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What courses are needed for a 2 year degree in Healthcare Management or Administration? Also, what are the best online/distance education programs for this type of degree?

Is it better to earn a MBA focused on healthcare administration, or a straight MBA? The healthcare focus has more healthcare courses and less emphasis on business-related courswork. Will this cheapen the value of my degree if I cannot find healthcare-related employment? Is it lying to say I have a MBA, withholding the fact it had a specialization?

How much does the BLS Healthcare Provider Course cost? I need the class for a internship at hospital and was wandering how much and if there is a way i can get it free?

difference of taking healthcare course from private colleges to regular college school? how about the employment rate?

What would you think of a coop healthcare system? The insurance companies could be banned from the healthcare side of things and everyone could send in $20 per person or whatever the number needs to be which would go in a account for the nations healthcare needs of course bylaws would be needed to protect it so it doesn't get robbed like other government accounts. I think its the only way, so lets work out the details.plus we could negotiate better deals for the whole of the country with huge savings being realized for the American people.

What type of job can I find in the healthcare industry utilizing anatomy/physiology? I have a BS degree in business administration and have decided I want to work in the healthcare field so I have taken all the prerequisites for nursing (RN). After having completed the prerequisites, now I am not sure I want to be a nurse, but I am very interested in the healthcare field. What type of job can I find in the healthcare industry with the education I currently have (BS Business Adm, Anatomy/Physiology/Microbiology courses). I really need to work as soon as possible and I do not want endure much more schooling.

Is the American Heart Association's "BLS for Healthcare Providers" course going to give me a CPR card? I want to take an EMT-Basic course at my local community college, but one of the requirements for the course is stated: "Required American Heart Association CPR card: Proof of successful completion of the AHA CPR for Health Care Providers course must be provided to the program before the student can attend clinical rotations." I just need to know if "BLS for Healthcare Providers" is the right course from the AHA's list.

Why did Democrats just spend a year acting like toddlers and focusing only on healthcare reform? Millions upon millions of Americans are wondering where their next paycheck is going to come from, and Democrats have the audacity to preach that they know what is best for Americans. Not jobs, it seems, but healthcare. Healthcare is very important of course, but jobs should come first. Other countries are already past the recession, and we are still getting worse.

when you go and apply jobs in the healthcare industry will they check your bad medical debts? and not hire you???I know of a person who doesnt have his high school diploma but is taking courses at a vocational college for a medical assistant, he has alot of medical debts from the hospital. and not only that he had never held a REAL job before or have a high school diploma. What are his chances of getting a job in healthcare after he graduated???

I need to get CPR certified for the healthcare professional-? is this the same as the BLS Healthcare Provider Course? I'm not sure which class I need to take.

Edwards wants mandatory checkups with universal healthcare? Anyone get that? Edwards wants to make it the law that if government pays for your healthcare (with your money, of course) that government can demand you go to visits for preventative medicine to keep the costs down. Do you understand that whenever government offers to take over anything (paid for with your money), they insist on controlling that aspect of your lives? If this isn't communism/socialism, then what is?

I am interested in hearing the pros and cons of British and Canadian healthcare? With the election in the US, I am interested in hearing more. Of course Michael Moore played up UK and Canada healthcare as so much better than ours, but I recognize that is palp for movies. I am interested in the real story. The NHS in the UK and national healthcare in Canada seem like a great idea, but has been a hard sell here in the land of lobbyists. Thank you for your answers!

Looking to get into the healthcare field without a lot of schooling? I am have been a loan officer for the last 15 years and was interested in changing careers into the healthcare field. I have a degree in history already, and I am married with a 4 year old boy. So I do not want to go to school again for 4 years + until I am sure I really like the healthcare field. I was thinking about taking a CNA course or EMT basic course any suggestions?

What happens to the 50 million illegal immigrants after healthcare passes? who pays for their premiums? so now i have to pay for illegal alilens to get healthcare??? right now its running a huge deficit for me, so it will surely get worse. any plan with a public option will penalize the american citizen and force them to pay for illegal aliens and that is not right. if legal of course they would be ok, so Obama is going to have to legalize the 50 million so he can get them on the wagon train of wealth transfer.

In Canada, can I write the RPN exam without taking the course? I have 22 years exp in healthcare? Serious answers only please.

What degrees are available in Healthcare? I want to get myself a degree in the Health care field. What should i take? I dont want to be a doctor. Pls suggest some good courses. By the way, whats the scope of nutritionist in uae?

What's the availability of healthcare like in India - I am hoping to get Japanese B Ecephalitis vaccine there? I am travelling to India from the UK in january, and whilst in the UK I will be getting vaccines for rabies and japanese B encephalitis BUT both these vaccines come in thirty day courses of three - I only have time for the first two vaccines. What are my chances of getting these vaccines in India?

I really want a career in healthcare but im not sure which field will be best for me? I'm fascinated with medicine, diseases, and the way the human body works, so naturally I would like to work somewhere in the medical field. Only problem is that i don't know where exactly. I have time to decide still, as I am still only a junior in high school, but I'm beginning to look at colleges and planning out my future. In school, i really accel in subjects such as honors level chemistry, algebra II/trigonometry, and biology. Next year i plan to take AP chemistry, calculus AB, psychology, and possibly biology, and i will also be taking honors anatomy. With these courses, i hope to gain a better understanding of things that will help me in the medical field. But what i really want to know is what feilds of medicine combine my strengths of chemistry, math, and biology?

