Financial Pressures Affecting Heath-Care In the recent years Health-Care Services have been under tremendous financial pressures. This has brought about much inefficiency for both the private and the public sector. Raising many issues ranging from, shortage of highly skilled employee’s, outdated or unsafe therapy, and the lack of adequate insurance. Today the cost of hospital services and doctor fees are rising faster than ever before. There is a great need for reform in our Health care system. The government has been trying to come up with a new plan these past few years even though there has been strong opposition against a new Health Care system.Impact on the Public and Private SectorsRecently some insurers have been competing to insure the healthy and avoiding the sick by determining "insurability profiles" instead of competing on quality, value, and service. Paperwork has consumed much of the needed care provider’s time. In an average doctor's office, 80 hours a month is spent doing paperwork. In hospitals nurses often h fill out several forms to account for one person's hospital stay. Much of this time could be better spent caring for patients. Insurance company red tape has created a nightmare for providers, with mountains of forms and numerous levels of review that wastes money and does nothing to improve the quality of care. America has the best doctors who can provide the most advanced treatments in the world. Yet people often can't get treated when they need care. The medical malpractice system does little to promote quality. Fear of litigation forces providers, and practitioners to practice defensive medicine, ordering inappropriate tests and procedures to protect against lawsuits.There has been a declining amount of charity care being provided by the non-profit community medical centers, and for-profit providers, as well as an increasing abandonment of care to Medicaid patients. LOOKING TO MANAGED CARE EXEC...
