Essays Tagged: "Health insurance"

How will our future be? discribes the future perspective in short for computers and internet

e if every citizen in Denmark should have some sort of card that you used for multiple things. Your health-insurance, driver's licence, personal identification and many other things. Some people say t ...

(3 pages) 154 0 3.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Welfare to Works Ride By, Yang

ult. But many of the jobs former recipients hold are low-wage and don't come with benefits, such as health insurance. The average hourly wage for these working welfare leavers is $6.61. Average monthl ...

(2 pages) 77 0 3.0 Aug/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

The Economics of Federal Defense Policy

ge corporations shifting their operations overseas. Over thirty-seven million Americans are without health insurance due to its exploding costs. There are about sixty million people below the poverty ...

(10 pages) 349 0 3.8 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Essay on the life of Paul Erdos

eccentric- he never had a checkbook, a credit card; he never learned how to drive, and he never had health insurance. He traveled with a shabby suitcase and wearing a shabby suit and sandals. He suppo ...

(2 pages) 43 0 3.9 Mar/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Mathematics

Depression.

8D.What causes it?p. 81.Chemicalp. 82.Otherp. 8E.Diagnostic Evaluationp. 9F.Treatmentp. 91. Access/Health Insurance Coveragep. 92. Medicationp. 93. Psychotherapyp. 9IV.Conclusionp. 10V.Bibliographyp. ... icide four times more than women, whereas women attempt suicide four times more than men do (Mental Health, n.d.).CostsDepression attacks millions of Americans and is often fatal; yet few people are b ...

(14 pages) 496 0 4.8 Apr/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

Psychology paper depicting the psycholgy exhibited in the film John Q

n has recently been reduced from full-time to part-time work. He can't afford the operation and his health insurance won't cover it, so he vows to do whatever it will take to keep his son alive. This ...

(4 pages) 51 0 2.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Key Facts about the Current Population Survey's Data on Health Coverage. Report on how population increase affecting US.

Key Facts about the Current Population Survey'sData on Health CoverageSyed R FayyazSeptember 30, 2003Each fall, the U.S. Bureau of the Census releases data ... he Current Population Survey (CPS). The numbers are the most widely cited figures for those without health coverage in the U.S.Figures for 2002, released today, show that the number of uninsured in th ... million over the previous year. This means an estimated 15.2 percent of the U.S. population had no health insurance during all of 2002, up from 14.6 percent in 2001. (For a copy of the Census Bureau ...

(4 pages) 174 0 3.5 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology

Health Care Reform

wever, the medical research requires an enormous amount of money. The U.S. spends the most money on health care yet many people, mainly the working class Americans are still without any type of health ... ing class Americans are still without any type of health insurance and thus are more susceptible to health risks and problems.Most Americans obtain health insurance from employers or government progra ...

(4 pages) 588 0 4.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Dental health & access to dental health.

Dental Health and Access to Dental CareOral health is an integral part of general health and well-being. Go ... from oral pain and infection substantially contribute to quality of life and self-esteem. Poor oral health, on the other hand, is an obstacle to good nutrition, can severely affect people's ability to ... life. It is also a risk factor for such major systemic diseases as coronary heart disease. The oral health of Americans has improved greatly over the past 50 years, but there are areas where severe or ...

(13 pages) 169 0 3.7 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Helth care Report

Health Care Insurance is a family matter. Based on a study from the National Academy of Sciences alm ... ased on a study from the National Academy of Sciences almost 40 million people in this country lack health care insurance. That's more than the population of Texas, Florida, and Connecticut combined. ... n the population of Texas, Florida, and Connecticut combined. The uninsured people without Medicaid Health Care are more likely to have poorer health and die prematurely, then those that do have healt ...

(4 pages) 193 1 3.7 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies

Home Care V. Hosptial Care (Comparing Lorenzo's Oil and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)

give one patient the care and attention that they need. Especially with today's overworked American healthcare system. With health insurance being so expensive it makes it very difficult for someone w ... think that Mrs. Odone is accepting the idea that Lorenzo is sick, and is worried about her sister's health. She has not been eating or sleeping very well. Mr. Odone approaches his wife and tells her a ...

