Medicaid: Implications for the health safety net

Article Abstract:

Medicaid, which finances the healthcare of low-income families, disabled persons and senior American citizens, is facing a financial crisis and has become the target for improvement that could basically reshape the whole program. Suggestions that it is long-term and not short-term schemes for investing in Medicaid, which will restrain costs and encourage improved control of chronic illness, disease prevention, and coordination with Medicare, are presented.

Financial management, Medicaid, Finance, Company financing, Financial crises

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The costs of health care administration in the United States and Canada -- questionable answers to a questionable question

Article Abstract:

It may be unrealistic to expect the US to adopt a single-payer, national health insurance program such as the Canadian system. A report published in 2003 claimed the US could save about $200 billion in administrative health care costs by adopting a single-payer, national health insurance program. However, the savings may have been exaggerated and the two countries have different political and economic histories.

Canada, National Health Insurance, Editorial, Single-payer system (Health care), Single payer system (Health care)

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Military-civilian collaboration in trauma care and the senior visiting surgeon program

Article Abstract:

The need to improve and integrate civilian and military casualty care and trauma systems in an effort to increase care and treatment of all types of injuries is discussed.

Management dynamics, Military Health Services, Evaluation, Practice, Trauma centers, Trauma centres, Surgeons general

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