Why are long-term care providers subject to so much external control by government agencies?

Unit 5: Week 5 – Chapter 10 Review Questions Homework DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSThe following are the Discussion Questions found at the end of this chapter along with answers to those questions. Submit your answers to the appropriate DropBox.1. Why are long-term care providers subject to so much external control by government agencies? 2. What is the difference between a law and a regulation? 3. What is the difference between licensure and accreditation? 4. What problems are identified (by providers) with government regulation of long-term care? 5. How do the three usual quality measurement methods (process, structure, and outcomes) differ? 6. Why are government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid so concerned with regulating cost? 7. What other types of regulation (not specific to long-term care) apply to long-term care providers and their employees? 8. What groups of long-term care practitioners are subjected to specific controls, such as licensure? 9. What are the most common accreditation agencies, and what provider organizations do they accredit?

What is a social stratification system?  How can societies stratify their members?  What types of stratification systems are there?

Please read the Chapter on Social Class and Poverty, posted related FYI websites, related PowerPoint Presentation on social class and poverty on Course Homepage, as well as any other relevant information from the course homepage to address the following question: a) What is a social stratification system? How can societies stratify their members? What types of stratification systems are there? b) How does the U.S. primarily stratify its members? What are the consequences of this stratification system? How do we perpetuate this system? c) What do you suggest to solve the problems faced by people in lowest level of this stratification system? *Within your discussion response please define and discuss issues of poverty including absolute and relative poverty, the poverty line/threshold, who is most likely to be poor (demographics of poverty), feminization of poverty, and welfare/workfare

Determine how much of the rental income is reportable.

Adelene, who lives in a winter resort area, rented her personal residence for 14 days while she was visiting Brussels. Rent income was $5,000. Related expenses for the year were as follows: Real property taxes $3,800Mortgage interest 7,500Utilities 3,700Insurance 2,500Repairs 2,100Depreciation 15,000If an answer is zero, enter “0”.a. Determine how much of the rental income is reportable. $b. Determine whether the expenses are deductible. Select “Yes” if deductible otherwise select “No”.Depreciation Real property taxes Repairs Utilities Mortgage interest Insurance c. Determine the effect the rental activity has on Adelene’s AGI. $

Assuming no financial restraint, briefly outline what method(s) you would suggest using for assessing the impact of free coverage on usage of medical services and on health outcomes.

Field experiments have been used to test the effectiveness of policy “nudges”—attempts by government to align desirable social behavior with individual incentives in policy areas ranging from retirement planning to tax compliance. Both the Democratic administration of President Obama and the Conservative government of David Cameron in the U.K. have supported this type of research. For your Discussion this week, choose one of the two scenarios provided and complete the corresponding prompts.Scenario 1: Affordable Care ActAssume that the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a landmark healthcare reform act passed by the United States Government in 2012, is still in the process of full implementation. Prior to its passage, earlier versions originally proposed the provision of medical care free of charge to the U.S. population. Suppose that you have been asked to evaluate the potential effects of the ACA nationwide. There are two key issues to consider. One issue has to do with how much more medical care people would use if it could be offered free of charge. The second issue has to do with what effect the medical care would have on the health of the average person. Assume you have 3–5 years to conduct the evaluation.Post by Day 3 a response to the following:Assuming no financial restraint, briefly outline what method(s) you would suggest using for assessing the impact of free coverage on usage of medical services and on health outcomes. Use a randomized field experimental design, a cost benefit/effectiveness quantitative evaluation design, or both, and explain your choice.Scenario 2: NudgingPost by Day 3 a response to the following:Briefly describe a nudging field experiment design focused on encouraging more self-employed taxpayers to file their estimated taxes. Consider both coercive and nudge style mechanisms to accomplish this, with an aim to demonstrate the effectiveness of the methods.

Explain the potential impact of white privilege on clients from both dominant and minority groups (consider impact of both positive and negative stereotypes).

Anti-oppressive social work means critically reflecting on your own cultural identities and how the social environment impacts these identities. Acknowledging power and privilege can be uncomfortable; however, with values of multiculturalism and social justice, social workers are committed to engaging in their own personal work and addressing social barriers clients may experience. Social workers view clients from a strengths-based perspective utilizing client strengths to support their goals, rather than pathologizing clients from the lens of the dominant culture. For the past six weeks, you have learned about the social construction of social identities, structural inequality based on dominant and non-dominant groups, and oppressions based on sex, class, and race. While readings have continuously pointed out white privilege as the dominant group privilege, you also know that privilege is not equally distributed in groups. Intersecting identities creates unique experiences for clients. For this assignment, you draw from what you have been learning during the first part of this course and discuss strategies for anti-oppressive social work practice.Submit by Day 7 a 2- to 3-page APA formatted paper in which you:Explain the potential impact of white privilege on clients from both dominant and minority groups (consider impact of both positive and negative stereotypes).Explain how intersecting identities might impact an individual’s experience (for example, race/ethnicity and gender, race/ethnicity and class, race/ethnicity and ability, race/ethnicity and sexual orientation, race/ethnicity and class).Providing specific examples, explain how a social worker might utilize cultural strengths when working with clients.Describe 2-3 social work skills and how a social worker might use them to engage in anti-oppressive work.Support ideas in paper with at least 2-3 course resources (please reference specific chapters, not the entire textbook) and at least one additional peer-reviewed article from the Walden library (not assigned in this course) to support your ideas.

