Insurance

Caring for Elderly Parents How to care for elderly parents is a major concern of many Foreign Service families. Our concerns mirror those of other American families, but how to ensure good health care, find the right living situation, and handle legal questions is often complicated for Foreign Service families by being posted abroad. The distance involved makes it harder to get information and help so contingency planning is essential.

Often Foreign Service families only have short visits during R & R or on home leave and hate to spend the precious time with their parents talking about serious business or unpleasant possibilities. Or we may be caught up in hectic preparations for an overseas assignment and not want to take the time to do contingency planning with parents. While it is difficult to discuss the issues of aging, the family who has discussed the options and agreed on plans will be better able to handle whatever happens. It will be worth the time taken, if there is an emergency.

The ideal situation is when the parents take control of their own situations and make decisions in advance of an emergency. They should investigate the types of retirement options and decide which is most appropriate, make informed decisions about life-sustaining medical care, and make sure that documents, instructions, and powers of attorney are available to those who must take responsibility in an emergency. The American Association of Retired Persons recommends that elderly people use a document locator list (scroll to bottom of this page) to make sure their papers are in order.

This list can then be given to the person(s) who will be responsible for them should an emergency arise. Going through the list with your parents should ensure that their wishes are understood. Communicating with Elderly Parents Talking with our elderly parents about their living situations and the possible need for change is not always easy. A successful conversation depends to an extent upon the relationship we have with the parent, as well, of course, as on the parent’s mental, emotional and physical condition.

While many people put off serious conversations to avoid conflict or awkwardness, both parent and adult child may lose an opportunity for closeness, understanding, access to information that may affect the decision, and optimum peace of mind. To the extent possible, talk with your elderly parents gently and honestly about their wishes, their abilities and their options. Far more often than not, these conversations are helpful and put the adult child in a better position to make decisions later when the parent may not be able to do so.

The following are suggestions for conversations with your elderly parent: * Share your own feelings, and reassure the parent that you will support them and can be depended upon to help them solve their problems. * Help the parent to retain whatever control is possible in making his or her own decisions. Respect and try to honor their wishes wherever feasible. * Encourage the smallest change possible at each step, so that the parent is more able to adjust to the change. Educate yourself on legal, financial and medical matters that pertain to your parent as background for your conversations, including current knowledge on the aging process. * Respect your own needs – be honest with your parents about your time and energy limits. If this kind of conversation seems impossible or the situation and relationship with the elderly parent become overwhelming, professional counseling may be very helpful. You may also consider using the Department of State’s resources to approach this delicate issue somewhat indirectly.

Filling out FIVE WISHES for yourself and sharing your decisions with your parents may encourage them to open up on the subject. You may also wish to raise the subject of long-term care insurance as a practical matter. (For more information about FIVE WISHES and Long-Term Care Insurance, see below). When a Lifestyle Change May Be Necessary Physicians and geriatric social workers warn that there are a number of danger signs that indicate an elderly person needs extra help or a change in living arrangement. Any marked change in personality or behavior should be heeded.

However, no change in lifestyle should be made without discussions with the elderly person, other family members, and doctors or other health professionals. Danger Signals * Sudden weight loss could be an indication that the elderly person is simply not eating or not preparing foods. * Failure to take medication or over-dosing may indicate confusion, forgetfulness, or a misunderstanding of the doctor’s instructions. * Burns or injury marks may indicate physical problems involving general weakness, forgetfulness, or a possible misuse of alcohol. Deterioration of personal habits such as infrequent bathing and shampooing, not shaving, or not wearing dentures could be the result of either mental or physical problems. * Increased car accidents can indicate slowed reflexes, poor vision, physical weakness, or general inability to handle a vehicle. * General forgetfulness such as not paying bills, missing appointments, or consistently forgetting name, address, phone number, and meal times could be a signal. * Extreme suspiciousness could indicate some thought disorder.

Your parents thinking that their neighbors, friends, family, doctor, and lawyer are all conspiring against them would be an example. Intense ungrounded fears about dire consequences may be a danger signal. * A series of small fires could be caused by dozing off, forgetting to turn off the stove or appliances, or carelessness with matches. They may indicate blackouts or dizzy spells. * Bizarre behavior of any kind could be a warning sign. This behavior could be dressing in heavy gloves and overcoat in 90 degree weather or going outside without shoes when it’s snowing. Watch for uncharacteristic actions or speech. Disorientation of a consistent nature may indicate a need for help. Examples include not knowing who one is, where one is, who the family is, or talking to people who are not there. Elder Care Options If you see danger signals in your parent’s behavior, it is important to discuss the changes and do some research. (See IQ: Information Quest below for information about the Department of State’s free resource referral service. ) There are many housing options available to the elderly. Choosing the best one will depend on the elderly person’s preference, age, health, and financial condition.

Aging in Place Under this option, the elderly person continues to live in his/her own apartment. Many elderly people live in Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs), apartment buildings, condominiums, or cooperatives not designed as retirement communities but where at least 50 percent of the residents are 62 years old or older. These buildings often have amenities such as grocery stores, pharmacies, limousine service, or shopping services. Recent technological advances often make aging in place easier: Velcro asteners, lightweight wheelchairs, devices to control appliances and dial telephone numbers. There is even a “walk-in bathtub” for people who have difficulty climbing into an ordinary bathtub. Many services are available to help the elderly person stay in his/her home. Information about them can be obtained from contacting IQ: Information Quest (see below) or your local Area Agency on Aging. * Home care services are available in many communities, providing appropriate, supervised personnel to help older persons with either health care (giving medications, changing dressings, catheter care, etc. or personal care (bathing, dressing, and grooming). * Meals and transportation are available to older people to help them retain some independence. Group or home-delivered meal programs help ensure an adequate diet. Meals-On-Wheels programs are available in most parts of the United States. A number of communities offer door-to-door transportation services to help older people get to and from medical facilities, community facilities, and other services. * Adult day care is similar to child day care. The elderly person goes to a community facility daily or 2 or 3 days per week.

Activities include exercise programs, singing, guest lectures, and current events discussions. Cost varies and there are often long waiting lists at such centers. * Respite care brings a trained person into the home to give the full-time caregiver time off to get a haircut, visit the dentist, or take a vacation. Service is generally offered through area Departments of Social Services and is based on a sliding fee scale. Other Housing Options There are several types of retirement communities that provide living arrangements and services to meet the needs of both independent seniors and those who need assistance.

