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Balanced Budget Act of 1997 was designed to reduce costs for Medicare and Medicaid. To fully understand the impact, there will be an examination of different scholarly sources. This will highlight the long-term effect of these changes on the health care system.
Dickler, R. (2000). The Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Annals of Internal Medicine, 132 (1), 820 -- 824.
In the article that was written by Dickler (2000), he found that the Balance Budget Act of 1997 is adversely impacting teaching hospitals. These are facilities where residents and experienced physicians will work with communities. This has reduced funding to these programs and is resulting in cut backs to the different types of services provided to patients. (Dickler, 2000)
Iglehart, J. (1999). Support for Academic Medical Centers. New England Journal of Medicine, 341, 299 -- 304.
While Inglehart (1999) found that the Balance Budget Act of 1997 is adversely impacting any facility that is taking Medicare and Medicaid. On...
However, they are adversely impacting the majority of facilities (with Medicare encompassing the largest portion of health care spending). To address these challenges there needs to be more flexibility applied to the fee structure for these programs. (Iglehart, 1999)
Spector, W. (2004). Home Care Before and After. The Gerontologist, 44 (1), 39 -- 47.
In the case of home health care, Spector (2004) determined that the Balance Budget Act of 1997 is adversely impacting the elderly and low income groups. This is because these programs are an essential part of their total health care solutions. When there are reductions, patients are forced to pay for services they cannot afford. The net impact is that states and local governments must shoulder more of the burden. The problem is that they are facing budgetary challenges and will make their own reductions to these programs. This is forcing, the most vulnerable to pay…
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Balanced Budget Act of 1997 is having an impact on health care providers by making cuts in Medicare and Medicaid fees. To understand what is happening requires conducting a literature review. This will provide specific insights as to how these changes are affecting the health care system over the long-term. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 has reshaped the way that health care providers are interacting with stakeholders (i.e. low income
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