Why Do So Many Americans Still Defend Their Corporate Healthcare System? Kerry offered everyone a choice of keeping their existing insurance or opting into the medicare system. The republicans squealed like pigs. Any suggestion for making healthcare more accessible and more fair for the self employed and suggesting that insurance companies not be able to exclude people for pre-existing conditions is met with a chorus of pig squeals. Of course, the really loud squealers have yet to face exclusions in their insurance or had to liquidate there life savings to pay a doctor. I'm about to hit the submit button. Listen for the squeals!

Why do a lot of Canadians believe that their healthcare is free? Haven't they ever taken an economics course? Don't they realize that there's no such thing as free lunch? Also provinces charge PREMIUMS for coverage and the federal government funds the programs through TAX revenue which naturally comes from TAXES! They would know that if their parents and taxpayers weren't paying for their healthcare.

Why everyone is going into Healthcare business? Ok so in NJ I'd say 60-70 percent of college students are taking healthcare courses because of the economic standards of the nation today. What is wrong with everyone? I worry about the future of this country sometimes.. I mean will we even have people interested in politics and government in the future? Will we even have a decent president in the future? No were gonna be stuck with kids who want to land jobs as docs and nurses and most of them aren't going to get it. Ofcourse this is a good thing too because this means that those who are interested in politics and other fields got the advantage because there will be more demands. On top of the career choices these students are making, will their personalities and attitudes be able to keep up with guiding this nation? What are everyones views on these matters.

If you don't buy ur healthcare insurance who does not want to go to a minimum security federal prison? I promise not to escape.It will be like a fun resort. Maybe we can even pick our own prison.Golf courses.large swimming pools,spas and free sex( of course ur d-c-k will probably fall off in a few months. so what.)Martha Stewart and Emerald come make exotic meals on the weekends. hell no I am not escaping. Also free counseling on the hardship of prison life. Jo ,is it true they have large shrimp,lobster and Prime Rib everyday.

Does anyone know of any CNA courses being offered in Florida for free or for a cheap price? I've had my CNA license since 2000, but that was in the state of NJ. I am thinking of moving to Florida and I wanted to know if there was any healthcare facilities that offer free classes with job placement in the facility once you obtain your license.

Could I use my Associates in Healthcare Administration to become an RN or LPN? I really would like to become a nurse and I was told when I took these courses that this degree would help me achieve that. Now that I have my degree, I was then told that I'm supposed to take Nursing classes but I'm not really sure where to start. My main question is will this degree really help me become a nurse? Could I take classes at a local hospital or do I have to take classes at another school?

Is it Hillarious that Dems are Making Poor Smokers Pay for the Child Healthcare Program? Dems want to give more free healthcare out by slapping a large tax increase on cigarettes. I don't disagree with the idea of discouraging smoking even it it is done by raising cigarette taxes. That could be done without having to set the money aside for a kids program that the poor supposedly should not have to pay for. But, an enormous number of poor people smoke. Don't the Dems have the courage to ask average Americans to pay for this "free healthcare"? Isn't it immoral to raise taxes on poor people to pay for this program? Why don't the Dems have the courage to raise taxes on working Americans to pay for this program? Most of the smokers that I know are disabled and don't have high educations. Of course, they should smoke. But, people on SSI and SSD should not be the ones standing up to pay for free healthcare for kids. mistake: should say "Of course they should NOT smoke." No one in my house smokes.

I'm a nurse planning to take ECG training courses. Any suggestions for a good and reliable reference textbook? Responses from healthcare profesiionals cognizant on this matter would be much appreciated. Thanks a lot! =)

Is anything else in Canada free besides healthcare? Like education or something? What if a person who lives in the US were to take online courses @ the University of Toronto? Would that person have to pay international tuition & fees? There's a Spanish translation program that I think I might do there. Not sure.

I am currently freshman in high school, what courses do I need to take to become a massage therapist? I recently signed up to take Intro to HealthCare Science next year. Was this a smart choice?

How do i become certified in healthcare risk management in Florida? Have MPA degree already. Requirements? I heard we have to be working in a health related profession. The certification is different from the courses we have to take. Any info appreciated.

How well would the government do running healthcare? Look at their success with Fannie and Freddie, "stimulating" the economy with bailouts, running medicare, the fabulous public schools, and of course the war on drugs... so healthcare will be another "win"? will the dems put Al Franken in charge? He says he is the man to run healthcare

Clinton is right about healthcare, but can the masonic order afford it? the masonic order is bankrupt with trillions of dollars worth of bonds need to be repaid due to the waste of money on killing people in iraq and afghanistan, maintaining the gitmo nazi concentartion camps, and spending on new weaponry (of course others cant have nukilar weapons to ensure they couldnt defend themselves for the new invasions to come). After all this, can the masonic order afford a universal healthcare system? it is widely recognized that the order of death and destruction is completely broke. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070923/ap_po/clinton "T he Masons are running the country now?" yes, and the rest of the Western world (plus third world through IMF, WB and UN). "I happen to know more than a passing amount of stuff about both the Federal government AND the Freemasons and can assure YOU that these two entities are NOT one and the same" US was founded by freemasons and they are still running this country, and why would they stop doing so?. freemasons have many versions though and they interact with many organizations illuminati type that work to the same end, i.e. one world government. I can assure you of that as I happen to know more than a passing amount of this stuff...