Large hotel corporations are in this field and other facilities are set up for members of a certain organization (retired military, Elks, etc. ). It is important when investigating these housing options to understand completely the services provided and the cost. * Adult congregate communities are designed for the fully able-bodied, 55 and older. Residents buy co-ops or condominiums and pay a monthly fee for grass mowing, leaf raking, and snow shoveling. A pay-as-you-go medical center is on site and a nurse is on duty 24 hours a day to make home visits in emergencies. Leisure World is the most famous example of an adult congregate ommunity. * Assisted living communities are rental retirement communities for independent seniors who need some assistance. A homelike atmosphere, three meals a day, maid, linen, and laundry service, availability of a registered nurse, and many personal care services are provided in the all-inclusive rent. * Rental retirement communities with fee-for-service nursing units charge residents an entrance fee plus a substantial monthly rent. When the need for nursing care arises, residents pay an extra daily fee and stay in a nursing unit, usually located on site or nearby. Life care or continuing care communities provide a continuum of care from independent living to nursing home care on the premises. The individual must be independent when s/he enters the community. These communities require a substantial entrance fee and monthly service fee. Residents get one meal a day in a dining room, maid service, linen service, maintenance, transportation to shopping and cultural events, travel planning, and a pull cord to an emergency nurse. If nursing care is needed, it is provided at no extra cost. Personal care homes (board and care) are licensed in many communities to provide shelter, supervision, meals, and personal care to a small number of residents. * Subsidized housing for the elderly is an option for the elderly poor in reasonably good health. Subsidized by Department of Housing and Urban Development, income limits apply. No round-the-clock care is provided but nurses come in to check blood pressure and assess a resident’s functioning. Residents take meals in a dining room and may have use of a library, recreation area, or beauty shop. Nursing Facilities

If the elderly person is not capable of independent living, a nursing home may be the appropriate option. Nursing homes offer two levels of care – skilled nursing and intermediate care – depending on the patient’s needs. Most nursing homes offer both levels of care on a single site. * Skilled nursing facilities provide 24-hour nursing services for people who have serious health care needs but do not require the intense level of care provided in a hospital. Rehabilitation services may also be provided. * Intermediate care facilities provide less extensive health care than skilled nursing facilities.

Nursing and rehabilitation services are provided but not on a 24-hour basis. These facilities are for people who cannot live alone but need a minimum of medical assistance and help with personal and/or social care. Paying for Long-Term Care It is important to understand the different types of insurance that are available to older people. Many people believe that Medicare will cover long-term care needs. It will not. Medicare Medicare is a Federal health insurance program which helps defray many of the medical expenses of most Americans over the age of 65.

Medicare has two parts: (Part A) Hospital Insurance helps pay the cost of inpatient hospital care. The number of days in the hospital paid for by Medicare is governed by a system based upon patient diagnosis and medical necessity for hospital care. Once it is no longer medically necessary for the person to remain in the hospital, the physician will begin the discharge process. If the person or the family disagrees with this decision, they may appeal to the state’s Peer Review Organization. Medicare does not pay for custodial care or nursing home care.

It will, however, cover up to 60 days in a nursing home as part of convalescence after hospitalization. (Part B) Medical Insurance pays for many medically necessary doctors’ services, outpatient services, and some other medical services. Enrollees pay a monthly premium. Medicaid Medicaid is a joint federal-state health care program for people with a low income. The program is administered by each state and the type of services covered differs. There are strict income requirements so it is necessary for the person to “spend down” all income and assets to poverty levels before becoming eligible.

Medicaid is the major payer of nursing home care. The Medicaid requirement to “spend down” all income and assets created a great hardship for the spouse of a person needing nursing home care. Changes in the Medicaid rules now allow the spouse to keep a monthly income and some assets, including the primary residence. The amounts allowed change, so you must check for current levels. Other Insurance Why buy other insurance? The purchase of additional insurance gives the policy holder access to a greater choice of facilities without dipping into additional financial resources. Medigap is the name given to rivately-purchased supplemental health insurance. It is designed to help cover some of the gaps in Medicare coverage but does not cover long-term care. Study Medigap policies carefully to be sure they provide the protection needed and do not duplicate other health insurance. Long-Term Care Insurance is a private insurance that is usually either an indemnity policy or part of an individual life insurance policy. An indemnity policy pays a set amount per day for nursing home or home health care. Under the life insurance policy, a certain percentage of the death benefit is paid for each month the policyholder requires long-term care.

Policies are priced differently depending on the age of the policyholder, the deductible periods chosen, and indemnity value or duration of benefits. Information about other long-term insurance policies are available from: The American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) Retiree Liaison 2101 E Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 Tel:             202-338-4045      , ext. 528 Fax: 202-338-6820 E-mail: afsa@afsa. org http://www. afsa. org American Foreign Service Protective Association (AFSPA) 1716 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Tel:             202-833-4910 Fax: 202-883-4918 ttp://www. afspa. org As with Medigap health insurance, it is important to read the policy carefully and understand its restrictions before purchasing. Who Can Help? IQ: Information Quest (formerly LifeCare? ) IQ: Information Quest is a free 24-hour/ 7 days per week counseling, education and referral service that can help Department of State employees find the programs, providers, information, and resources they need to manage personal and professional responsibilities. IQ: Information Quest makes referrals, not recommendations. IQ: Information Quest counselors will help etermine what services are needed and available in any U. S. locality and refer to appropriate providers. In addition to other services, they provide referrals in the area of adult care services (anywhere in the U. S. ), including case management, emergency and respite care, home health care, long-distance care giving and legal and financial issues. Their web site features information on caring for an aging loved one, discussing caregiving options with your loved one, adult care information worksheet, caregivers of older adults, managing work while caring for your loved one, and geriatric care management services.

IQ: Information Quest will also provide an “Eldercare Kit” upon request which features caregiving guidance, checklists, and resources information, as well as a few useful practical items such as a pill sorter, night light and jar opener. Permanent employees of the Department of State, The U. S. Agency for International Development, the Department of Justice, the Department of Labor, and FMAs overseas are eligible to use IQ: Information Quest. For the Department of State, this includes both Civil Service and Foreign Service employees serving at any Department assignment location nationwide and worldwide.

Other employees working for the Department are not covered at this time (contractors, Foreign Service Nationals, PITs, PSCs). Spouses, children or others who are members of the employee’s immediate household may use IQ: Information Quest. They verify eligibility by providing the name and date of birth (month and day) of the eligible employee. Employees of agencies other than the Department of State should check with their headquarters for guidance in how to contact and use IQ: Information Quest services. IQ: Information Quest

Tel:             1-800-222-0364       or             1-888-222-0364       for the hearing impaired http://www. worklife4you. com For access to the passworded area of the site, contact your agency’s HR Bureau. The Employee Consultation Service (ECS) The Employee Consultation Service (ECS) at the Department of State should be the first stop for Foreign Service members with eldercare concerns. The clinical social workers offer brief counseling and help in coordinating an evaluation and assessment anywhere in the United States.

ECS social workers act as a liaison in providing appropriate and necessary services for the elderly. All services are free and confidential. In Washington, make an appointment for a personal consultation; from overseas write or cable for advice. ECS also conducts support groups for employees and their families who are responsible for an aging relative. The groups meet at the State Department to share issues, resources, and approaches to the problems that arise as an elderly person declines, including the issue of emotional stress that occurs for family members watching such decline.

Employee Consultation Service (M/MED/ECS) Columbia Plaza, Room H246 Washington, DC 20520 Tel:             202-663-1815 FAX: 202-663-1456 Email: MEDECS@state. gov The Administration on Aging (AoA) The Administration on Aging (AoA) is part of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. It was set up to “remove barriers to the economic and personal independence of older persons and to assure the availability of a range of appropriate community and family based services for older persons in social or economic need. AoA supports a network of the state and Area Agencies on Aging that reinforce and supplement the daily support that the elderly receive from family, friends, and neighbors. Administration on Aging Department of Health and Human Services 330 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Tel:             202-619-0724 http://www. aoa. gov To get information on eldercare services in a particular community, contact the Area Agency on Aging. One can locate a specific state agency on aging through the Eldercare Locator Service via telephone (            1-800-677-1116      ) or the website at http://www. ldercare. gov. The Eldercare Locator Service is sponsored by the AoA and operated by the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging. National Association of Area Agencies on Aging 927 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 Tele:             202-296-8130 http://www. n4a. org Services provided by Area Agencies on Aging include information and referral, homemaker/home health aides, transportation, congregate and home delivered meals, chore and other supportive services. Types of services available vary in each community based upon needs and resources. Private Geriatric Care Managers

Private geriatric care managers are professional social workers and nurses who assist the elderly and their families by assessing need, coordinating services, and monitoring care for a fee. They are particularly helpful when long-distance care giving is necessary. Fees vary and are sometimes covered by Medicare or private insurance. The Department of State’s Employee Consultation Service or IQ: Information Quest, the local Area Agency on Aging, and community agencies can provide referrals nationwide. If the older person has been hospitalized, hospital discharge planners can also provide information and referrals for after-care.

Services Offered by the Private Sector Some private companies have set up programs to help their employees with eldercare. Foreign Service spouses who work in the private sector should investigate any eldercare options offered by their employers. These programs can include seed money for eldercare services, flexible work schedules for caregivers, subsidies for eldercare expenses, unpaid leave for up to a year, referral services, inter-generational day care centers (for both the elderly and children), geriatric assessment and case management, and group rates for long-term care insurance.

Unfortunately, many of the services provided by companies require that the elderly person meet the tax-law definition of a dependent. This increases the burden for families whose elderly relatives are not financially dependent or who are not living with the employee. Eldercare in the Foreign Service Putting Parents on Your Orders Foreign Service employees may request that their elderly relative(s) (including step parents and legally adopted parents) be approved as an eligible family member and added to their Post Assignment Travel Orders for an overseas assignment.

The employee must complete an OF-126 Foreign Service Residence and Dependency Report. This form can be found on the Department of State Infoforms with instructions on completion. Each new OF-126 replaces the old OF-126, therefore all blocks must be filled out each time a new OF-126 is done. The new OF-126 must be forwarded to the employee’s personnel technician in HR/CDA/ASD, Room 2419, Truman Building (Main State). Travel orders can not be authorized for newly-acquired eligible family members until the personnel technician receives the OF-126 form.

Along with a completed OF-126 form, the officer must prove that the relative is at least 51 percent dependent for support (subject to review and approval per 6 FAM 117; USAID employees should also see Supplement 1B to HB 32, Chapter 1). The officer must quantify that he/she has provided more than 51% of support by submitting an affidavit or notarized statement testifying to that fact. This is termed passing the “financial support test. ” An explanation regarding the parent’s residency is also required, with an explanation as to why the application is being made to add the parent to the travel orders.

Other documentary evidence may be required by the employee’s agency. These documents are attached to the completed OF-126 form and sent to the officer’s agency as specified on the forms. Requests are reviewed for approval by a Personnel OF-126 Committee. Employees of the Department of State can obtain advice on how to put your parents on your orders through the Career Development and Assignments (CDA) division of the Bureau of Human Resources. Ask for an Assignments Support (CDA/AS) officer. Employees of other agencies should contact their HR representative.

See section below, Taking an Elderly Relative to Post, for details regarding official government support. Bringing Parents to Post Who Are Not on Your Orders If your relatives are not financially dependent on you, they may come to post as members of the employee’s household, but will receive no official support from the U. S. Government. No official support translates into no access to the U. S. embassy health unit, no airfare or allowance payments in the case of evacuation from post, and no diplomatic status with the host country.

Parents who come to live overseas for an extended period of time should consider having additional medical insurance (Medicare does not cover costs related to care overseas). In addition, parents should also maintain Air Medical Evacuation Insurance. A list of companies that provide this insurance can be found on theDepartment of State Consular Affairs web site. Family Medical Leave Act and Family-Friendly Leave If you think you may need to care for an elderly relative, be sure to check the provisions of the 1993 Family Leave Act on taking leave for this purpose and contact the a leave specialist in your agency.

Department of State employees can contact a Department leave specialist in the Office of Employee Relations (HR/ER/WLP) about paid and unpaid leave at            202-261-8180      . Eldercare Emergency Visitation Travel (Eldercare EVT) In January 2001, the Eldercare Emergency Visitation Travel (Eldercare EVT) provision was implemented, permitting travel at government expense for employees and eligible spouses serving at an overseas post who need to assist parents in declining health. Eldercare EVT allows an employee two trips over a career to visit his or her parents.

It is meant to support one mother and one father of the employee and of the eligible spouse. It does not mean a couple may pool their four eldercare visits to assist the parent(s) of only one member of the married couple. For more information, email the Family Liaison Office (flo@state. gov) for a copy of “Questions and Answers on Eldercare Emergency Visitation Travel. ” Taking an Elderly Relative to Post If elderly relatives are classified as eligible family members, they travel on diplomatic passports and have the same diplomatic immunity as a spouse or child.

If not classified as such, elderly parents use tourist passports and do not have diplomatic status. Housing assignments are based on the number of official eligible family members the employee brings to post. Travel to and from post (with the exception of medical travel) is also available to all elderly parents designated as eligible family members. Elderly parents, regardless of their status, are not covered by the Foreign Service medical insurance program. While the use of post’s health facilities is not promised as a benefit, these limited facilities are sometimes available depending on the location and an authorization by the Ambassador.

The medical officer has the authority to refuse to provide services should a patient have a complicated problem that the physician is unable to treat. Employees may, however, ask the Health Unit for names of local physicians who can provide medical services for their elderly parent. This kind of assistance from the Health Unit may also be requested during the bidding process, to determine if a post has adequate local heath care providers to meet the medical needs of a parent. The Department of State Office of Medical Services has a brochure entitled Medical Questions and Answers about Taking Your Parent Overseas.

The brochure addresses the questions of obtaining prescription medicines overseas, high altitude climates and the elderly, health unit access, hospitalization overseas, and more. For a copy of the brochure or more information about medical questions related to taking your parent overseas, contact the Office of Medical Services, Foreign Programs (MED/FP). Because elderly parents are not covered under the Foreign Service medical insurance program, they also do not have access to embassy medical evacuation (medevac) services.

Therefore, all parents coming to post for either a short or an extended period of time should purchase (and maintain) Air Medical Evacuation Insurance. A list of companies that provide this insurance can be found on the Department of State Consular Affairs website. Medical Insurance It is essential that a parent going overseas, either officially or unofficially, have adequate medical insurance. Medicare only pays medical expenses in the United States, and in Canada and Mexico under certain very limited circumstances.

The insurance companies listed below provide a variety of coverage and can be contacted for more information. Pay special attention to “age limit” noted in the policy. Clements and Company Under its GlobalCare Plus program, Clements and Company provides overseas major medical insurance, including full world-wide evacuation services. Coverage is offered for individuals as well as families. Substantial coverage is available at a reasonable cost. GlobalCare Plus is for policies lasting 6 months to one year. Clements also write policies for shorter-term travel (15 days to 4 months) through Patriot Travel Medical Insurance.

As large employers go the way of the dinosaurs, more and more Americans are being employed by small and medium-sized employers, employers who do not have the purchasing power to force insurance companies to keep their rates reasonable. This is a terrifying proposition for people just entering the job market. It means that more and more employers are being priced out of the insurance arena, leaving new employees to find their own insurance as it is no longer part of the company’s benefits package.

Contributing to this horrifying situation is the aging of the American populace and the idea that a single severe illness can make insurance out of reach for an entire company and its employees. And, while it is illegal to discriminate against potential employees due to disabilities or existing medical conditions, it is likely that the rising insurance costs will lead to a subtle, but distinctive trend to avoid hiring anyone who might jeopardize the company’s insurance rates. This trend makes it imperative that people research the benefits offered by a company as thoroughly as the salary offered.