(11 pages) 65 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

"The middle isn't that great" several ways i think the middle-class gets screwed...

eturns aren't the only thing that we get cheated out of.Many middleclass families can't afford good health insurance do to the high monthly costs of $500 a month1, but not having health insurance can ...

(2 pages) 33 2 4.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights

Business Ethics Paper with titled "Monitoring Business Ethics in the US Pharmaceutical Industry". Essay analyzes industry using utilitarian theory.

ase in prices of prescription drugs is an issue that affects every citizen regardless of their age, health, and financial status. Due to a weak economy and increased outsourcing, many people are out o ... economy and increased outsourcing, many people are out of jobs. Other workers are also losing their health insurance as companies cut employee benefits in an attempt to remain competitive and reap hig ...

(3 pages) 209 0 3.6 Jul/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

More colleges making health insurance mandatory

rticle is stating that there are a few colleges in the United States authorizing that students have health insurance before they attend there first class. The problem with the colleges doing this is t ... ready skyrocketed to its highest price range ever. The universities are afraid that if they require health insurance that it will scare students away to other colleges or universities. Not only is it ...

(2 pages) 23 0 3.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Problem Analysis and Decision-Making Techniques Paper

ents that could lead to dire results.Current statistics show that 44 million people do not have any healthinsurance and 76 million are underinsured. More people are making the serious mistake of putti ... hree Adult Americans will contact cancer at least once in their lifetime.We are living in an age of health advice. Food is not simply food, but a nutrition delivery system. No one needs to inform the ...

(8 pages) 197 1 4.5 May/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

This is a brief description of health insurance saying what it does and why it is important.

Healthcare and Medical Planning Summary Most people know that the cost of heath care is getti ... Summary Most people know that the cost of heath care is getting increasingly expensive,with health insurance it makes that burden a lot less. What people don't know is how toget heath insuranc ... burden a lot less. What people don't know is how toget heath insurance and what kind. The article, Healthcare and Medical Planning, toucheson why heatlth insurance is needed, how to get it and what i ...

(1 pages) 74 1 0.0 May/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Theoretical Analysis of the Macro Environment Within the Health Care Industry.

will take a closer look into how these factors are currently influencing the increasing cost of thehealth care industry.Economic forces, in theory and as fact as seen within the last 15 years, do ind ... y.Economic forces, in theory and as fact as seen within the last 15 years, do indirectly affect the health care industry. Economic decline, high interest rates, changes in currency exchange rates, inf ...

(6 pages) 97 0 5.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

More colleges making health insurance mandatory.

In the last four years more and more public universities are mandating that their students have health insurance before attending their first course at that particular university. Although this is ... vate universities do require it. Any where from ten to thirty percent of college student don't have health insurance, but a lot of students are covered under their parent's health care plans. This is ...

(1 pages) 18 0 2.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Government Sponsored Healthcare

Healthcare is a very important part of every citizen's lives. Many Americans this is a great solutio ... every citizen's lives. Many Americans this is a great solution for many Americans who cannot afford healthcare for themselves.Government sponsored healthcare should be in effect for the United States ... the United States for everyone. There are almost forty million Americans currently that do no have health insurance due to their financial status (Canada 1).Some of the major problems, which are face ...

(4 pages) 139 0 0.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Impact of Fiscal Policy for Wal Mart Workers

.70 per hour compared to $ 14.01. Also 23% fewer Wal Mart workers are covered by employer-sponsored health insurance. At these low wages many Wal Mart workers rely on public safety net programs to mak ... istance programs.Wal Mart reports that in California 48 percent of its workforce is enrolled in its health plan. This implies that of the 44,000 workers, 22,900 do not receive employer-sponsored healt ...

(3 pages) 56 0 1.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies