What is a managed care organization? Based on your reading, discuss how managed care organizations attempt to control costs. What are the benefits and disadvantages associated with these cost controlling measures? Assignments are to be a minimum of 2 full pages of text and 3 reputable references in proper APA format

1. This is a theoretical case taken from VHA Intensive Ethics Advisory Committee Training, 1998, as presented by Arthur R. Derse MD, JD. An 87-year-old woman widowed for six years, who is otherwise healthy, was visiting another city and abruptly became ill. She was seen in the emergency department of the local VA and admitted […]

You will complete your Final Project in a series of milestones. It is vital that all milestones be completed and submitted in a timely manner. This will allow you to gain feedback from faculty and make changes as needed. Although this project is set up with several milestones, it is highly encouraged that you work […]

In this week, you will continue to complete the tasks of the project topic selected in Week 1. Respond only to the Topic below that you have started in Week 1. Topic 1: Disease Process For a hypothetical patient who has the disease you selected, create a socioeconomic profile of your choice. What is the […]

For this Assignment, you select health indicators used to measure the health of the U.S. population and contrast them to other countries around the world. You compare various determinants of health within different states in the United States as well as across continents. The Assignment (3–4 pages): Provide a brief description of the two health […]