Assignment #1

I am going to expose you to a problem relating hospital billing errors. Unfortunately, billing errors are common but. What is scary is that the patient is somehow the one left with a hefty bill. Please review the following newspaper article and then watch the 2 CNN videos and address the questions listed below.

Newpaper article can be viewed

Article : Aetna Says Doctor Made Billing Error, But The Patient Is The One Who Owes $6K For MRI By Chris Morran

The following videos talks about how CNN and Time magazine investigate hospital billing and find a family that was charged hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Part 1 Video # 1 titled "Family fights $474k hospital bill" - (Youtube)

Video part 2: Continuation part of 1 can be viewed (Youtube)

1). What is your initial opinion about this topic? What would you do if this happened to you? Has this happened to anyone you know?

2). Do you think it is fair that a patient has to deal with the consequences of an error made by someone else?

3). If you are a health care manager, how can you avoid these mistakes? Please make a couple of suggestions? You can research your suggestions by doing some internet research

Assignment #2

Watch some videos that will try to explain the cost of healthcare in the United States. The following are the links that you need to visit.

1) The 5 Reasons Healthcare Is So Expensive (Youtube)

2) Documentary: Why Does U.S. Health Care Cost So Much? (Youtube)

3) Hospitals: The cost of admission  (The video is titled Hospitals: The cost of admission) (Youtube)

4) Why Are American Health Care Costs So High? (Youtube)

After watching the videos answer the following questions:

1). If a family member were to ask you why does healthcare cost so much in the United States, what would you say? What are five reasons that this happens.

Which of your five reasons, do you think is the most responsible for the high cost of healthcare? or do you think there is a reason(s) that were not mentioned that you would attribute to high cost of healthcare in the US?

2) What did each video teach you? Did anything surprised you regarding the content of the videos. Please share your feelings.

3). How do you think this information will help you as a future healthcare administrator? how about in your life?

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