Im really stuck on this question im doing level 3 course healthcare+the questions about oxygen therapy? Detail the factors which may influence patients complience to oxygen therapy and initiate remedical action within responsibillities.

as a healthcare employee,what contribution could i make to reduce hospital acquired infections? the above essay topic is required so that i can be chosen to undertake further training in my profession as a healthcare assistant within operating theatre. the course avaliable to me is N.V.Q3 training in PERI_OPERATIVE CARE.The essay needs to be only one side of a4 paper,and needs to be handed in on friday 9th march.

I wanna be a nurse, whats expected of nurses in a healthcare setting? Plus because Im applying to take courses to be a nurse, must admit Im kinda crap at maths even though I got a 5 a standard grade- is it relevant to the job?

What colleges offer a correspondence class in AHS104 Intro to healthcare or AHS109 medical terminology? I need to have these two courses by October 1, 2006 for radiology tech school. Need to be able to work at my own pace and quick!

Americans complain about their healthcare system, but is Canada's system really perfect? By making healthcare government-funded, people think it is easier for poor people to get extensive and otherwise expensive treatment & prevent the insurance companies from cheating people. However, in reality there are problems with the Canadian system too. Because to become a doctor, it takes 8 years of toiling hard work at the end of which they get a paltry government salary - instead they could (and actually do) take up a software or accounting position which pays much higher and involves much less effort. Of course there are a few of them who work really hard to do good for people, but the majority are poorly qualified to be a doctor & when it comes to extensive treatment, it becomes very difficult to find qualified doctors for the job. Don't you agree? So both America and Canada have problems with respect to their healthcare systems.

How does Universal Healthcare work? I live in the USA and I'm doing a research paper about Universal Healthcare. What exactly is it and what are the benefits? The Topic we were given was this: Suppose medical care were made universally available in the United States for all children, as it is in certain European nations. What effect would this policy have on children's early development? This is for my Human Life and Development course in college. I 'd really appreciate any help, I'm needing something to work off of.. Thanks so much!

What are some good questions to ask a guest speaker from a hospice? as part of my healthcare course, a guest speaker from a hospice is coming in... trouble is we have to ask her questions and I don't know what to ask... help please :)

Do you still think national healthcare is a good idea? "States are running out of health dollars By SHANNON McCAFFREY, Associated Press Writer Thu Feb 22, 1:54 PM ET ATLANTA - Some states are warning that hundreds of thousands of poor children could lose their health insurance if Congress doesn't act soon to come through with more money for the program. The situation is most severe in Georgia, where officials plan to stop enrolling kids in the state's PeachCare program starting March 11 because of a $131 million shortage..." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070222/ap_on_re_us/children_s_health Of course we all know that National Healthcare is just another Washington power grab and Marxist infection. "tell that to the 95% of people who must claim bankrupty because of health issues. educate yourself" No, educate yourself. Healthcare is screwed up because of the government. Did you know that 75% of the dollars spent in the system are spent by the government? Did you know that government regulations prevent insurance to actually be insurance (if it were, premiums would be much less expensive)? Did you know that HMOs were created by the GOVERNMENT? And your answer is more government involvement. Real genius. EDUCATE YOURSELF!!

What's up with this new health care law thats trying to pass? "free healthcare"? say your appendix is about to rupture and you need immediate surgery, well guess what the new and "amazing free healthcare is gonna help you for free!!! but of course... you cant just crawl into the hospital, you have to be put on a waiting list!!!! woohoo go democrats!!! yay people will die because of the healthcare law!!! :D yippee! (no i dont want them to die... obviously someone *coughobamacough* does) please share your opinion

What jobs open up to you with an on-line bachelors degree in healthcare administration? I am currently taking this course through the university of phoenix-I would like to know if anyone out there has also taken this course and if it helped them find a job.

Who else agrees that healthcare should be a nonprofit organization? Of course the physicians, politicians and related industries don't like that. I just remember how well the hundreds of Catholic hospitals were in their hey day. Now, is is costly and arrogant, rude people run the whole dang thing.

Are we still fighting the cold war, or should we stop wasting money on so many jets and get people healthcare? You only give lip service to lowering taxes when you love the ever wasteful military industrial complex. http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/108749/gates-tries-to-get-f35-program-back-on-course The type of money talked about in these types of programs could easily provide healthcare to everyone in America. Easily.

Should Canadians and British be able to defend their Healthcare Systems when attacked by the US Far Right? I am pretty much against any foreign involvement in our domestic affairs. However, the Far Right has used systems abroad where the government has a place in Health Care in order to ridicule those systems. Of course, it is mostly lies. The vast majority of the people in those countries would not change them. My question is: if the Far Right can use those systems to trash them, why can't the British and Canadians respond to these lies simply for the purpose of correction? Not making suggestions on how to conduct our system, but a response to the attack on theirs?