The fact that fewer and fewer companies are offering insurance and that buying individual policies can be incredibly expensive, can make benefits the new determining factor in choosing a career path. It also means that companies which advertise their benefits packages as part of their hiring process will have much more competitively sought after jobs. The trend in insurance rates may also be a death knell for smaller companies as employees cannot afford to take jobs that do not include medical benefits or it may push the United States more rapidly to socialized medicine, thus increasing the tax rate for all Americans.

Globalization, economic growing in developing states, migration, outgrowth of pandemics and millenary development ends has shifted focal point towards wellness as ne’er before. ‘Health ‘ has now become one of the most debated dockets.

Health as a ‘capital stock ‘ and ‘asset ‘ has been good established. Concentration on accomplishing a certain degree of wellness in the population which cohesively promotes national involvements and ends has lead many states to reform their Health systems consequently. Governments and Multi sidelong giver bureaus working for wellness are invariably seeking to run into the demands of quickly altering populations and their disease forms.

“ Health systems are complex establishments, profoundly influenced by cultural thoughts about wellness and unwellness, by historical experience and by societal construction. Health sector reform ( HSR ) theoretical accounts are themselves non without internal contradictions, and contain premises that may be debatable ” . ( Maureen.M and Paula.T, 2004 )

“ Health sector reform is an umbrella construct and refers to the procedures of institutional alteration that have swept through wellness systems and an analytical and practical model of proposals for institutional redesign of wellness attention proviso and public wellness ” , ( Maureen.M and Paula.T, 2004 ) with an connotation to increase wellness systems efficiency in resource allotment, organisation and bringing of services, cost-effectiveness and equity.

Community based wellness funding is portion of such wellness sector reforms which has promises of transforming the funding of wellness for the hapless. The induction towards Community funding strategies was based on community engagement techniques. This scheme for funding health care has been adapted in hapless communities of low /middle income states of Africa, Asia and Latin America. ( Christine Onyango, 2001, PAHO )

The chief docket of community funding is balanced on the impression that “ the control of resources generated by the community, and the possibility that fiscal and nonfinancial resources generated by the strategy can be used to upgrade wellness services, supplement wellness worker wages, and guarantee a support watercourse to refill drugs and medical services – all which will oblige community members to utilize wellness services ” . ( Christine Onyango, 2001, PAHO )

In the past decennaries it has caught up really good in in-between and low income states. Chiefly because this funding mechanism reaches the population groups that are in most demand of wellness attention and where the usual ways of market and public wellness funding are unable to make.

This phenomenon has now evolved into assorted wellness funding instruments ( Hsiao 2001, Dror 1999 ) like micro insurance, community wellness financess, community based wellness insurance, common wellness organisations, rural wellness insurance, go arounding drug financess, community engagement in user fee direction etc. In this paper, we would merely refer to community organized voluntary wellness insurance, or community based wellness insurance ( CHI ) .

“ The term community-based wellness insurance refers to any not-for-profit insurance strategy that is aimed chiefly at the informal sector and formed on the footing of an moral principle of common assistance and the corporate pooling of wellness hazards, and in which the members participate in its direction. ” ( Musau 1999 )

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Though it has had its success in making its aims globally, it has its ain portion of restrictions refering to issues of socio economic and gender equity. This paper will turn to issues covering with gender sensitiveness and affects of such community wellness insurance strategies particularly on adult females.

Methods:

The paper is strictly descriptive in nature and is an result of secondary research based on assorted research and policy documents on community based funding mechanisms and gender equity. The literature has been studied to understand the mechanism of community based wellness insurance and critically analyse how it affected adult females ‘s lives after such insurance strategies came into image.

Discussion:

The paper would first show the context for growing of community wellness insurances and their present signifier of being. Then it would discourse about the impact of CHI ‘s on adult females.

The context:

Scarce economic resources for wellness in add-on to moo or modest economic growing which can non back up the of all time turning populations with basic criterions of life, present a menace to wellness of a state. Though the province attempts to supply basic wellness services for the hapless, the organizational capacity, inefficiency, deficiency of cognition on wellness among people makes it difficult for such systems to be adequately financed. This may give rise to a immense non governmental sector which tries to cover the spreads.

The population that can pay signifiers a fertile land for the private markets ( without proper province ordinance ) which creates immense inequalities in entree and handiness in proviso of attention.

The issues of low human resources in wellness, affordability, huge geographics, illiteracy, social unfairnesss lead to farther impairment of wellness attention seeking cognition and attitude. Economic inequality entirely increases the load of accessing wellness attention at the right clip and as stated “ poorest 20 % of the population is 6 times less likely to seek inmate attention than the wealthiest ” . ( M.Kent Ranson, 2006 )

Health funding mechanisms like decentralization, debut of market ordinances, user fees, and capitations played an of import function to make fiscal and proficient efficiency of wellness systems but could non increase entree and use of the system to full capacity.

There was a famine of mechanisms which could make the basic wellness demands of population and still be expeditiously run without making a complex organizational bunch. Financing methods which would besiege organizational troubles of pooling, buying and proviso of services on a big graduated table were explored, including the direct engagement of communities in wellness funding foremost by little NGO ‘s and other charitable administrations. This was the beginning of CHI strategies.

Community wellness insurance

CHI strategies are based on the payment of minimum premiums and pooling them to cover wellness attention costs of the payees. They are normally working in low-income populations, which may come from diverse communities covering nearby by small towns, towns, peculiar professions, microfinance organisations, adult females ‘s ego aid groups. They can be organized by NGO ‘s, Charitable trusts, professional organisations, community centres, wellness attention organisations, or even by infirmaries which target the occupants environing their mark countries.These are voluntary insurance groups like the private voluntary insurance in a little graduated table but unlike the societal insurances or revenue enhancement based insurances which are compulsory.

The plans that we see now are branched out of the common thought to supply wellness attention to the hapless in this high and ruinous wellness attention cost scenario. The failure of the authorities to supply quality wellness attention at low-cost monetary value is besides a cause and an drift for such inceptions to spouse with the authoritiess.

Harmonizing to N. Devadasan et Al, in India, there are three basic theoretical accounts of forming a community based wellness insurance depending on who is the insurance company. The Type 1 or HMO design is organized by a infirmary, where it runs the insurance company and besides acts as the supplier of wellness services. In Type 2 or Insurer design, the CHI insurance company is a voluntary organisation and it purchases care from independent suppliers ( public or private ) . Type 3 takes a in-between way and is called “ Intermediate design ” , the voluntary organisation Acts of the Apostless like an agent and purchases insurance from the insurance company and attention from the suppliers. Most of the CHI ‘s usage this theoretical account. ( N Devadasan, Kent Ranson, Wim Van Damme, Bart Criel, 2004 ) .Similar theoretical accounts can be seen all over the universe with merely minor structural accommodations.

