Category: Finance

Since 1867, the American government has made efforts to ensure that there is no public fund that is used for campaigning. This has been faced by drawback until in the 1970s when the government ordered that all contesters disclose the sources of their campaigning money. This was followed by the enactment of the Federal Election…

Health care constitutes the most vital element of peoples lives social structure. It is necessary to allocate financial sources to the development of new treatment methods and medical technologies because, with the help of them, the quality of peoples lives will become higher. However, it is not possible to pay attention only to the existing…

Systems for financing healthcare are critical towards attaining health coverage universally. As such, developments in the sector determine the existence of proper health services and their availability to each individual when required. Therefore, raising funds can finance healthcare while focusing on significant barriers reduction. These barriers can be eliminated by pooling funds and prepayment services…

Abstract The fee-for-service payment model is a well-established and recognized way of organizing payments for healthcare services that are still in use today. Despite being a synergy of previously introduced models aimed at simplicity and transparency, it currently favors the number of services over their quality, which is unacceptable in health care. For this reason,…

Table of Contents Introduction Brief History of Health Care Financing The Comparison of Payment Models The Shift towards Value-Based Models Conclusion References Introduction The system of healthcare in the United States is dominated by fee-for-service model. However, the issue of rising healthcare costs and low quality of care led to the development of other payment…

Table of Contents Introduction Healthcare Theory Overview Healthcare in US Healthcare Policies Healthcare on the global scale Conclusion References Introduction Healthcare represents a unique field of economy based on theoretical concepts and principles. It is considered that economics is a values-neutral science in which no judgment or value is placed on the theory or how…

Originally, the importance of this issue may be estimated in accordance with the generally accepted practice of providing the health care economic analysis. In general, the economic information provided by the hospital department depends on the costs of the equipment, costs of the analyses, salaries of the medical workers, rent, etc. Surely, the more patients…

Financing of Healthcare Services Financial decisions in healthcare can significantly impact the quality of treatment with which an establishment can provide its patients. Therefore, funding plays a prominent role in the level of services. Both preventive care and healthcare services treatment are crucially important areas of care. While illness healthcare deals with already existing conditions,…

Abstract One problem with the US healthcare system is poor financing. The solution to this problem is full participation of all individuals over fifty in a national long term health care insurance program. As a proposal, it will be seen how US citizens can benefit from such a scheme. Problem The American healthcare system is…

Introduction This paper chooses a particular healthcare accounting issue or problem, the disposition of which requires special skills of healthcare leaders. The issue is contained in the article entitled US city budgets stable  but decisions loom by Marks, Alexandra (2007). The paper will also discuss the budgeting or accounting implications of the issue and…