The Impact of Current Health Care Issues

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This paper examines how the health care industry is fraught with issues that will continue to impact policies on a federal, sate and local level throughout the coming years. It looks at some of the flaws in the current health care system in America and how legislation and policy reforms will need to be implemented in order to return health care to a "healthy" state. It identifies five issues that can be considered life-threatening topics that have a significant negative effect on the population and health care itself, HIV disclosure, managed care, resource allocation, generic drugs and prescription drug plans for seniors .

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"The costs of prescription drugs has risen nearly 20% annually (Washington Post, August 2002) for the past few years because of increased demand and consumer advertising. Not to mention the lobbying ability of the pharmaceutical companies. Generic drugs are generally about half the cost of their brand counterparts and it is estimated that this bill could result in health care savings of an estimated $60 billion over the next ten years. (Washington Post, August 2002)."

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