Has anyone studied or studying the Access to Higher Education - Healthcare Professions? Hiya I was wondering if anyone was able to give me any more information in regards to the Access to Higher education courses, in particular the Healthcare professions course? I left school in 2005 with all Grade C and above GCES, I was unsure of what I wanted to do and have been working in an office for the last 4 years. I am now keen to pursue a career in Midwifery. I was told rather than completeing three A-levels I could study the access course part time and continue working. Which is fab as we all need the money right now. Has anyone studied this course?? If so, I was wondering what it entails…Is it pretty simple? And what is the course layout? Many Thanks Alix

Is this a smart move in healthcare? My girl friend is getting ready to start her required courses in order to enter the medical assisting program at the community college. (Gwinnett Technical school of georgia near atlanta) She would like to take a nursing program once finished with medical assisting and after she's worked for a couple years in that field. Is this a good idea?

Do you think that Americans will have a universal healthcare system in our lifetime? This is something that I am completely supportive of, but I have doubts as to whether it can happen in this country anytime soon. In class last night (a master's public administration course) we had a speaker who said that healthcare in this country is headed for a big change soon. I hope he's right, but I'm wary. Do you agree or disagree? Thanks. :)

Do you think Obama will start attending church to pray for support for his government healthcare? Maybe he will decide to go straight to the top instead of going through our religious leaders. Of course he takes a risk in approaching God because he is running the risk of being struck down since God can't be charmed he knows your soul. The first 2 reactions prove my point that they can't think of anyway to explain Obama's hypocrisy

Can anyone provide me with a link to a full copy of Obama's healthcare proposal? I know that it is probably over 1000 pages long, but I still need to get a look at it for a summer course I am in. If you can find me a link to it, I'll totally love you forever.

Is mandatory healthcare the first time in US history that we Americans will be forced to pay to be alive? Pay just to breathe? I haven't been to a doctor in over 20 years and am in perfect heath. I also don't believe in modern medicine and will allow nature to take it's course if I become ill enough that my body cannot overcome. Why should I pay? Why will I be fined if I don't?

What percentage of the "45 million americans without healthcare"....? What percentage of the 45 million "americans" without health care are ILLEGAL ALIENS? I read something in either the NYT or the Washington Post that said that 10 or 12 million of them are illegal aliens. Of course, the democrats believe that everyone around the world is entitled to free american health care, but I don't.

How can I more creatively hide my self-employed income so that 0bama can't make me pay for healthcare? Nothing illegal, of course. ;) Can we expect creativity to soar in this area among the self-employed? Magoo, you're amazing.

Has anyone studied the extent to which Malparactise suits increase the present cost of healthcare? That's Malpractise, of course. Insurance companies pay most of the settlements and increase premiums accordingly. Insurance premiums increase doctors' cost of doing business, so doctors pass that cost along to the patients.

Liberal minded folk arent you enraged that illegals arent included in the official healthcare bills at all? Of course we know their charges are being written off by hospitals and reimbursed by the fed, but what about the fact that the group that usually caters to illegals in all different matters will ice them from health care? I understand that they will probably will be covered in some way (be it write off or whatever) but does it bother you that *politics* are being played about this issue if its an important one? Serious question.

American friends; why do so many christians have such a problem with Obama's healthcare plans? We're always hearing from christians how the bible says to love and care for everyone, look after the poor etc (in between all the stories of death of course), and ensuring everyone gets medical care (like in nearly every other western country) is surely a 'christian' thing to do, so why so much objection? Peace.

Under 18 jobs in healthcare? Any one know of some jobs that get a good ol foot in the door into healthcare? Of course most people under 18 aren't cardiologist qualified so are there any assistant type jobs out there available? you people don't help much. Good job. lol. And yes, i know you have to be certified to do any thing else. it's called 'temporary'. Funny word.

What is the current state of healthcare in the UK? ? Sorry this question may be a little weird but i'm writing a personal statement you see for a nursing course, and i was wanting to talk about the current state of healthcare in the UK, and how i, if i were to become a nurse, could make a positive change to it. But i'm confused as to what is the current state of healthcare, as i don't really watch the news much so am a bit clueless. Can you help me? Hope you can :) XXXX

Do you support this method of getting more people to have Healthcare? Hillary's plan isn't as universal as it is "universally more availible" Hillary's American Health Choices Plan covers all Americans and improves health care by lowering costs and improving quality. It speaks to American values, American families, and American jobs. It puts the consumer in the driver's seat by offering more choices and lowering costs. If you're one of the tens of million Americans without coverage or if you don't like the coverage you have, you will have a choice of plans to pick from and that coverage will be affordable. Of course, if you like the plan you have, you can keep it. * Affordable: Unlike the current health system where insurance premiums send people into bankruptcy, the plan provides tax credits for working families to help them cover their costs. The tax credits will ensure that working families never have to pay more than a limited percentage of their income for health care. Would you support this? Notice that it would still offer better Healthcare to harder working or rich people and it relies on you to buy it. Brain, exactly we can't prove anything like this anymore, hence the reason I dislike Obama. How will we afford this, lol, DOES THAT MATTER TO THE USA ANYMORE??? IT ISN'T LIKE THE GOV IS DEBT CONSCIOUS. ibu, It works well for many Canadians I know as well as many people in Europe. Just because poor old Canada is bad doesn't mean we shouldn't try it at all.

where can i find info on housing, employment, childcare, schooling and healthcare in paris? i would like to relocate to paris next year so that i may enroll in the makeup forever academy. the course is nine months long, so i would like to bring my son along. i am a licensed cosmetologist in nyc and a single mother, so i would need to collect all of this information before making such a huge decision. any help that can be offered would be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance!