The chief thought behind the organisational apparatus of any such strategy is to do better buying of wellness attention from the suppliers and guarantee fiscal security in wellness of the payees as proposed by the universe wellness study 2000, where strategic buying is defined as “ a uninterrupted hunt for the best ways to maximise wellness system public presentation by make up one’s minding which intercessions should be purchased, how, and from whom ‘ to assist turn to issues of equity and quality. “ ( M.Kent Ranson, et al 2006 )

The impact of pre-payment strategies on equity and efficiency is related to use. These strategies tend to besides absorb solidarity, equity and efficiency through ( Tamara Braam, 2005 )

1. Cross subsidisation from rich to hapless

2. They increase the entree to good quality attention ;

3. They are good suited to poorer, seasonal and freelance husbandmans

4. Prepayment and decentralized control over resources by communities additions efficiency and helps to right geographical unfairnesss in public outgos for wellness

Womans in CHI ‘s

As mentioned above community based wellness insurances have transformed lives in poorer subdivisions of society and brought about an of import institutional alteration. When it comes to adult females in peculiar, it is of import to determine that though their functions have been enhanced in societies, CHI ‘s have been gender insensitive and have n’t catered to adult females ‘s wellness demands to a big extent. This subdivision would seek to set far ward both the benefits and restrictions of CHI ‘s every bit far as adult females are concerned.

Understanding that poorness, gender, deficiency of societal and economic entitlements are interlinked ( Harcourt, 2000 ) to wellness of the population, many writers proposed gender function in community as an of import property of development and poorness decrease. Addressing the gender issues in community would convey about a sustainable alteration in all other development related facets. Authorization of adult females through community engagement, literacy, capacity edifice was emphasized to hold sustainable and healthy communities.

Women ‘s function in CHI reached paramount importance particularly after the Community based plans succeeded to be the stepping rocks to heighten adult females ‘s function in the society. Through ego aid groups and micro recognition financing systems, concentration has shifted towards adult females as they were projected as more trust worthy and reliable. This proved to be a better chance for adult females to move in a new ambiance flexing the bing gender functions in the community to an extent.

At this occasion it is of import to analyze that Gender is an of import factor which determines the public-service corporation of the wellness attention services, “ in peculiar, the ability to exert their right to wellness ” ( Tamara Braam, 2005 ) .It depends on assorted factors that arise due to Woman ‘s attributed gender function in the society from fiscal dependance, socio cultural marginalisation, bing determination doing powers in society to how they interact with the present wellness attention system ( functions of wellness forces, services provided, consideration of their wellness demands and demands, wellness literacy ) . Supporting this impression is grounds signifier from BI financing mechanism proposes that gender functions in societies play a really of import function and have deductions for just engagement particularly vulnerable groups like adult females due to existence of local hierarchies. ( Hissock 1990 ; WHO/UNICEF 1999 )

CHI ‘s involve adult females in two different ways harmonizing to their organisational design

If the CHI is organized as portion of Micro -credit or adult females self help groups adult female is entitled as the authorised payee and participates in organisation of services and direction of the financess where she along with her household are covered.

If CHI is organized on lines of professional groups/workers guild’s/ family as a unit:

Normally in hapless and patriarchal communities, work forces are workers and professionals and besides regarded as caput of the family and therefore authorized payee for the whole household. Womans of the family merely go a beneficiary.

A adult female becomes an authorised payee if she is a professional, member of group or if she is the lone caput of the household.

It is of import to observe that the impact of community wellness insurance differs as to which function adult female plays in the CHI.

When Community based wellness insurance uses prevailing establishments such as adult females self help groups and microcredit funding organisations as a mark for their intercessions they empower adult females respects to their wellness and do a batch more good for adult females empowerment, promoting them to convey about a singular alteration in their lives, doing them self reliant and knowing in heightening their abilities to grok, analyze and implement programs.

Puting an illustration for promoting adult females to take part in community wellness enterprises is SEWA an NGO in India. It proved that CHI can be organized expeditiously by the hapless themselves and largely led by adult females. Womans from brotherhoods, co-ops, self-help groups ( SHGs ) and their associations, mahila mandals, recognition societies, female parents ‘ groups, young person nines, community-based organisations and others were successful in making so in 14 old ages of SEWA ‘s experience. Today “ Lok Swasthya ” a flagship community wellness insurance strategy of SEWA has 500 podium ( female wellness workers ) , wellness workers and public wellness professionals as its stockholders. With a turnover of over one crore rupees, it is a little but autonomous attempt, covering all its costs including a squad of 50 full-time staff and 200 parttime wellness workers. Mirai chaterjee ( sewa )

It is the function of adult females who are portion CHI to do all facets of the strategy gender sensitive and convey about a difference to adult females ‘s wellness particularly as it has been neglected for long. This would be wholly true if ideally all these adult females participate and make usage of their determination doing power to heighten their wellness services. But adult females ‘s playing a cardinal and meaningful function in CHI is non unvarying all over. Harmonizing to WEDO ( 1998 ) study “ though many community wellness commissions had been formed in Mali since the Cairo conference, few adult females participated actively and on these – merely 12.9 % of commission members were adult females in 1996, and about bulk had minor functions and/or few cardinal duties ” .

Sometimes we tend to overlook that these adult females may be bound to their social gender functions and hierarchies and tend to move in a manner which marginalizes their wellness demands for their households. Deciding on stripling preventive services, can be one slippery state of affairs where adult females would n’t see it portion of the benefit bundle due to social norms.

Besides the premise that adult females are financially independent and transform their bing gender functions as they become wealth generators when community wellness insurance is provided based on micro recognition plans or self help groups is problematic. How far this wealth coevals decreases the gender hierarchy in the household is overlooked. A adult female can still prolong the hierarchy due to beliefs and civilization or social force per unit area. It may besides be a instance that merely “ adult females ‘s hard currency incomes rise, duty for paying instruction and wellness fees shifts off from work forces to adult females ” ( CEEWA, 1995 ) .Taking a note from Dwyer and Bruce, 1985 and speak uping that non much has changed in male laterality in families in determination devising power about monthly outgos no affair who earns, it is profound that this deeply-entrenched job can non do adult females independent by simple proviso of relevant services. It can besides be observed that a rise in hard currency employment for adult females brought greater liberty within the household but at the cost increasing their loads, at place and besides in the community go forthing them with no proper attention of their ain wellness.

On the other manus, for the adult females who are merely donees of the community wellness insurances, CHI ‘s can be credited to hold brought about acknowledgment of synergic impact between wellness and economic activities and distributing consciousness about ways of making chances to assist themselves. They have tried to absorb a cognition seeking behaviour, addition in wellness literacy, engagement in wellness publicity and disease bar, altering attitudes and beliefs about most of the diseases and consciousness about civil society and their function in socio-political establishments etc. It can non be stated that these alterations reach all the adult females ; it is fundamentally dependent on execution and use of these plans within the bing social gender model.

