Learning Module #1- US Healthcare System-Beverly Braswell
According to a study that was performed in 2013, families spend more money on the cost of health insurance then on the groceries to feed the same families. The report, the 2013 Milliman Medical Index, published by Milliman Inc., looked at the costs of health care for a family of four living in the U.S. (Glynn, 2013). They found that the yearly cost of benefits increased 6.2% to $22,030, compared to $20,728 last year alone. In four of the last five years, the family of four has experienced a greater percentage rise in health care costs than the employer (Glynn, 2013). If the average employee cannot afford groceries and healthcare, they may be left with deciding if welfare would be the better route to take to survive in today’s society. We are just talking about groceries; there are other needs that families must also cover such as utility bills, house payments, car payments, and day care expenses to name a few. The family must somehow figure out how to make less money go further in an inflated society.
In our text the perfect example was used when the authors referred to a lady who need to make more money, but was limited to her current location and a position that would not advance (Liebler & McConnell, 2012). She returned to school and obtained her master’s degree. She went from a part time coding specialist to a full-time director of the health information department. What I learned from this was never look at a situation as impossible, but look beyond your current situation for what might seem impossible to achieve the unlimited possibilities.
References
Glynn, S. (2013, May 23). Health Care Costs More Than Year of Groceries for American Families. Retrieved June 3, 2013, from Medical News Today: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/260901.php
Liebler, J. G., & McConnell, C. R. (2012). Management Principles for Health Professionals, Sixth Edition. Sudbury: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
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