Question

For this assignment you are provided with four scenarios. For each scenario, you are required to answer the following question:

What are the access-to-care issues in the given situations? Suggest at least two solutions to address the access-to-care issues in these scenarios.

Scenarios:

Mr. A is a 30-year-old African American male. His employer provides for his health insurance, which covers emergency room visits, hospitalization, and some preventive-care services such as yearly physicals. Whenever he schedules appointments for preventive-care services, he has to spend one to three hours at the doctor's office. Additionally, he has to schedule follow-up appointments for laboratory tests after each office visit.

Mrs. B is a 30-year-old African American woman with two children. She is employed at a workplace that does not provide the employees with health insurance. Mrs. B and her children make frequent visits to the emergency room for healthcare services.

Mr. C is an unemployed 52-year-old Asian male who has not seen a doctor in at least eight years. He speaks limited English. He has been experiencing some health problems. He was recently told about a free clinic located within a couple of miles of his apartment. There are no Asian healthcare providers at the local health clinic. He has some concerns about healthcare provided by anyone other than Asian healthcare providers.

Mrs. D and her husband, a middle-aged Caucasian couple, recently moved to a rural community. They are both on medications for chronic health conditions, which require them to go for bimonthly doctor visits. Their car recently broke down and there is limited bus service in their community. They are having a difficult time going for their appointments and obtaining their medications. They are also less motivated to seek care because they have some major disagreements with the primary care doctor who is a young woman in her early thirties.

Answer 1

Scenarios 1:
1, In march of 2010,president obama signed into law the patient protection and Affordable care Act(ACA) to increase the quality and affordability of health care by increasing access to insurance..it increased health care protection by expanding coverage,holding insurance companies accountable,decreasing healthcare costs,allowing provider choice and enchancing the quality of care..
2, About eight million African American got access to expanded preventive services and preexisting health condition become able to obtain coverage..
Scenario 2:
1, ACA making an enormous difference in improving the lives of millions of african american woman,who make up a growing share of the U.S population..
2,ACA expanded health insurance and coverage for african American woman who is more prone for breast cancer,diabetes,heart disease than white American woman..
Scenario 3:
1,since 2010,Asian health Initiatives(AHI) a free clinic that aims to break the barriers to maintain good health of own community members..it targets medically underserved Asian population offering them culturally appropriate health services..
2,chin-yin's manager of AACS responsible for helping patients for appointments and follow-up..being billingual allows to be an effective contributor who prefer to speak chinese..
Scenario 4:
1, partner with family rofessional and primary are providers to ensure that appropriate consultation and training are available for practitioners in rural areas..
2,Foster and participate in efforts to utilize effective telemedicine technologies to expand and improve services for rural populations..