Health Economics

We are at early stages of figuring out how to implement the healthcare reform or the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by 2014. Although we have a blueprint, not all issues have been fully worked out; let alone the short and long-term implications of the new system for individuals, firms and the nation. Growing-pain is anticipated and requires intelligent and evidence-based decisions. Your task is to begin the process of learning what the ACA ‘could’ means to physicians and other healthcare professional workers in the sector.

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1.     
What was the precipitating event behind the ACA? Why did Society have to do this?

 

a.      

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Healthcare Spending Overview

 

                                                               i.     

Per capita

 

                                                             ii.     

Total spending

 

                                                           iii.     

Root causes?

 

b.     

Final order effects – ACA

 

c.      

How will it effect the Medical Professionals? (general overview?)

   

2.     
Historical context of medical professional demographics

 

a.       Reimbursement
s

 

b.      Training programs

 

c.       Break down:

 

                                                               i.      DRG

 

                                                             ii.      Reimbursement

 

                                                           iii.      Value based purchasing

           

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