Sign Up Now
Get instant access to over 1 million+ study documents
OR
Already registered? click here to login
By creating your account, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and student honor code.
Environmental Science
Common Workplace Problem: A Lack of Affordable Health Care
While issues such as workplace discrimination and sexual harassment are certainly pressing concerns, the biggest problem and the greatest risk to American business and American workers today is the lack of affordable health insurance and comprehensive health coverage. This is a problem both for employees but also for businesses. One of the reasons the 'Big Three' automotive companies have experienced such financial difficulties is because they are "obligated to pay lifetime health benefits to generations of retirees" and to pay for the health care tab of current employees (Cohen 2007:3). As covering workers becomes more expensive, businesses suffer who must compete with businesses from countries whose governments offer national health insurance and pay for all citizens' costs of care. And unlike other workplace problems, no single business can solve this problem alone. Industry must work together with the federal government and the healthcare industry to find a solution.
Of course, workers suffer the most from this state of affairs. Workers who do not have health insurance through their employer must live under the constant fear of being stricken by an illness, especially those who work in dangerous workplace environments with toxic chemicals, smoke-filled atmospheres, or other hazards. Very often workers must choose jobs based upon benefits, not where they wish to work. Workers may decide not to open up small businesses or work for smaller businesses who cannot offer them comprehensive care. and, of course the children of uninsured workers suffer, innocent victims of the system.
Even companies like Safeway that have made heroic efforts to foster healthy living and disease prevention initiatives to cut costs have stated that universal health care is necessary to contain costs and keep their workers healthy enough to work, with as few sick days as possible. (Cohen 2007:4). Unions, companies, and the government must work together to create a healthy, safer and more affordable medical tomorrow.
Works Cited
Cohen, Jonathan. "What's the One Thing Big Business and the Left Have in Common?" The New York Times Magazine. 1 Apr 2007. [10 Apr 2007]. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/01/magazine/01Healthcare.t.html?pagewanted=6&ei=5070&en=6ff729a7fa6330ac&ex=1176350400
NP HEALTH PROBLEM Common Health Problem in Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Practice and Recommendations for Its Medical Management Nurses are the initial point of contact for the patients in many medical settings, and the nurse practitioners (NP) are the primary source for providing basic medical care such as physical examinations, diagnostic tests, providing counseling, and writing prescriptions. A large growth is being witnessed in nurse practitioners around the world due to the
Although the research tools provided by the ISO 14001 framework are both qualitative and quantitative, this approach is consistent with the guidance provided by Neuman (2003) who points out that, "Both qualitative and quantitative research use several specific research techniques (e.g., survey, interview, and historical analysis), yet there is much overlap between the type of data and the style of research. Most qualitative-style researchers examine qualitative data and vice
Environmental and Organizational ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURE ORGANIZATIONAL PRESSURE Individual Commitment to Environment Retain Employment Family pressures Contribute to Profits Social Pressures Discipline Environmental vs. Organizational Pressure Change is disruptive and can be the source of much anxiety and stress. Regardless of these fears, changes within organizations are inevitable and are guaranteed to happen sooner or later. To better manage these changes it is helpful to compare and contrast the different types of pressures an individual may feel when working in a
Environmental Stewardship Project Proposal What is Environmental Stewardship? What are the problems? Why do we need to be concerned about Air Pollution? A proposed Innovative Strategy for Pollution Awareness Today Environmental stewardship is on the rise and really needed in the community. This is because an increasing amount of people are out there making knowledgeable choices in their what they do every day, such as in the work places, and communities. These choices are considered
Political Science OSHA The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHAct) of 1970 was passed by Congress in order to make sure that every working person in the country had safe and healthful working circumstances and to preserve human resources. Under the OSHAct, OSHA was put into place within the Department of Labor and was sanctioned to control health and safety conditions for all employers with very few exceptions. OSHA was created in
Dreams, Reality, and the Future of Environmental Psychology by Richard Sommer. Origins of a New Field Need to understand social and historical context of the discipline started in U.S. And Canada and later diffused; related to Roger Barker on psychological ecology and Daniel Berlyne on environmental aesthetics ref to charisma (extraordinary power) Intellectual climate of the 1960s challenging traditional assumptions of allocation of power, resources, nature of society behavioral science had not yet predicted Human Rights