The use of Health services depends on entree, affordability and acceptableness. CHI ‘s have dealt with all the three at one go more significantly when adult females ‘s wellness is concerned. Many Empirical surveies concluded in a positive note that creative activity of community insurance strategies increased the usage of medical services which reduced the ailment wellness, disease and mortality among adult females. Keeping in head the nature of gender functions and their impact on ingestion of services, Arhin ( 1994 ) opines that community wellness insurance strategies, which were prepayment based are more helpful for adult females. Her survey in Burundi, found that adult females enrolled in such strategies had more entree to wellness attention than the uninsured. The chief ground was the prepayment strategy provided cashless intervention installations which co-relate with the findings that adult females have less entree to hard currency in the family. Criel et Al ( 1999 ) studied the Bwamanda infirmary insurance strategy which was working from 1980 ‘s in Congo. They found that obstetric infirmary services were utilized more among the insured than the uninsured adult females. There was a immense spread between the Caesarean subdivisions among the insured and the uninsured which strongly correlated with their determination that the ascertained shortage in Caesarean subdivisions has led to a figure of obstetrical catastrophes in the noninsured population.Another illustration is a survey by Diop et Al ( 1995 ) who studied an experimental undertaking to present “ cost recovery mechanisms ” in three wellness territories of Niger. It was noticed that the territory with community financing + fee-per-illness episode theoretical account, showed a important addition in use of wellness services among adult females from 15.5 % to 20.3 % , whereas it decreased somewhat but non significantly in the fee-per episode territory ( from 14.4 % to 13.4 % ) and decreased significantly in the control territory ( from 10.5 % to 6.2 % ) Engagement in some sort of community funding strategy has deductions for wellness services use for generative wellness. Noterman et Al ‘s ( 1995 ) experiment affecting the debut of a prepayment strategy in Masisi territory where subscription units every bit good as fee degrees were varied found that adult females enrolled in the prepayment program were about 5 times every bit likely to give birth in the infirmary as non-subscribers. However, when the unit of subscription was changed to the household instead than the single, there was less discriminatory choice and there was small difference between the adult females and work forces in footings of use. ( paho ) Women addition well by cashless payments in prepayment strategies. Many writers take a stance that this allows adult females non to trust on their spouses for fiscal resources in wellness. It is accepted to an extent, as it may Increase outpatient section visits of adult females, the first degree of attention seeking, but the sarcasm is some of the community based wellness attention plans do non cover these outpatient services or have a capping to restrict figure of visits. This becomes once more an added hindrance to adult females if the gender hierarchy in family gives work forces more penchant. There is besides another interesting facet to increased visits of adult females to wellness centres if they are involved with CHI ‘s. Hillary standing found that among the insured adult females bulk of them came to seek wellness attention for kids than for themselves which demystifies that every visit of a adult females for wellness attention use may non be for her ain wellness jobs. ( Hillary standing ) Among scheme members, execution jobs are likely to disproportionately affect adult females members. Normally the determination shapers are work forces in CHI ‘s non based on adult females self help groups due to their attributed gender function, taking to a patriarchal influence in determination devising and marginalisation of adult females ‘s wellness services. Exceptionally if adult females are involved, there are more opportunities that they besides continue to suggest determinations in line with the sensed gender hierarchy in the community. A recent appraisal of one CHF in Tanzania showed that members were incognizant of some of the benefits they were entitled to such as referral to a infirmary. This could hold black effects for illustration in instances of adult females with complicated gestations in demand of hospital degree attention but with no out of pocket hard currency. “ . ( Maureen Mackintosh & A ; Paula Tibandebage, UNRISD 2004 )

The credibleness of community-based strategies continues to be arguable in many stances, particularly their really low rates of engagement. For illustration, in Tanzania a strategy started in 1998 had merely, a engagement rate of merely about three per centum by November 2003. Other studies besides show similar strategies in other territories with engagement rates of less than 10 per centum ( Tibandebage, 2004 ) . Similar forms are seen in other developing states ( Stick outing and Tine, 2000 ) . In India by 2005, 51 micro insurance strategies covered 5.1 million people and among them merely 60 % offered community wellness insurance which is comparatively meagre when compared the hapless in India.One of the chief grounds for low engagement has been the degree of poorness and the inability to pay to back up wellness services. Sing that community based wellness insurance run on a prepayment footing as discussed already, the most vulnerable do n’t come in to the image at all if they can non pay. Womans in such families are still unaccessible for any sort of wellness intercessions. In Bangladesh, during the execution of Women ‘s authorization through employment and wellness ( WEEH ) undertaking it was hard to make the poorer pockets of hapless adult females and autochthonal people as some of them were non even in a place to purchase a policy card. In such fortunes, the challenge is the “ inclusion of exclusion ” . ( Dil Prasad and Lisa wong,2005 ) “ From the gender equity point of position, really low rank Numberss in community-based strategies is likely to disproportionately affect adult females. This is both in footings of being less able than work forces to afford out of pocket payments at the clip of unwellness, and besides because adult females are likely to hold more wellness demands ” . ( Maureen Mackintosh & A ; Paula Tibandebage, UNRISD 2004 ) .

CHI ‘s are based in the community and instead reflect than attempt to turn to the bing inequalities present in the community. Sing the definition of equity in wellness as “ the absence of systematic disparities in wellness ( or in the major societal determiners of wellness ) between groups with different degrees of underlying societal advantage/disadvantage-that is, wealth, power, or prestigiousness ” ( P Braveman, S Gruskin,2003 ) , community wellness insurances fail to turn to the specific issues of the socio-economically disadvantaged and adult females. Rights based attack in wellness takes into consideration the already bing gender inequalities in the societies and how any intercessions in wellness attention affect these dealingss.

Healthcare is one of the hottest political topics in the news. It affects every man, woman, and child. I’m sure most if not all of you have caught something on this topic. As I researched this topic on the internet I was surprised to learn some of the statistics on . Even though our nation is faced with recession and more than 8% of Americans are unemployed I still assumed the rest of the 92% of working Americans had some kind of healthcare insurance. I was alarmed to learn that 15% of Americans have no coverage.

This is roughly 47 million Americans. To me it is obvious that healthcare reform is necessary. We are still one of the richest countries in the world. Why are so many without any healthcare insurance? Those of you who work full-time, how many of you pay a certain amount out of your weekly check for healthcare insurance? It seems to go up higher than the cost of living each year. Do you have adequate coverage? Most Americans are not happy with the out of pocket expenses they have to pay in addition to paying high premiums. Do you have a co-pay every time you see a doctor?

Do you have to pay a portion for drug coverage? These costs can add up. When was the last time you saw a doctor? Do you avoid doctors unless you are absolutely sick? The reason I am bombarding you with these questions is to get you to think about what healthcare reform might mean to you. What is it you want out of your healthcare insurance provider? Most of us might say lower out of pocket expenses, like low or no co-payments for doctor’s visits, or low or no co-payments for needed drugs, or even no money taken out of our paychecks to pay for that health insurance.

Wouldn’t that be nice? Do you realize that most developed countries have universal healthcare systems, which means whether or not you are employed you are covered for your healthcare needs. After watching a PBS program about universal healthcare in other countries I was very surprised that our country was not trying to do some of the same things that these other countries were doing. Take for instance Japan, under their universal health care system MRI’s are about two hundred and fifty dollars, and in America it is about two thousand dollars.

No doctor in Japan is getting rich quick, but people are able to afford healthcare more easily. It is much of the same in other countries that have universal healthcare systems. Okay let’s get back to what is now going on in this country. Basically the Healthcare Reform Bill under President Obama’s administration is a very small step in actual healthcare reform compared to what other countries have done. I’m sure most of you have heard that under the new reform bill insurance companies cannot deny coverage if you have a preexisting condition.

Also it limits sky high premiums because of gender and age. It will also prevent insurance companies from dropping coverage when people are sick and need it the most. It will eliminate extra charges for preventative care like mammograms, flu shots, and diabetes tests to improve health and save money. It is supposed to protect medicare for seniors by extending new protections for medicare beneficiaries. It will also eliminate the “donut-hole” gap in coverage for prescription drugs. If you don’t have insurance this new reform bill will create a new insurance marketplace called the Exchange.

This will allow people without insurance and small businesses to compare plans and buy insurance at competitive prices. It will also provide new tax credits to help people to buy insurance. It will give tax credits to small businesses and give affordable options for covering employees. It will offer a public health insurance option to provide the uninsured and those who can’t find affordable coverage with a real choice. It will offer new, low-cost coverage through a national “high risk” pool to protect people with preexisting conditions from financial ruin until the new Exchange is created.