Is Hospital management/healthcare management course available in Nagpur.If Yes?where?

Do Canadians have to pay for their healthcare? Do they (you) like your healthcare system? Now I ask this and want answers from Canadians though others can answer as well but i want to know from Canadians firsthand if they like their healthcare system and they get treated well and fast and if they have to pay or not, even the slightest form of payments if there are any. from my knowledge canada has free healthcare and i wish that the united states would adopt that as well. and of course if you as a canadian like this system. also if you are a brit or from france or whoever else has this system id like you to add your thoughts as well. everyone is invited to give their thoughts but id like most for firsthand thoughts from the people that have this form of healthcare themselves, as said initially. thanks

Do people realize how much money we could save on healthcare if we would reform the way we license doctors? Sorry about the length... I promise it is worth the read! *********************************************** Besides paying some of the highest prices for health care, we have the dubious distinction of having the most heavily regulated healthcare system in the world. In no other country on earth are doctors and hospitals subjected to as many oversight and enforcement agencies, bureaus and commissions. Rules, regulations, and laws are duplicated, redundant, multiplied, magnified, and contradictory. Laws and regulations covering doctors and hospitals plus all the other parts of our healthcare system now account for over half of all the words, sentences, and paragraphs in our entire body of law. If regulations could make a healthcare system work better, ours would surely be perfect. In fact, the opposite has occurred. Even those who believe that only government regulation can assure quality health care should face this fact. More laws and regulations are not going to fix our system. If we are truly concerned about the high cost of health care, if we really desire greater safety and higher quality, then we must undertake a dispassionate analysis of the current mess. If we wish to begin effective treatment of our healthcare system, we must first make an accurate diagnosis.... We have to go very far back to the first meeting of what would become the American Medical Association. This meeting was held in New York City in 1846. Twenty-nine allopathic doctors (MDs) attended the meeting. They wanted to establish a monopoly over health care in the United States for those doctors that practiced higher quality medicine, such as themselves. They felt there were too many different kinds of doctors practicing too many questionable forms of medicine. They wanted only doctors that conformed to their brand of medicine to be allowed to practice. They wished to set up their association as a medical elite and obtain a government-enforced monopoly over health care in the United States. The following year the AMA was officially launched. Members' efforts were at first slow to yield results. One of their first successes was in getting the exclusive right to positions in the federal government. Then, around 1870, the AMA began to find success at setting up medical boards in each state... Soon after the medical monopoly was formed it began to push its agenda of destroying all competition. A well organized and funded nationwide purge of all non-MDs was undertaken. Over the course of the first half of the twentieth century this medical monopoly managed to shut down over forty medical schools. Their idea was to keep the number of doctors low in order to keep fees up. After WW II the medical monopoly started rigidly controlling how many of each medical specialty it would allow to be trained. So ophthalmologists, orthopedists, dermatologists, obstetricians, and others began to be in short supply. And of course when supplies are low, fees are high. The medical monopoly also managed to outlaw or marginalize over seventy healthcare professions. Protection of the healthcare consumer was, as always, the rationale for this power grab. Whether the object of destruction by the medical monopoly be homeopaths, midwives, chiropractors, or internet prescribers, the purge is conducted in the same manner. No scientific proof or research data is offered to discredit these practitioners. The entire approach is one of character assassination directed at their profession. On one occasion the medical monopoly did try to behave "scientifically," but this approach backfired: They tried to show that obstetricians achieved a lower infant mortality rate than did midwives, but when the data was compiled it showed the reverse was true—midwives had the better record. The medical monopoly quickly abandoned this approach and returned to their proven method of buying lawmakers and writing nasty unsubstantiated accusations in their journals. It seems the public always falls for propaganda that promises greater consumer safety... We should strongly consider abolishing state medical boards. Do we really need an additional and separate secret police for doctors? If we elect to keep the state medical board system, then governors should not be allowed to appoint doctors to medical boards or pharmacists to boards of pharmacy. This is like putting the foxes in charge of henhouse security! If these are supposed to be consumer protection agencies, then staff them with consumers. The ideal board member is the owner-operator of a small business. Such boards could consult anyone they wish for technical or professional advice. I am sure that the Federal Trade Commission has looked at this, probably more than once. The legal problem is that the AMA does not directly intervene in the marketplace. The medical monopoly is cleverly divided up into numerous components with legal separations that make it nearly impossible to mount an effective antitrust case. Th The AMA makes sure that it stays at arms length from the state medical boards and even has the Federation of State Medical Boards in between. The communication, cooperation, and even conspiratorial planning between the components of the medical monopoly are unquestionable, but such contact is always couched in terms of protecting the public. If, however, the state medical board system were abolished, or disempowered, the medical monopoly would suffer a fatal blow. Cut off the small head of a giant rattlesnake and the huge body of the snake is rendered harmless. The beneficial effect of such action to healthcare consumers, American workers, and the economy would be enormous and immediate. Less appreciated would be an even more important effect: The breakup of the medical monopoly would go a long way toward taking American medicine out of its current political orientation and back into its proper scientific orientation. http://mises.org/story/1749 I can't even imagine how far "innovative doctors" could lower prices for their patients if they were only allowed to do so. I am in Medical School and would love to see the changes made to the system that the article above speaks of.

