Semester 2

For the second semester, I am choosing to do a survey on what types of healthcare people prefer most. I plan on making a Google Doc and sending it to 20 people that I know (probably ages 17-60). I feel like this will be the most efficient  way to see what people really think and believe about our current healthcare system, and healthcare systems around the world. It will be interesting to see what the majority of my survey-ees think. Hopefully they respond lol

Cuts to Affect Army's Health Care

The layoff of Army civilians, who primarily make up the health care system, will have a serious affect on the behavioral health care portion. The Army's health care is specialized in providing warrior care, primary care, behavioral health, and others. It is a hope among the civilians that the Army will be able to exempt the majority from the furloughs. Another option that is bringing hope is that soldier-providers will be able to step up to the plate and help in the jobs of those being cut.

One health care system that seemed to be untouchable is now being reformed because of budget cuts and other factors. The military needs to have all of it's top medical providers present, but if many of those doctors and nurses are civilians, then they have the risk of losing their job. I feel that this will ultimately hurt everyone involved in the system and that this should tried to be fixed because the Army needs all the people it can get.

Doctors and Medicare Cost

One of the great debates of the health care system is how to lower the cost so that it doesnt eat up the budget? One way is by changing the fee-for-service payment of doctors. Doctors are paid based on the number of services they provide. In our current system, some doctors urge patients to get imaging and surgery so that they get paid. Radiologists and surgeons are among the highest ranking doctors since their jobs have a higher risk. But the doctors that we usually visit, such as our pediatrician, arent paid as much yet spend more time engaged with the patient. 

I feel that this gap in pay between specialists and primary care givers is some what unreasonable. I do agree that if doctors such as radiologists and neurologists should get paid more because of the risk factor, but it also seems like just plain doctors are being forgotten. The inequalities are very high and is affecting our health system. Money is a driving force now in our hospitals since the more you perform, the more you get paid.