one in the same. Also, I have noticed that when people talk about it they are usually misinformed. Attached is a link that overlays the whole system.
Katie Waite

Prenatal care and tests - 0 views

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    This site is informative in giving women information about their prenatal care. It educates women about the different options they have in choosing a prenatal care provider along with the options for delivering the baby. It also takes you thru what to expect in your prenatal visits and the tests that should be run in order to provide essential good quality prenatal care.
Jennifer Seeglitz

Is President Obama's Individual Health Care Mandate Constitutional - 0 views

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    This article discusses whether the health care mandate is constitutional or not. The articles continues by discussing the the difference between state mandated car insurance and federally mandated health insurance.
pai2035626

Affordable Care Act - 0 views

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    This article provides a "progress report" on the affordable care act. It examines the effects of the act and give numbers and statistics about enrollment and financing.
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    This article provides a "progress report" on the affordable care act. It examines the effects of the act and give numbers and statistics about enrollment and financing.
courtmathews

Health Care at the Crossroads: Personal Freedom or Government Control? - 0 views

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    A government controlled health care threatens personal freedom. Giving the government more power over something that should be a personal decision is moving in the opposite direction that we should be.
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    The most important domestic policy issue in America today is how to get the best quality care for every American at the most reasonable price.
chy2142465

Minors and the Right to Consent to Health Care - 0 views

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    This article focuses on whether or not a minor should have the ultimate jurisdiction over their own health care. On the one hand, it seems normal to give parents the responsibility of making decisions regarding their child's health care, but on the other hand, minors should have the right to keep certain medical information private.
chelseatizard

How to help the 18,000 kids in foster care in Arizona - 0 views

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    An astounding 18,000 kids are in the Arizona foster care system between foster homes, group homes, and shelters. Donating time to foster care organizations can be just as valuable as any donations that can be contributed whether it be financial or material. You can also take a step further and change a child's life by becoming a foster parent or adopting.
breanna1108

Federal Laws Related to Permanency - Child Welfare Information Gateway - 2 views

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    Children in foster care and the importance of children's safety and well-being during the process. Goes over laws and regulations set in place for adoption and fostering processes. Emphasis on child safety with in the system and once out.
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    This is good to ear. That there are people who care about the health and care of orphans.
yam2116554

Health Care for All: A Framework for Moving to a Primary Care-Based Health Care System ... - 1 views

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    This article discusses the main point of giving free/reduced healthcare for all people. Also how to move forward the government needs to ensure that people have great healthcare in order for it to succeed more.
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    The article points out that the cost for healthcare is extremely high and there needs tone insurance or programs that allow everyone access to free or reduced care. The topic related to telehealth is introduced as this is a great way for doctors and patients to consult during the pandemic.
smurphy6600

