Browsing by Subject "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act"
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Item RediClinic : an evaluation of a convenient care clinic in a shifting medical landscape(2010-12) Edwards, Lauren Jean; Mackert, Michael; Love, BradThis paper offers in-depth look at the convenient care/retail clinic industry in the context of today’s changing medical landscape with specific focus on Texas-based RediClinic. In addition to a detailed analysis of RediClinic, this paper proposes detailed advertising, marketing and social media recommendations that will aid RediClinic in bolstering its brand image and expanding its client base. Every suggested tactic is framed within the rapidly changing healthcare environment present in America, and specific focus is given to the recent passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This paper attempts to aid RediClinic in understanding and leveraging its most important strengths: its strong position within the Texas market, and its service to those who are currently uninsured.Item Texas primary care and the Affordable Care Act : implications for the primary care physician workforce(2012-05) Lavelle, Tanya Josée Holland; Angel, Jacqueline Lowe; Warner, David C.Primary care physicians are the first point of contact for patients entering the formal health care system. A shortage of primary care physicians in the United States has left approximately 60 million people without adequate access to a physician, resulting in lowered health care outcomes and excess stress on the health care safety net. Texas has one of the most severe shortages of primary care physicians with more than 5.7 million people living in rural and urban areas considered to be underserved. The state’s rapid population growth, as well as the wide geographic distribution of its residents, makes it particularly vulnerable to health care disparities. Although there is a decisive need, factors like high medical school debt and low anticipated salaries are leading more students to specialize instead of pursue a primary care career. A variety of solutions have been proposed to address this problem including: rethinking the physician reimbursement structure; expanding graduate medical education opportunities for primary care students; and incentivizing primary care with loan repayment. In 2014, the new insurance exchanges created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will begin operating, giving millions more Texans access to health insurance. The current Texas primary care physician workforce shortage will be exacerbated once the major components of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are fully enacted; therefore, state policymakers must take steps to increase Texas’ primary care physician workforce by making primary care a more attractive and accessible career path for medical students.Item The Impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on the Health Education Profession as Perceived by the Leaders of the Profession: An Exploratory Study(2012-11-28) Gastmyer, Christine 1987-The major legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is attempting to overhaul the health care system in the United States. Health educators need to understand how this health care policy will impact the profession. Forecasted with change, this study?s goal was to provide preliminary insights into the perceived impact of the Affordable Care Act and changes that could occur within the health education profession as a result of this major health care reform legislation. Seven knowledgeable, experienced, and well-respected leaders of the health education profession participated in this qualitative research study. Semi-structured, exploratory interviews were conducted with six participants and one participant provided written responses to the interview protocol questions. After each interview, a thematic analysis was conducted on the participants? responses. Five themes emerged from the interviews: (1) a fragmented sick-care system, (2) ACA becomes law: the participants? reactions, (3) ACA becomes law: the profession?s reactions, (4) impact on the profession, and (5) health education in 2020. The changes the Affordable Care Act is attempting to make to the health care system are no secret. There is potential for health educators to do something they have never been able to do before because of the Affordable Care Act, but action must be taken by these professionals. The positive elements of this legislation need to be protected, strengthened and verified, and further action needs to be taken to assure all critical components for creating a truly reformed health care system are incorporated into future legislation. Future research focused on investigating the impact the Affordable Care Act has on the health education profession should be conducted on a regular basis. As more mandates within the law are enacted over time, the impact on the profession, more than likely, will shift. It is also recommended future research seek to quantify the impact the legislation has on the profession.