In: Operations Management
This is a BUSI ESS/HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION class
Regardless of the race, creed or color, every human being wonders about this fact of death. Scientific research has discussed that approximately 20,000 to 30,000 deaths are due to lack of health care insurance.
What are the factors involved in the under insurance or individuals with no insurance more likely to die.
Provide significant discussion information with APA citations for quotes or paraphrases and provide the research link that you have used to help you understand the question.
Uninsured people in the society are more likely to die then the
insured people in Healthcare facilities as most of the people with
no insurance end up receiving less care as compared to the insured
people. This is one of the main reasons of increasing number of
deaths as well as the ratio of comparison for the child birth rate
death is also increasing. Where insured people are likely to
receive high level of care as the level of compensation to the
Healthcare providers are relatively higher than the not insured
people.
All of these approaches are directly based on the total funding
received by the insurance companies to the Healthcare providers for
moving the services to the Emergency Room. Some of the people are
not moved to the emergency services that quickly as compared to the
insurance people which increases the chances of serious illness and
resulting death. All of the approaches are directly indicated that
Healthcare insurance provides additional support to Healthcare
providers for providing better care to the patient which increases
the chances of saving the life rather than facing the death.
For an example infants are likely to die with no insurance then the
one who have insurance for the children. Infants are moved to
Intensive Care Unit quickly if they have proper insurance but
uninsured children spend more time in general facility rather than
being moved to the emergency ward for Intensive Care which is the
main reason of the increasing death of the children inside
healthcare facilities.
Reference- https://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/30/lacking-insurance-hospitalized-children-more-likely-to-die/