Discuss this paradigm and apply it to Marlin’s situation of growing up in poverty.

Please answer any 2 of the following questions based on the readings and presentations this week. 1) The parenting stress hypothesis is a paradigm that looks at the psychological aspects of poverty and its effects on children’s life chances. Discuss this paradigm and apply it to Marlin’s situation of growing up in poverty. Apart from parenting, what other factors should we consider to best understand Marlin’s case?2) Consider and discuss in detail, the benefits and the detriments of welfare programs in our country. Substantiate your analyses with 2-3 examples and/or data from academic resources. DO NOT offer personal opinions and/or content from non-academic sources such as WikiLeaks unless the info therein can be corroborated via some form of research studies. 3) Why is there such unequal distribution of wealth and income inequality in the United States in comparison to other developed nations of the world? Explain in detail.4) Watch some prime-time television and take notes on representations of the poor. Look for patterns in race, gender, family structures, etc… In addition, pay attention to the way TV frames the causes of poverty. Are these causes personal, cultural, economic, or circumstantial? Are the poor presented as deserving of their circumstances or victims of situations beyond their control? Summarize your findings with examples and describe what you have observed.

If you were an investor in Wilson Paper Company, would you be happy with an open market repurchasing of shares? Why or why not?

Here is the discussion question and two forms of the answer. Please answer the question using the two answers I have provided for assistance. In other words, take the two answers, combine them and, rewrite them to create a new answer. Please use one reference. Thank you (Discussion Question) The workbook presented a story about Janet Wu, the treasurer of Wilson Paper Company. If you were an investor in Wilson Paper Company, would you be happy with an open market repurchasing of shares? Why or why not? Support your stance using evidence from the story and information from the chapter. (Answer 1) When considering the being an investor in the Wilson Paper Company there are different factors to considered. What will be the value of the stock when purchasing and the value after the stock is repurchased. According to the authors Clayman, Fridson, Troughton, Scalan ,(2011) the value of the stock is $30 a share, but the cost is $35 a share. Stock repurchase increases in volume when the economy is steady, creating profits for companies to have more cash. According to Investopedia, repurchasing of shares of stocks from a company who original sold the shares is considered stock buybacks. This process is demonstrated when the original company who issued the stock pays market values to shareholders for the stock that is undervalued and reissue the stock when the market is corrected. The company increases its equity capital without issuing any additional shares. Reference Clayman, Michelle; Fridson, Martin; Troughton, George; Scanlan, Matthew.(2011).Corporate Finance: A Practical Approach,2nd Edition. John Wiley & Sons Stock Buybacks. (2016). Investopedia.com (Answer 2) A company can return wealth to its shareholders by stock price appreciation and dividends (Jansen, 2015). It is a good idea for share repurchasing because this means the company is investing in itself by using cash to buy its own shares (Jansen, 2015). The company absorbs the repurchased shares and any outstanding shares will be reduced in the market. Essentially, investor ownership stake increases with fewer shares on the earnings of the company (Jansen, 2015). According to Clayman, Fridman, and Troughton (2012), the dividend policy of share repurchasing has many advantages that include tax advantages, share price support/signaling of a good investment, added managerial flexibility, offsetting dilution from employee stocks, and increasing financial leverage. In addition, the uses of repurchasing of shares are used to improve financial rations (balance sheet, ROA, ROE) and when the market has discounted share price too steeply. Repurchasing of shares would be good for stock that is undervalued and marked as a positive sign for shareholders. However, repurchasing of shares for short-term relief to pump up ratios to fix an ailing stock price or getting out of dilution has the opposite effect (Jansen, 2015). References Clayman, M., Fridson, M., & Troughton, G. (2012). Corporate finance. A practical approach. Second Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hoboken, New Jersey. Jansen, C. (2015). Stock buybacks: breakdown. Investopedia. Retrieved from http://www.investopedia.com/articles/02/041702.asp (Answer 2) A company can return wealth to its shareholders by stock price appreciation and dividends (Jansen, 2015). It is a good idea for share repurchasing because this means the company is investing in itself by using cash to buy its own shares (Jansen, 2015). The company absorbs the repurchased shares and any outstanding shares will be reduced in the market. Essentially, investor ownership stake increases with fewer shares on the earnings of the company (Jansen, 2015). According to Clayman, Fridman, and Troughton (2012), the dividend policy of share repurchasing has many advantages that include tax advantages, share price support/signaling of a good investment, added managerial flexibility, offsetting dilution from employee stocks, and increasing financial leverage. In addition, the uses of repurchasing of shares are used to improve financial rations (balance sheet, ROA, ROE) and when the market has discounted share price too steeply. Repurchasing of shares would be good for stock that is undervalued and marked as a positive sign for shareholders. However, repurchasing of shares for short-term relief to pump up ratios to fix an ailing stock price or getting out of dilution has the opposite effect (Jansen, 2015). References Clayman, M., Fridson, M., & Troughton, G. (2012). Corporate finance. A practical approach. Second Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hoboken, New Jersey. Jansen, C. (2015). Stock buybacks: breakdown. Investopedia. Retrieved from http://www.investopedia.com/articles/02/041702.asp

Does the author appear to present information that adequately tells the entire story, not just a piece of it?