Would free Healthcare and Education be a boon or a bust to the economy? Would free Healthcare and Education be a boon or a bust to the US economy? If people got to choose where to go and then use a government paid card to pay for these things. The card would cover all expenses for a medium level of healthcare care and anything life threatening. It could also be used at a college or university of your choice to pay for tuition as long as it met a few basic requirements. The taxpayers would pay for it of course. A redistrobution of wealth through taxes that mostly would come from the rich and go to the poor as usual. The rich can earn 10% of of their money for just having it sit diversified in the market. Money now is worth more than money in the future. The rich make money easier so I think it's ok to tax them a bit. Education and healthcare would give everybody the same oppurtunity to go after their dreams. Why do poor people often worry about taxes when they are the beneficiaries? The rich pay the most because the

Are there any Capitalist nations with Universal Healthcare? I am, of course, interested in comparing such a nation to america, for if america is going to be a guinea pig for health care in an environment that may not be conducive to it...well, that's a lot different from something that has been tried before with good results.

where in singapore for expat to stury about healthcare like Nurse,Doctor assistant,Pharmacy assistant? I am Thai woman ,looking for some course about health care in Singapore.

Help my sister with her debate on Universal Healthcare? My youngest sister is a sophomore in college taking a speech and debate class. She was given the side of "Why Universal Health Care is bad." This does not in any way represent our beliefs or thoughts, it is just a college course and she's looking for more ideas. So, unless you have a thoughtful contribution to give, don't reply. Captain Starkiller, your answer was neither true nor helpful. All you did was pair words together without an argument. People aren't going to "lie" about Universal Health Care. They are however, going to tell it how they see it, that is why this is for an Argument & Debate class. The point is that she must come up with ideas and support behind those ideas to refute the other side. And for the record, Wikipedia is not an accurate research website. None of my colleagues accept this and neither do I (I am a middle school teacher). Thanks. To others: Thank you all for the contributions that actually answered my question. I forwarded them to my sister this morning. I appreciate your thoughts and hopefully she can pull something from them.

good example of government-run healthcare, do you remember the despicable condition of Walter Reed? to those that say Americans pay more for their healthcare: Of course we pay more! but we also have more privacy, much more choice, the most advanced hospitals in the world. the best doctors in the world immigrate to the US to work because of our free enterprise system. Of course we pay more, because we can get first-class service here, as opposed to coach class in other countries !!!! Ours is a country based on individual freedom and choice not society's good. we will not abandon our freedoms because of some STAT a bureaucratic found somewhere that a few more infants died in the US (higher infant mortality) well, that maybe because we have fewer abortions. but even now, no hospital in the US would refuse care to a delivering mother or her infant including illegal immigrants. so your argument is totally bogus. WE WILL NEVER LET GO OF OUR FREEDOMS BECAUSE OF RED SOCIALIST IDEAS. THIS IS NOT CANADA, CUBA, ETC. TAKE YOUR RED SOCIALIST IDEAS AWAY. PLEASE EVERYONE WRITE YOUR CONGRESSMEN. ht Don't Answer This Question if you are not American. http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/08/a-cure-worse-than-the-disease/ Under socialist medicine, or its more misleading names like "single-payer", or "Universal Healthcare", do you know every hospital could look like that? you NO longer will have access to specialists, because a low-wage family doctor would have to see you first and determine if you have the "need". You will have no choice of hospital. And under "single" payer, it will be banned to pay a specialist or hospital privately to get past the line or low quality of care, because only a "single" entity, the government is allowed to pay for care. they will fine you and the doctor if they find out you jumped your queue or ration by paying extra. my fellow Americans these things are happening in Canada everyday.

Which healthcare career should I go into? Below are my specifics and requirements.? I have a 3.75 GPA, that includes courses in biology, chemistry, and mathematics I would like a career that makes at least $100,000, but does not have a horrible work schedule. Something this is like three days on followed by three days off. I want to be a practitioner and not an assistant like a nurse. What career?

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Looking for a correspondence course that deals with healthcare.....? looking to go back to schhol for healthcare. I need something i can do online as well as something that doesnt deal with death. Anyone know of any certified programs that are good and will make me the big $$

Should people who are capable of working but choose not to be given free healthcare, housing, and education? When I say free I mean free only to them. Of course the working American will have to foot the bill.

english course, survey on universal healthcare, please do this. PLEASE?!? I HAVE TO DO THIS FOR MY ENG COURSE: PLEASE JUST COPY AND PASTE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS! 1. AGE: 2. GENDER: 3. EMPLOYMENT STATUS (FULL/PART TIME, JOB TITLE, ETC...): 4. INSURANCE STANCE: 5. ON AVERAGE THE U.S. SPENDS ___ PERCENT MORE PER CAPITA ON HEALTH CARE THAN ANY OTHER INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRY WITH UHC: A. 10% B. 50% C. 25% D. 40% 6. ABOUT ___ % OF THE U.S. POPULATION IS W/O HEALTHCARE: A. 7% B. 12% C. 17% D. 22% 7. STUDIES SHOW THAT IN STATES SUCH AS MASS & CONNECTICUT, BOTH OF WHICH HAVE UHC, SAVE ABOUT $_______ A YEAR ON HEALTHCARE B/C THEY HAVE UHC: A. 500 MILLION B. 750 MILLION C. 100 BILLION D. 300 BILLION 8. SHOULD THE U.S. SWITCH TO UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE? 9. HOW CAN WE GET HEALTHCARE TO BECOME MORE AFFORDABLE FOR THE UNISURED? 10. WHAT ARE SOME ADVANTAGES/DRAWBACKS OF UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE? IF YOU CAN'T ANSWER ALL OF THEM IN A RESPONS, EMAIL TO LSTOUT17@YAHOO.COM. THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!! <3. I APPRECIATE IT!

