HIM 486 Foundations of Health Information Management Comprehensive Written Assignment Student GREATEST INFLUENCES ON U.S. HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEM post 1940 ACCESS TO SERVICES COSTS OF and/or EXPENDITURES FOR SERVICES QUALITY OF SERVICES 1. The Obama Care Act allows every American to obtain affordable Health care Insurance (Healthcare reform in the United States,2017) 1. Medicare Is funded by the government; therefore, the expenditures for services has increases because of the need by people 65 and older plus the disabled. (Hussey,2017) 2. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 Was supposed to cut the United States federal budget deficit by cutting medical spending. (Healthcare reform in the United States,2017) 2. HMO. Healthcare costs are mounting rapidly, partially due to unexpectedly high expenditures, inflation in the economy, growth of hospital expenses and profits. (Hussey,2017) 1. The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act Provided grants to large corporations to discourage them from eliminating private prescription coverage to retired workers and prohibits the federal government from negotiating discounts with drug companies. (Hussey,2017) 2. The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) Gave employees the right to keep healthcare after they left their jobs. (Healthcare reform in the United States,2017) 3.Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) who is covered : health plans, health care clearinghouses, and to any health care provider.(Healthcare reform in the United States,2017) 3. The Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) decrease Medicare spending on physician services and change spending on hospital services(Healthcare reform in the United States,2017) 3. Medical Committee on Human Rights in 1964 Give medical aid to civil rights workers in the South, but they quickly became involved in fighting ‘inadequacies in health care’ in the North.( Hussey,2017) Reference Healthcare reform in the United States. (2017, September 12). Retrieved September 13, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_reform_in_the_United_States Hussey1*, P. S., & And, J. L. (2017, April 01). Peter S. Hussey. Retrieved September 13, 2017, from http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/36/4/697.abstract This study source was downloaded by 100000839904123 from CourseHero.com on 02-15-2022 09:04:58 GMT -06:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/47032661/Comprehensive-Written-Assignmentdoc/ Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) HIM 486 Foundations of Health Information Management Comprehensive Written Assignment Legislation, Organization or Event whose impact has led us to the current U.S. Healthcare System. Identify the top two in each category. ACCESS 1. COST 1. QUALITY 1. 2. 2. 2. Purchase answer to see full attachment Explanation & Answer: Worksheet Tags: management health Information User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following our company’shonor code & terms of service.