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Health Insurance Accessibility Before completing this Discussion, please familiarize yourself with the Week 6 Discussion 2 Rubric located in the area of the course navigation menu.Federal and state governments have spent millions of taxpayer dollars to create a website through which consumers can purchase health care insurance in the open market. The federal government operates healthcare.gov. Some states have opted not to utilize the federal government’s exchange and approach it on their own. This has proved to be a very costly and disastrous undertaking for some states, such as Maryland, whose situation was described in this week’s introduction.Oregon also discovered that running its own exchange can be a risky and expensive business. “Although the state has spent an estimated $248 million to get the operation up and running, it never enrolled a single private insurance customer online” (La Ganga, 2014). Oregon claims that it was not a failure of policy; the problems were in the building of the website, making the program virtually inaccessible.With all the money spent to create these health care exchanges, the question remains: do they really work? In your Discussion this week, you will explore this question.To prepare for this Discussion, browse the California Health Insurance Exchange website, Covered California, in this week’s Learning Resources.Consider that states are supposed to make these websites user-friendly and appropriate for a person who reads at the eighth-grade level (the typical U.S. public health standard). Reflect on your own experiences in accessing the state exchanges. It may also be helpful to get some additional feedback from friends or family members (not in the health care business) to ascertain their impressions of the websites you are evaluating. Consider the following:As you evaluate California Health Insurance Exchange website, be sure to look at the “2015 Covered California Shop and Compare Tool” section of the site.an evaluation of whether the California Health Insurance Exchange website is user-friendly and appropriate for the public health standard and why. Explain whether you think this website could be improved to help users select the best insurance options for them, and how.Your original post, due by , will typically be 3–4 paragraphs in length as a general expectation/estimate. Refer to the Week 6 Discussion 2 Rubric for grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use the rubric to assess your work. Covered California. (n.d.). Retrieved from  

The treatment of anaphylactic shock varies depending on a patient’s physiological response to the alteration. Immediate medical intervention and emergency room visits are vital for some patients, while others can be treated through basic outpatient care.Consider the January 2012 report of a 6-year-old girl who went to her school nurse complaining of hives and shortness of breath. Since the school did not have any medication under her name to use for treatment and was not equipped to handle her condition, she was sent to an emergency room where she was pronounced dead. This situation has raised numerous questions about the progression of allergic reactions, how to treat students with severe allergies, how to treat students who develop allergic reactions for the first time, and the availability of epinephrine in schools. If you were the nurse at the girl’s school, how would you have handled the situation? How do you know when it is appropriate to treat patients yourself and when to refer them to emergency care? an explanation of the physiological progression that occurs in anaphylactic shock. Then, describe the circumstances under which you would refer patients for emergency care versus treating as an outpatient. Finally, explain how the patient factors you selected might impact the process of anaphylactic shock.a selection of your colleagues’ responses. to at least of your colleagues who selected at least one different factor than you in one of the following ways:

 Analytical SummariesFor this assignment, you will compose two short critical essays explaining and evaluating arguments by other authors. This assignment allows you to analyze an issue from a variety of perspectives and assess arguments for or against the issue. By focusing your attention on how the original authors use evidence and reasoning to construct and support their positions, you can recognize the value of critical thinking in public discourse.Read the two articles \”\”, and \”\” and write two separate analytical summaries. This assignment has  parts.Write an analytical summary of the article focusing on the article’s main claims. Include the following:Write an analytical summary of the article focusing on the article’s main claims. Include the following:Write a 1,000–1,200 word paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.doc. Grading Criteria and Rubric

Plant Research Term Project, Part 4: Scientific and Medical Evidence MY PLANT: THYME HERBAL PLANT Herbs and plants contain chemical compounds; some of them are effective at curing conditions, some are dangerous and others are a waste of effort and money. In this section you will be researching scientific and medical evidence including clinical trials for the efficacy of your chosen plant. Put some effort in here and find some good studies that either uphold or deny the various claims made for your plant. Make sure you include the chemical constituents and the chemical structures contained in the plant.

Compensation and Reimbursement PlansOne way in which a MCO can control cost, quality, and access is through various structured compensation and reimbursement plans. The two most common examples are fee for service and capitation. Moreover, there are different types of reimbursement systems for inpatient and outpatient services. Answer the following questions in regard to the above information:Reimbursement procedures are complex and detailed, especially those associated with government programs such as Medicare. Part of the regulatory requirements of Medicare is to prevent illegal billing practices such as churning, upcoding, and unbundling. You can search these topics by clicking . You can also search on federal regulations for reimbursement procedures and fraud and compliance guidelines and education materials.Based on your research, respond to the following questions:After answering the above questions, read the following information:P4P is a type of compensation method for providers based on evidence-based practices that promote better quality outcomes. Find at least two online sources of information, such as professional associations and government resources, from the South University Online library or the Internet on P4P compensation programs: one in favor of and one against this type of compensation program for providers.Now, using the readings this week and the information gathered from the above sources:

Society has evolved over the last century causing organizations to change with the times.  This evolution has, in turn, required workers to \”re-tool\” to be a productive and indispensable member of the workforce.   References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.  A detailed explanation of how to cite a source using APA can be found here ().  Download an example   

 In this third module, we are discussing the human socialization process and how it influences our psychosocial development. After you have read the reading assignment and lecture for the module, please respond to all parts of the discussion by : Remember to respond to the posts of at least two other students in the class. Complete your participation for this assignment by .

By , using the textbook and the Argosy Online Library,  write a 1000-word (minimum) paper, using APA standards, that addresses the following questions:Families have changed greatly over the past 60 years, and they continue to become more diverse.Please post your completed paper to the .