Does anyone remember Hilliary's previous movement to reform healthcare? When Bill was first in office, she repeatedly promised to reform our private healthcare system. It was a big deal because no First Lady had been given so much media coverage for taking up such a cause and promising to personally deliver widespread reforms on 'behalf of and for the benefit of all Americans.' The media hype concerning Hilliary's promises concluded with new regulations precluding providers from having to abide by a variety of previous responsibilities plus, a variety of mandated new restrictions placed on provider services. Of course, the outcome of Hilliary's venture into healthcare reform received little media coverage. I remember watching just a few press releases on the new legislation and feeling lied to, cheated and deceived.

Why my question about Why Socialized Healthcare is more expensive for all was erase? : government incompetent? In the fall of my sixth year of grade school, I was treated to my first real lesson in American politics on the occasion of the annual election for president of the student body. It was a lesson I have not forgotten after all these years, and a lesson which has gained increased importance for me in the current phase of the election cycle whenever I hear politicians making bombastic promises to reform healthcare. This memorable grade school election was hyped up for weeks by the faculty and administration who (in their zeal to indoctrinate us with "civic values"), led us to believe that our participation in the election constituted both a sacred right and a solemn duty. The event did not live up to the pompous hype. What actually transpired in the so-called "debate" preceding the election was a farcical competition to see which candidate could make the most fantastic and utopian promises to the student body. One candidate promised to get MC Hammer to perform at our school – prompting the most uproarious applause imaginable. Another promised to extend the summer and winter vacations by months. Still another promised to have candy and soda vending machines installed in every classroom, (although, to be fair to this particular candidate, this promise has actually been partially fulfilled by the public school board, which was eager to boost revenue by fattening their inmates with sweets). Since not a single student had any idea about what a "student body president" does, or had the wisdom to question the truth of their claims, we unsurprisingly elected the student who had made the most fantastic promise (the one who promised MC Hammer, in case you were wondering). The lesson for me was that we need to rationally analyze the fantastic promises of aspiring politicians, rather than blithely assume that they can deliver whatever they promise. If we fail to rationally analyze their promises, we have only ourselves to blame for the disillusionment that will inevitably follow. We learned this lesson the hard way when MC Hammer failed to make an appearance at our elementary school that year. Over the past few months, we have been treated to a slew of promises regarding healthcare reform that make this grade school lesson more important than ever. Virtually every Republican and Democratic presidential contender has made some ridiculous promise to reform healthcare in ways they claim will make healthcare both cheaper and more widely available for everyone. (The lone holdout in this competition to make the most utopian promises is Dr. Ron Paul, who is, quite simply, too wise and too virtuous to make impossible promises simply to get elected.) We have even been treated to a recent propaganda film promoting healthcare reforms that would make the Soviets and Nazis beam with pride. Before we start believing the fantastic promises of aspiring politicians and rich socialist filmmakers, however, let’s take a sober look at what would actually be required to make healthcare cheaper and more widely available for everyone in the United States. Armed with that knowledge, we would then be able to determine whether these plans to socialize American healthcare can actually deliver what they claim to be able to deliver. In other words, let’s find out what would actually be required to get MC Hammer to come to our school, before we simply assume that he’ll automatically come simply because some pompous little politician says he will. In order for any good or service to become cheaper and more widely available, one of two things must occur: 1) the production of the good or service must increase, or 2) the demand for the good or service must decrease. The second of these alternatives is very unlikely to occur in the healthcare industries in the United States over the next couple of decades, simply because the giant Baby Boomer generation is entering the stage of life when the demand for healthcare services tends to be highest. That leaves us with one, and only one, alternative. In order for healthcare services to become cheaper and more widely available in the United States, the supply of doctors, the supply of hospitals, and the availability of medical supplies and drugs must be increased in order for the price of these goods and services to fall and thus become more widely available to everyone. Once this obvious economic fact is recognized, it sheds a great deal of light on the healthcare promises of the current batch of presidential contenders. No presidential contender (with the lone exception, again, of Dr. Ron Paul), has ever promised that his (or, equally importantly, her) healthcare reforms will actually serve to increase the supply of healthcare goods and services. (Have you ever, for example, even heard a politician state that we need more doctors?) On the contrary, they strangely (and wrongly) view the supply of doctors and the supply of other healthcare goods as unchangeably fixed, and their so-called healthcare reforms thus only propose to divvy up the existing healthcare pie in different and politically-motivated ways. Since their proposed socialist reforms do not actually aim to increase the supply of doctors, medicine, and hospitals, it should be obvious that their proposals will not deliver what they claim they will deliver. The proposals logically cannot, in other words, decrease the price of healthcare or make it more widely available to everyone. For, on the one hand, if there is no increase in the supply of these goods and services, the price for these goods and services will remain exactly the same. Prices are determined by the supply of a good and the demand for it, and thus high prices cannot be altered simply by wishing them to change or changing the group who pays them. High prices can only be lowered by increasing the supply of the good or service. On the other hand, it should also be obvious that these proposals will not make healthcare more widely available to everyone, because they do not propose to increase the supply of healthcare services. They simply aim to distribute the existing supply of healthcare services somewhat differently. The proposals, in other words, do not aim to create more healthcare services that will make everyone better off; rather, they simply propose to take healthcare services from some people and give them to other people. They propose healthcare robbery, and nothing more. Recognizing these economic facts, moreover, leads us to ask the most critical question of all: Why is the supply of healthcare goods and services so restricted in the first place? Why are there so few doctors in this country, so few hospitals, and so few medical goods in this country, which is ultimately what causes the high prices? If we can answer these questions, we will have both identified the cause of our high healthcare costs, and identified the necessary means to lowering the prices of these goods and services. The answer to these questions is deceptively simple: The government of the United States has (through its arbitrary regulation and licensing of doctors, medical schools, hospitals, prescription drugs, and other medical goods) artificially restricted the supply of these goods and services below what would exist in the absence of these regulations. Were it not for these licensure and other regulatory acts by the U.S. government, entrepreneurs and individuals (spurred by the high price of these goods and services) would be flocking into the healthcare industries in droves, thus increasing the supply of these goods and services. Medical schools would be opening left and right, and students would be flocking to those schools in the anticipation that they would earn large incomes as doctors. Potential drug manufacturers and medical equipment manufacturers would jump at the chance to enter the market, lured by the promise of high profits, were it not for suffocating government regulations that economically bar entry. The end result of freeing the market for medicine would be the necessary increase in the supply of healthcare goods and services, a consequent drop in prices, and the availability of healthcare goods and services would thus multiply exponentially – for everyone. The size of the healthcare pie has thus artificially been restricted to its current size by government licensure laws and other stifling regulation – the supply of doctors and medicine is not naturally any more fixed than is the supply of potato chips. The healthcare pie can and would be increased by simply freeing the market and ridding it of burdensome government interference. The answer to our healthcare woes is thus not more government regulation, or the shifting of payment for healthcare from individuals to the government. In the first place, we are the ones who pay the taxes that government would inevitably use to pay for healthcare were it socialized. We would, therefore, still be paying the same high prices (since the supply of these goods and services would be the same as before) – in addition to paying for the behemoth bureaucracy that would be required to run such a program. We would also put ourselves at the mercy of that same medical bureaucracy – which would inevitably possess the diabolical discretion to tell us when we can or cannot obtain services. The end result of socialization would be both an increase in the price of healthcare for those of us who pay taxes (since we would have to pay the same prices for healthcare services with our taxes, plus the added costs of a new healthcare bureaucracy), and the forfeiture of our individual liberty to determine when or if we want certain medical services. The solution lies not in socialized healthcare schemes that promise something impossible, but rather in freeing the market in healthcare, as has been advocated by Dr. Ron Paul. Only this solution would spur entry into the healthcare industries, increase the supply of doctors, and consequently reduce prices and increase the availability of these goods and services for everyone. This free market solution does not possess the rhetorical splendor of a ridiculous socialization scheme. All it has going for it is that it will actually work to lower the price of healthcare and make healthcare goods and services more widely available for everyone. We are all free, of course, to believe the fantastic healthcare promises of the current batch of opportunistic and mendacious politicians if we so choose. Just don’t complain to me or Dr. Ron Paul when MC Hammer doesn’t show up. July 16, 2007 Mark R. Crovelli

