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    In my role with Liberty Mutual, I drove adoption of Medicare reimbursement models through public affairs involvement with multiple state workers' compensation committees seeking to update their reimbursement schedules in response to the implementation of ICD-10 coding requirements in October of 2015. With the state workers’ compensation authorities seeking to adopt CMS reimbursement type models, my involvement was directed at securing the inclusion of specific CMS rules governing correct coding and

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    conservative Republicans’ fight to retain the private or market based plan is unarguably in support of their pro-capitalism stance. The truth, however, is that, though almost every American believes in capitalism, yet, almost none would vote to disband the Medicare and the Medicaid programs, both of which are socialistic. In that light, the argument of a pro-capitalist nation is negated, as we do already have a socialized healthcare program for the seniors and the poor. Extending that concept to include

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    Resume

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    a historian, and the 1960s are now "history," ripe for new interpretations. Yet I was also an immigrant to the United States in 1961, fresh from working as an administrator in the British National Health Service. The period immediately before the Medicare legislation in 1965 shines in my memory with the vividness of new impressions: those of a young health care student trying to make sense of the U. S. health care system, and indeed, of the United States. The health care system and the United States

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    Social Security

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    been expanded to cover additional groups and classes of people. The most important additional programs established being MediCare and MedicAid. After years of running a surplus, Social Security has reached an inflection point. At the current rate of drawdown, the trust fund will run dry, and Social Security will begin to operate as a pay-as-you-go program,

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    Historical Legislation from 1965: Medicare and Medicaid Liliana Martinez Dr. Smith Grand Canyon University: HCA-460 3/7/13 Historical Legislation from 1965: Medicare and Medicaid The Medicare and Medicaid programs were signed into law on July 30, 1965 by President Lyndon Johnson ("Centers for Medicare," 2012). Before this decision was even taken into consideration, many other healthcare reforms had previously been introduced by earlier presidents, but failed to pass the Senate. Healthcare

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    But Medicare now faces a serious funding crisis. The program's outlays--what it spends on health care for its beneficiaries--are on the brink of surpassing its revenues. Unless it is fundamentally restructured, the program will no longer exist when most of today's

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    Informal Research Paper

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    Social Security Tax Taxes are a necessary evil in any civilization. In order to keep the government running and pay for goods and services, like police and a defense force, everyone must pay their fair share so that money can be collected to foot the bill, so to speak. Social Security is one such service. The Social Security program helps seniors to be able to live in retirement and also helps the less fortunate who need government assistance for various reasons. While most citizens

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    Standards of Evaluation

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    Standards of Evaluation: A Comparison of Health Care Standards Between the US and Canada The Canadian health care system is often compared to the US system. In 2007 a systematic review concluded that outcomes may be superior in Canada versus the United States. The US system spends the most in the world per capita, and was ranked 37th in the world by the World Health Organization in 2000, while Canada's health system was ranked 30th (Guyatt, 2007). In terms of access, more Canadians seem

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    are several key features of the P.P.A.C.A. that that made it seem popular. Some of these benefits were for women (lowering cost and covering preventive services). Coverage age for the young adults had been raised to the age of 26 and strengthening Medicare (free preventive services and yearly wellness visits). One important one was holding insurance companies accountable where they must justify any premium increase of 10% or more before the rate takes effect and making it so that pre-existing conditions

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    with neck pain, being told to stretch then receiving a bill for 25,000 dollars. As could be understood the cost of healthcare had became a problem. A part of the problem of cost was the establishment of “free” healthcare for those eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, between 1965 and 1971 where there was no limitation on benefits. The cost of healthcare increased from 39 billion in 1965 to 75 billion in 1971. Providers had no concern for the cost of their care seeing that SSA recipients had no

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