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Payroll In Health Care Essay

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1. Should the government require large employers to offer coverage or contribute a percentage of payroll toward the cost of a public healthcare plan? When dealing with health care, every citizen should be able to obtain continuous and comprehensive health care. The services must be cost effective and meet certain established standards or quality, so I think a contribution of a percentage of payroll toward the cost of a public health care plan. “Serious challenges lie ahead unless the nation can control rising consumption of health care resources, the costs associated with them, and mend an economy that has not meaningfully improved in several years.” (Shi & Singh, 2017, p.358). The health reform has challenges of cost control. However, there are three challenges that the government can only …show more content…

They are management of utilization, limiting reimbursement to providers and supply-side rationing. The benefits for companies contributing a percentage of payroll for the cost of a public health plan are interesting in the relation to the improvement of workers’ health status and productivity. Many employers also can take an active role in improving the quality of health care by helping employees select top-quality providers. By doing this, the employers can start helping change the health care delivery by emphasizing wellness, disease prevention and care coordination. If a company would contribute a percentage of payroll, I believe they would be accepting a socially responsible initiative which is truly a win-win situation. The company will appeal to socially conscious consumers and employees, but you'll also make a real difference in the world with the promotion of wellness initiatives in the form of a public healthcare plan. Corporate world has more power than many realize, and using that power to improve the world can bring people of all backgrounds, ages and interests together for a social justice type community based on health-related quality of

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