During the quarter, you should keep a typed or handwritten journal reflecting on the readings assigned below that touch on, in some aspect, the relationship between race and the criminal justice system. Excellent journal entries will include critical reflections about the topic with a specific emphasis on the statistics and data presented in the piece. Examples of questions you might reflect on about the statistics and data could include (but are not limited to):Where did the data come from and is it a reliable source?Are the statistics presented in a way that support the author’s story?What questions do you have about the data and the statistics? Does the author appear to present information that adequately tells the entire story, not just a piece of it?Is the author manipulating the data to tell a specific story? Why do you think that?What other statistics do you think the author should have presented?Please remember that the data and statistics component is only one part of your reflection on each piece, it is also necessary to reflect on the topic presented and the disparate impact that the criminal justice system may have on individuals because of their race and ethnicity. This will be due at the end of the quarter and should be submitted electronically through Canvas (scans of handwritten journals are acceptable). There is no limit on the length of your reflections on the readings, however, on average, I would estimate that reflecting on each module’s material would need a minimum of 250-words per article (for a total of 2,500 words or 10 double-spaced typed pages). There is no need to create citations for the assigned readings.I will happily review your initial journal entries if you would like feedback.Reflections on each module will be worth 5 points for a total of 50 points.1. What Black People Really Think About the Police (https://newrepublic.com/article/160532/what-black-people-think-police)2. In 2019, the Portland police Gun Violence team made 1,600 stops. More than half were Black people. https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2020/11/in-2019-the-portland-police-gun-violence-team-made-1600-stops-more-than-half-were-black-people.html3. Which Police Departments Are as Diverse as Their Communities? -https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/23/us/bureau-justice-statistics-race.html4. A State-by-State Look at Coronavirus in Prisonshttps://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/05/01/a-state-by-state-look-at-coronavirus-in-prisons5. A Mass Incarceration Mystery https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/12/15/a-mass-incarceration-mystery6. Killings of Black Men by Whites are Far More Likely to be Ruled “Justifiable” https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/08/14/killings-of-black-men-by-whites-are-far-more-likely-to-be-ruled-justifiable7. The NYPD Is Kicking People Out of Their Homes, Even If They Haven’t Committed a Crime https://www.propublica.org/article/nypd-nuisance-abatement-evictions8. Walking While Black https://features.propublica.org/walking-while-black/jacksonville-pedestrian-violations-racial-profiling/9. Black and Unarmed: Behind the Numbers https://www.themarshallproject.org/2016/02/08/black-and-unarmed-behind-the-numbers10. There’s overwhelming evidence that the criminal justice system is racist. Here’s the proof. https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/opinions/systemic-racism-police-evidence-criminal-justice-system/For (10.) You do not need to reflect on every study this piece cites. Instead, it might make sense to reflect on the topics by which the article summaries are organized, discussing the overall theme and choosing a few pieces of data and statistics to talk about.)

Describe how each level of employee is involved in implementing the change.

One of the following case studies from Strategic Management of Health Care Organizations, as assigned by your instructor Review the assigned case study. Case 3: Community Blood Center of the Carolinas: Donations, Donations, Donations From the standpoint of a manager or administrator, develop a communication plan to implement the change and overcome the challenges and barriers associated with the change.Describe how each level of employee is involved in implementing the change.Describe any changes in organizational structure or size that may result from the change in strategy.Identify standard operating procedures listing sequential activities that must be performed to successfully carry out your communication plan.

Identify Western music by style and era.

Goal: The goal of this discussion is to explore the life and music of a specific composer from the 20th or 21st century. Course Objective(s):CO-1: Identify Western music by style and era.CO-2: Apply musical terminology, concepts and critical listening skills to a given major composer and style of music.CO-3: Analyze the social, political, and cultural influences on Western and non-Western music.Description:Please complete both parts:1. Many composers kept diaries during their lives. Choose a composer from the twentieth (or twenty-first) century and an important event from that composer’s life. Consider how this event relates to the music the composer wrote. Write a diary entry related to that event in 1st person voice, as if the composer wrote it (Your choice should not be in the Jazz, pop, rock, rap, or other popular music genres.). Provide a link to a sound file or YouTube video of the composer’s music, to help classmates become more familiar with this individual’s work. In the subject line for your post, include the composer’s name. List any websites or other sources you used to write your post at the bottom of the post.2. What is your personal reaction/response to this composer and/or the music we have studied so far in class? How does learning about music apply to your life and/or past experiences? *In your peer replies, ask the “composer” questions as well as furthering the conversation. Be sure to check back and respond to those who ask questions of your composer.

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