Question

What are the major ethical, societal, professional, and legal system-level issues confronting providers, insurers, public policymakers, and organizations regarding the care of the Native American population?

Answer 1

Answer:-
Major ethical, societal, professional, and legal system-level issues confronting providers, insurers, public policymakers, and organizations regarding the care of the Native American population are as:-

# Influence of social changes to nursing practices:-

-consumers of health care are now more informed because of resource access (Internet), media, and publications.
-some publications describe strategies yo reduce preventable medical errors.

-Influnce of political changes to nursing practices

-Influence of economical changes to nursing practices

-Uninsured, new technologies, new medications; mainly trying to reduce health care cost while maintaining quality patient care.

#demographic changes:-

-U.S. Census predicts steady rise in general population as well as in population over age 65; Population is still shifting from rural areas to urban centers; more people are living with chronic and long term illness

#medically underserved:-

-Rising rates of unemployment, underemployment and low-paying jobs, mental illness and homelessness, rising healthcare costs all contribute to medically underserved population.