Health Net lawsuit reveals the financial engine of drug rehab industry - 0 views

  • The only "Obamacare" health insurer in metro Phoenix and Pima County is ensnared in a legal dispute with several addiction treatment centers over the cost of care amid an Arizona opioid epidemic that is taking an average of two lives each day. 
  • Maricopa County Superior Court lawsuit
  • widespread fraud among Arizona and California drug rehab centers in 2015 and 2016, when it alleges"teams of brokers" recruited out-of-state clients to fraudulently obtain insurance policies and to seek treatment in Arizona.
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  •  residential “sober homes”
  • headaches for local government officials as they try to determine how to manage the unregulated industry.
  • Prescott, which once claimed more than 100 sober homes, has adopted regulations to provide more oversight of them.
  • Federal and state prosecutors have aggressively pursued cases in Florida and California in connection with fraudulent activities such as patient brokering.
  • There have been no criminal cases filed in Arizona, however. 
  • Six of the rehab facilities that accuse Health Net of improperly withholding payments are in Prescott: Chapter 5 Counseling, Prescott House, Compass Recovery Center, Clean Adventures of Sober Living, Decision Point Center and Carleton Recovery Centers.
  • Three others, T R U Recovery Solutions, North Ridge Counseling and Desert Cove Recovery, list Scottsdale addresses. 
  • The rehab facilities allege that Health Net improperly withheld payments to virtually every rehab center in Arizona and southern California beginning in January 2016. Health Net halted the payments as part of an investigative audit that demanded each center provide detailed records such as proof of patients' residency and assurances that patients did not receive incentives to sign up for rehab. 
  • Health Net said in court documents that claims filed by rehab centers in Arizona soared because of widespread fraud
  • Health Net's PPO plans paid $2.4 million to all Arizona rehab centers in 2014. Those payments soared to $47.4 million in 2015
  • Those plans paid more for rehab care that year than all other types of care in Arizona, including typically expensive medical care such as cancer, heart disease and child births, according to the insurer’s counterclaim.
  • Here’s how the fraud worked, the insurer said in its counterclaim:Brokers would scout out people in 12-step programs, Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, homeless shelters and jails, then refer these clients to the “highest-bidding clinic.”Clinics that were not part of the insurer’s network paid clients’ insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs such as deductibles and co-payments.The result was that people secured Health Net coverage “arranged and bought for them by financially-interested providers for one purpose only: to obtain coverage for the limited time needed to rack up millions of dollars in substance abuse treatment.” Some clinics misrepresented the home addresses of patients, many of whom lived out of state. 
  • “a sophisticated fraud involving the fraudulent enrollment of non-Arizona residents,” who signed up for Arizona insurance policies. 
  • misrepresenting their home address
  • Clean Adventures staff member told him to list the rehab facility's address on his insurance application.
  • put him in contact with an insurance agent who suggested using Clean Adventures' address on his insurance application
  • The insurer named 10 other examples of people who lived in California, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee and Wisconsin but represented that they lived in Prescott or Scottsdale.
  • The insurer also said the rehab centers engaged in fraudulent billing, charging for services that were not medically necessary or in amounts that exceeded what the plan allowed.
  • A 2008 law called the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Act requires insurance plans to provide equitable coverage for substance abuse and addiction treatment. The Affordable Care Act also requires health insurance plans cover essential health benefits, including behavioral health services, and it forbids insurers from denying coverage to individuals based on existing medical conditions. 
  • The unintended consequence was (some) addiction treatments centers began taking advantage of that and over-billing," said Angie Geren, executive director of Addiction Haven, a grassroots and advocacy organization focusing on addiction issues. 
  • House Bill 2333
  • curb the practice of paying referral fees to brokers who steer patients to rehab centers.
  • bill never made it out of committee.
  • Florida
  • "The scam starts with deceptive advertising at the beginning," Aronberg said. "You are lured down to sunny Florida with a free plane ticket, which is illegal. You are given illegal benefits to keep you there."
  • patients often find themselves booted from treatment when their insurance benefits run out.
  • incentive for people to relapse so they can obtain another round of coverage.
  • Sober Home Task Force targeting the practice of buying and selling patients battling addiction
  • Johnson said rehab centers that provide legitimate services are being harmed as insurance companies scrutinize payments and bad actors poach patients away. 
  • ken.alltucker@arizonarepublic.com
contrerasju

Racism in healthcare: Statistics and examples - 1 views

  • unable to voice their concerns about the lack of personal protective equipment and COVID-19 testing in the pandemic’s early stages.
  • Black people were 3.57 times more likely to die from COVID-19
  • Latinx population was nearly twice that of the white population.
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  • profound impact on mental and physical health
  • difficult for some to get health insurance, preventing people from getting medical care.
  • racism also exists within healthcare itself
  • 73% held at least one false belief about the biological differences between races.
  • less likely to receive appropriate pain medication than white children
  • 10% less likely to admit Black patients to the hospital
  • affect the medical care of pregnant people and newborn babies.
  • 28% more likely to already have a chronic illness
  • Latinx people of the same age accumulated chronic diseases faster than white people.
  • Asian Americans may be under-diagnosed.
  • “model minority” stereotype,
  • suggests doctors are less likely to diagnose alcohol addiction in Asian Americans compared to white people,
  • clinicians can overlook the symptoms of depression and focus more on psychotic symptoms when treating Black people.
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    This article describes the various ways that POC are treated differently. This can cause doctors to provide the wrong treatment or no treatment for the minority who don't have access to healthcare.
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    The fact that we continue to face and see discrimination when it comes to health care is appalling. When dealing with health, health care providers should not be biased on who to help due to their skin color or certain characteristics.
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    There is no reason why there should still be discrimination in health care, they're saving your life regardless of your color.
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