Where do I begin if I want to teach a course? I want to teach a course on consumer driven healthcare at my local community center. I've never done this before, but I'm an independent business owner in this field. What should I research to get started?

What career should I get in to? I'm 15 and in Canada... I have no idea what I want to be when I grow up. Can anyone give me some general or specific ideas/advice? Here are some subjects and my marks. Favorite subjects: Gym (80's or 90's) Business (90%+) Civics (90%+) Okay subjects: Math (70's or 80's) English (80's) Hated subjects: Science :P (70's, maybe 80's) Interests: TV Movies Music Sports And some other information if needed... I'm pretty good with computers, but don't want a career where i sit in front of it all day. Something with good pay would be great, where I can have friends at the job and not be extremely over worked... Like 8-10 hours a day, at least 1 weekend day off. I plan on going to university by the way. I was thinking business, or marketing, but I don't know... Of course healthcare is off limits since I don't like science. Law to, since it's not so stable from what I hear and it requires way to much work...

what kind of job should I be looking for? Hi Im 22 years old and im taking a course online for HealthCare Management. Im currently looking for a job. I have been working in retail and I am fed up with it. There is no money there. I just need some ideas.

I need to wirte an essay 1500words on anything in healthcare any suggestions? hi i am about to apply for a uni course for ODP and need to write an essay 1500 words on anything in healthcare. i really want to make a good impression but the topic is so vague i need some inspiration!! i am happy to the research etc but what to base it on i don't know maybe infection control in theatres? is the best i've come up with any suggestions or advice would be much appreciated. many thanks