Hopefully, this can all be achieved as proposed. It is not supposed to add to the national deficit and is paid upfront from the immediate savings from the initial healthcare reform. If savings are not realized essentially cuts will be required by the President to ensure that the plan does not add to the deficit. In addition these reforms will begin to rein in health care costs and align incentives for hospitals, physicians, and others to improve quality. It will create an independent commission of doctors and medical experts to identify waste, fraud and abuse in the health care system.

It will order immediate medical malpractice reform projects that could help doctors focus on putting their patients first, instead of practicing on defensive medicine. To do this the Secretary of Health and Human Services is instructed by the President to award medical malpractice demonstration grants to states funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Also large employers with more than fifty employees who can afford to buy insurance so everyone of their employees share in the responsibility of reform will be required.

Their will be a “hardship exemption” for those who cannot afford the premiums. Okay so there it is the basics of the new Healthcare Reform Bill proposed by President Obama and his administration. To me this is just a minute scratching of the surface for healthcare reform in this country. I suppose you have to start somewhere. Not every American will be happy with the proposed changes. To me it should be done more on a trial basis, but let’s get real try it before you buy it in this country is virtually unheard of especially when it come to healthcare.

I’m sure we will learn as we go and that it will be an honest effort to avoid high cost health insurance. What bothers me the most is that many things that make the healthcare too costly are not being addressed. What about the cost of a doctor’s visit, or the cost of a procedure, or the cost of your drugs? Will it go down? This reform bill hardly explains if this will happen. I think because of the newly created Exchange, healthcare insurance may go down a bit, but only time will tell if by the year 2013 when the exchange is fully active if it will affect the cost of the quality of healthcare as a whole.

I read a blog online that made me question what is in the future for Americans when it comes to healthcare. How are people who can’t afford healthcare now supposed to afford healthcare when this new reform bill goes through? The blog questioned the validity of our government taking over another area where they have continuously failed in other areas. The point was that the Medicare / Medicaid system is already nearing bankruptcy as well as the U. S. Postal Service. It questioned how all this was going to be paid for by suggesting that the only real way to get the money is more taxes.

Does that offer Americans a choice or is this being forced on us? These are very important points and even tougher questions that any American would be concerned about. Another blog for the healthcare reform bill suggests that there are many areas that the government has handled well, for instance; fire departments, police departments, waste water management, military, and coastguard. Although most of us think of some of these on a local level they are all federally funded. The strongest point was that this healthcare reform bill will reduce administrative costs from 20-30% to 2-3%.

This would also reduce the profit that big time insurance companies and their biggest investors would make. My sister-in-law had that laser surgery on her eyes. When she researched cost she found that she could go to Canada and pay far less for the same procedure. She paid about three thousand dollars compared to the hefty price tag of seven thousand dollars here in the States. Many people have gone to Canada to receive cheaper procedures and cheaper drug prices. To me this is the real issue in this country. Yes, the insurance is expensive, but if you think about it procedures are even more expensive.

If the cost of procedures and drugs go down along with the cost of insurance then this would make more sense to me. I think it will be at least another 5-10 years before we see this happen in this country. I think this bill will force some insurance companies to either go bankrupt or lose a tremendous amount of money. How will they compete with the less expensive insurances? Will it be just what happened to our banks? I see lots of merging insurance companies in our future. I hate to be clique but I think only time will tell how this will work out for all our citizens, our government and our insurance companies.

D1: Evaluate the extent to which a selected business organisation has adapted its working arrangements to accommodate legislation relating to rights and responsibilities of employees and employers. INTRODUCTION

Minimum wage, flexible working provision, disability provisions and holiday entitlement are procedures which are taken into consideration with legislation to rights and responsibility. I am going to evaluate these two and state what NHS did in relation to these right and responsibilities laws. MINIMUM WAGE

The minimum wage requires employers to pay their employees a minimum amount of money which is based on the current version of the law, which is raised every year to adjust the living costs. There are some advantages and disadvantages to the minimum wage requirement.

Advantages:

Helps to close the income gap between poor and rich (wide income gap threatens democratic values and freedoms. Helps to prevent abuse by employers – employees working long hours will be rewarded Adults who depend on their pay checks to pay the bills can keep their jobs and not compete with people who are less experienced or teenager workers who would be willing to work the same job for less money. Forces wealthy companies to share more money they make with people who had helped them get them. It helps reduce the practice of advertising all the money for the executives and pay salaries to employees. Disadvantages

Inflation
Prevent some businesses from turning a profit because of such tight budget Illegal immigrant employees can be found and often work for less than minimum wage NHS did acquire minimum wage for their staff but did made a pay freeze for them because of the budget that they had to cut down in order to make some more of the profit. In my opinion they made those changes to quick and patients were affected by it because nurses had more pressure at work and did not care or they did not make it to give patient the best care possible. FLEXIBLE WORKING PROVISIONS

Working conditions change within socio-economic changes and the way businesses are run changes. Many people work in telecommuting jobs where all they really need is a place to sit and a computer with internet connection. Other businesses allow workers to work from home or set them a set of working hours on site. Advantages

Ability to arrange workday around personal obligations for example instead of working the normal shift from 8.00am to 5.00pm people can choose to work from 7.00 am to 4.00 pm and use that hour left for personal matters. Increased productivity

Increased satisfaction
Decreased Absenteeism
Decreased overtime hours
Decreased employee turnover
Disadvantages
Responsibility for time management is more persistent if specifically working from home Employees and supervisors are not around to answer questions that you have to ask and also to keep you on track Balance between family and work can be hard

Hard to be on task if arriving hour before, without any supervisors Increased productivity depends on personal motivation and the workplace environment NHS staff had flexible working provision before because it is a 24 hours service however, a the new changes were made by the Government to cut down budget, nurses had to work more for less, sometimes they had to stay overtimes but they did not get more money for this. In my opinion they should be able to have flexible working because it increases staff’s motivation and productivity which could benefit the organisation and the patient’s care would be better. DISABILITY PROVISIONS

Advantages
Some policies provide employee’s retraining who prove that they are unable to restart their previous job duties. In some cases, policyholders who continue to be disabled, past the time which is stated in their policy, they
may be able to have their payments paid for the exact period of their disability. Premiums often succeed as deductible business expenditure. For policyholders, some policies provide to receive part of all of their accumulated premium payments at age of 65, which is provided that have never fallen victim to disability. Disadvantages

Expensive for example to install ramps and lifts, doorways to accommodate wheelchairs Return might limited
Distribution whilst it’s been put in place
As there are approximately 11 million adults in the UK who have a disability this means that there are some doctors with disabilities and NHS benefits from employing staff with disabilities because it increases diversity of the workplace and doctor with disability could have better relation with the patient because of the similar experiences. The ‘Access to work’ scheme was set up by the government. According to the directgov website: ‘Access to Work might pay towards the equipment you need at work, adapting premises to meet your needs, or a support worker. It can also pay towards the cost of getting to work if you cannot use public transport. If you need a communicator at job interviews, Access to Work may be available, too.’ In my opinion it is good for the NHS to have disability provisions for their staff as it shows that they are working towards having better relationship with their staff. HOLIDAY ENTITLEMENT

Advantages
Enables families to spend time together, as well as working and contributing to family income. Gives people the chance to discover other interests and new experiences, often bringing back valuable skills into the workplace. Enables staff to balance the demands of their work with the need for rest. Attaining a positive work-life balance decreases anxiety levels and increases levels of staff retaining, inspiration and output. Disadvantages

Distribution to productivity and performance
If you still need the job to be done, you will need some cover which might be more expensive as you will have to recruit someone from agency and give training Quiet often people want to take Holiday at the same time which
can cause issues with business not functioning effectively

Staff at NHS had been given harmonised holiday entitlements of 27 days per year, plus eight general and public holidays, rising to 33 days after ten years’ service. However because of the new changes made by the Government, some people could not get holiday in the time they wanted or just did not want the holiday because of the low amount of pay they got and also they had to work longer hours. In my opinion the NHS should follow the law and not pressure their staff because if they get holiday and can easily go for the holiday, their pressure could be decreased and when they go back to work after the holiday, their productivity will be better which means that patient’s care will be better. CONCLUSION

All these rights and responsibilities are both valuable to employer and employees. NHS is one of the government departments whose budget is ring-fenced which means that it is protected from budget cuts as minister make cuts 8% on average in other areas to try to decrease the deficit. The Telegraph newspaper says “Lord Warner said there is an urgent need for reform of the way NHS services are delivered as the demands on the NHS have now changed, with more people being treated for long term chronic conditions meaning better community health services are essential.” NHS has adapted promotion for people already in NHS (pay freeze) and any jobs available to NHS can apply for vacancies (only staff).

During the student years, every single student is facing at least once with this task as a term paper. But if you still have not encountered such a task, or do not know how to perform it, then you have come to the right place. In order to perform your term paper perfectly, you will need a lot of effort. You will need skills in planning, writing and time management. No less important will be the availability of free time for this task. Do not postpone it at the last minute and then you will succeed. There is always an occupation that will be much more interesting than writing a term paper. However, you should not succumb to temptation. If you do not rush to accomplish this task, then your chances of success will be quite high.

Define Term Paper

Let’s see what kind of task this is like a term paper. So, this type of task is usually asked students as a research task. Such a task covers most of the teaching material during the academic term (semester or academic year). This type of assignment allows the professors to assess the knowledge and skills associated with the course. However, this kind of task may not be a large-scale, but as small research. This is lead on your professor.

The main keys to good writing of terminology work include:

• The absence of grammatical errors and relevant vocabulary.
• Processing a large amount of only relevant information.
• A lot of spare time for work.
• Be sure to clarify all the nuances and requirements for work with your professor. Do not postpone it to the very end.
• Let some time to adjust and complement the work.

The Term Paper Outline

Unfortunately, many students do not take such a step as creating the skeleton of their work. Not enough time, desire, many other academic assignments and so on. And when it comes to writing a term paper, the student becomes a bewildered, where to start, especially when there is very little time left.

Hence, you must start with the creation of the so-called “skeleton” of our work! Having spent time on this stage, you will take your time in all subsequent stages of writing the term paper. Moreover, on the Internet, you can find many ready-made examples of term paper outline for your topic. Use them as a sample for your work. Do not copy the ready-made template, because in this case you run the risk of performing work not qualitatively.

The template will be your reference point and will guide you to the search for the information you need, thereby you protect yourself from spent hours on unnecessary information. Don’t forget to pay your attention to the standard outline format which you have to use in your work.

What About the Term Paper Examples

Nowadays, many ready-made works for college students are available on the Internet. However, on the part of the student, it will not be entirely sensible to give out a ready-made job from the Internet for its own. Since there are various risks: the risk of not high-quality work, uniqueness, relevance and so on.

However, nobody forbids students to use ready-made examples of a term paper, if this is used only as an example. We want to provide you with a step-by-step plan for an example of writing a term paper, relying on which you will be much easier to fulfill your task.

1. Whatever one may say, the first step is the choice of the topic. The topic can be chosen as a student, or be appointedas a professor. Perhaps the simplest step, as it seems at first glance. However, if you are allowed to choose a topic on your own, you should give it time. Choose a topic that will really interest you and then it will be easier for you to cope with the work. Also, see if there is enough information on your topic.
2. Then we begin to search for relevant information in libraries, books, articles, reviews, websites and so on. Try to understand as much as possible what information you need to select, so as not to be burdened by reading absolutely unnecessary information to you.
3. Actually,the second step is the understanding and reading of the material found. Therefore, it is not advisable to implement the recommendation from point two. This item will take the longest time. Since it is important not only to read everything that you have found but also to select and understand the material. Take notes. Do not forget that the facts and figures are important in your work. Also, remember that they must be held in the specified format.
4. Then follows the most ignored by the student’s step. Create a template for your work on notes, so that you clearly understand the steps and sequence of your work.
5. After creating the contour, create a solid contour.
6. Next, form the main part of your work
7. We conclude with the conclusion, of course, where we summarize the results of our work
8. The most important and difficult step is to compose the introduction. Remember that in it you must write a good statement of the thesis.
9. Well, the last stages will be reading, editing and of course checking your work.

So, today we considered the structure of term paper. The template for your work will make it much easier to write terminology work. However, this does not eliminate all the rest of the hard work but helps you quickly organize the writing process. If you follow the steps outlined here, then you will undoubtedly create an excellent term paper!

The Chevy Silverman Chevrolet vehicles without any doubt are giving consumers the quality they deserve. Chevrolet has received more 2013 J. D. Power initial quality awards than any other automotive brand. According to the 2013 J. D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study, Chevrolet received five segment awards, meaning that Chevrolet has received the most than any other car brand. With that being said, the Chevrolet Silverman truck had the honor to be one of the segment award recipients. I chose a 2014 Chevrolet Silverman 1500 LIZ as my final purchase for the following reasons.

First, the 2014 Silverman is said to exceed the highest of standards. It underwent through more than 13 million miles of testing which resulted in a truck that is stronger, smarter, and even more capable than ever before. One reason that made me pick a Chevy Silverman truck is because of its style. It provides a spacious and intelligent interior. It offers redesigned seats with more rear space in Double and Crew Cabs and with many other special features. Making the purchase means I will have two years or 24,000 miles of scheduled maintenance and not only that but owning a Chevy Silverman means having the best pickup coverage in America. The three different prices the Kelly Blue Book provides are the following. The first price, which is the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price, is $41,020.

This is the price at which the manufacturer recommends a dealer to sell the car. This is a reference point to begin negotiations with the dealer. Most cars typically are purchased for less than the MSP. The second price given by Kelly Blue Book is the fair purchase price. It is $40,092. This is the price people are typically paying a dealer for a new car.

This price s based on actual new-car transactions and adjusted regularly as market conditions change. The third and final price that was given by Kelly Blue Book is the Dealer Invoice. The price is said to be $38,218. This is the price the dealer has paid to the auto manufacturer for the car, including destination charges. Next, according to Cars. Com, the 2014 Chevrolet Silverman is worth $49,785. Therefore, based on the Kelly Blue Book price, the 2014 Chevy Silverman is Over-priced. I was surprised to find out that the Chevy truck would be extremely over-priced. It is said to be more than 10,000 over-priced.

I understand that is has a lot of features, like leather seats and a VI motor with fuel economy and one of the largest and most efficiently horse powers in the industry. Also, I believe this truck would be a great investment for me because I have prior experience with trucks. All the feedback I have gotten from the Chevy Silverman has been great; therefore I know I will not regret my decision in making this purchase. Not only are Chevy trucks known to be strong and efficient but also they are known to last for many years and undergo many paths with the same response.

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