Compare the potential opportunities and challenges of a state’s decision to opt into the Medicaid expansion.
Compare the potential opportunities and challenges of a state’s decision to opt into the Medicaid expansion.
imagine that you are a health policy analyst for a state that has not elected to expand Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). You have just been notified that the state leaders have agreed to reconsider their decision during an upcoming session. Go to the Kaiser Family Foundation Website, at www.kff.org, and The Commonwealth Fund website, at http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/blog/2014/mar/medicaid-expansion-alternative-state-approaches, for additional information on Medicaid expansion.
Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:
Identify a state that has not elected to participate in the Medicaid expansion initiative under the Affordable Care Act. Critically analyze the implications of the state’s decision to opt out of Medicaid expansion on the citizens of the state.Compare the potential opportunities and challenges of a state’s decision to opt into the Medicaid expansion.Explore two (2) alternate approaches to expanding access to care that have been implemented or considered by states opting out of Medicaid expansion. Compare and contrast the two (2) alternate approaches to the Medicaid expansion initiative.Provide a recommendation to the state legislature on whether or not the state should opt in to the Medicaid expansion. Provide a rationale for your recommendation.Use at least three (3) recent (within the last five [5] years), quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Calculate value per share and a value-to-price ratio under both scenarios.
Question: A Discounted Cash Flow Valuation: General Mills, Inc. (Medium) At the beginning of its fiscal year 2006, an analyst made the following forecast for General Mills, Inc., the consumer foods company, for 2006-2009 (in millions of dollars):
General Mills reported $6, 192 million in short-term and long-term debt at the end of 2005 but very little in interest-bearing debt assets. Use a required return of9 percent to calculate both the enterprise value and equity value for General Mills at the beginning of2006 under two forecasts for long-run cash flows:
a. Free cash flow will remain at 2009 levels after 2009.
b. Free cash flow will grow at 3 percent per year after 2009.
General Mills had 369 million shares outstanding at the end of 2005, trading at $47 per share. Calculate value per share and a value-to-price ratio under both scenarios.
Identify and explain two interventions conducted in organizations between 1990 and the present year within your category of interest along with the results.
ASSIGNMENT 2: ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTION RESEARCH REPORT ORGANIZATION
Assignment 2: Organizational Development Intervention Research ReportOrganizational development (OD) interventions are generally described as planned change processes that take into account both technical and human psychology aspects of the organization. Interventions are defined in your readings within four categories: human process interventions, techno-structural interventions, human resource management (HRM) interventions, and strategic change interventions. For this assignment, you will analyze two interventions and offer your recommendations in a 3- to 5-page report.Directions:In 3 to 5 pages:
Using the Argosy University online library resources, identify a category of organizational development (OD) interventions that is of particular interest to you for research.Identify and explain two interventions conducted in organizations between 1990 and the present year within your category of interest along with the results. Be sure to find interventions representing different time periods and industries.Explain both technical and psychological aspects of the two interventions.Identify the issues, processes, theories, and business outcomes of the interventions.As an organizational development (OD) practitioner, recommend one improvement that would now be appropriate for the organization to consider in an effort to continuously improve. Justify your recommendations.
Your final product will be in a Microsoft Word document of approximately 3 to 5 pages. You will utilize two to four scholarly sources in your research. Your paper should be written in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
What statistics define the population?
Using the various statistical and data websites, discuss your population of interest using data. What statistics define the population? Provide background data that allow readers to understand your population of interest. What health disparity statistics can you share with the group? This would allow readers to understand the critical disparities among your population of interest
Why is it important for safety professionals to have an understanding of EPA training requirements?
QUESTION 1Why is it important for safety professionals to have an understanding of EPA training requirements?Your response must be at least 75 words.QUESTION 2Explain the differences between asbestos abatement training and asbestos awareness training.Your response must be at least 75 words.QUESTION 3Discuss the role of NIOSH in establishing safety and health training criteria and programs.Your response must be at least 75 words.QUESTION 4Discuss some of the benefits for an organization that follows the recommendations contained in ANSI Z490.Your response must be at least 200 words.
Write a formal legal brief on a cybersecurity case, United States v. Nosal.
For this assignment you will write a formal legal brief on a cyber security case, United States v. Nosal. You may find it helpful to use your textbook, the Internet for additional information about the case or the criminal charges.The case brief has to follow the IRAC method (please go to the following web site for help with IRAC Format http://www.lawnerds.com/guide/irac.html), made up of the following. Your case brief should be double spaced and not exceed 4 pages in length. For the most part the content of the brief should be in your own words. You should paraphrase and simplify the words of the court in the full court opinion to concise wording in your brief. At times, you may want to use the exact wording from the court opinion. In these circumstances, please be sure to use quotation marks and proper Blue Book citation. Make sure you cite legal materials used in Blue Book format. Refer to the Resources for more information on Blue Book citation. Please upload in the Assignments section. Good Luck!4 complete pagesAPA Format6 sources minimumPay special attention to the slide presentation on how to brief a case; if insufficient for your needs, consider using a search engine to find other examples of how to brief cases.·Cybercrime and cyber related crimes: http://www.powershow.com/view/1ad899-OWY2Y/Cybercrime_and_Cyberrelated_Crimes_powerpoint_ppt_presentation·Cybercrime: http://www.slideshare.net/sanjay_jhaa/cyber-crimeppt-1?qid=efdc35d3-69a9-49eb-a0cb-44c6a115207f&v=qf1&b=&from_search=54·Writing Case briefs: http://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/lawschool/pre-law/how-to-brief-a-case.page
Create the Organizational Chart for a visual representation of the current and new structure.
You are the head of HR and the leaders of your organization just approached you to restructure the sales team. Currently there are four Divisional Vice Presidents that oversee 15 District Managers each. Moving forward, there will be two District Managers with three Regional Directors reporting to each of them. Every Regional Director will oversee 10 District Managers. Create the Organizational Chart for a visual representation of the current and new structure.Write a 700- to 1,050-word memo to the leaders of your organization in which you complete the following:Click on the Assignment Files tab to submit your memo.*****Also need a chart of what this would look like on a chart as a pyramid top would be
From your knowledge of nutrient intake and their associated chronic disease risk, are there changes you would make for the food labels examined?
In this assignment you will analyze food labels, list the nutrient classes and their functions, and summarize the consequences of overnutrition and undernutrition.
Complete the Food Label and Health assignment by providing a response of at least 300 words in APA format to this assignment. Include the following:
Discuss what the 5/20 rule is according to the Food Label and You video. Include an example of a food label from your own pantry, clearly stating how the rule applies to specific nutrients on the food label.
Outline how the 5/20 rule would be applied to at least two chronic diseases. For the diseases mentioned which nutrients should be reduced or increased?
Discuss the proposed Food Label changes outlined in the Textbook explaining how the changes would help consumers understand food labels more effectively.
Examine the food labels for three food items in your own pantry or refrigerator. Name the food products and build a list or a chart, indicating the following components:
Total calories per serving
Percentage of calories from fat
Total amount of carbohydrates (in grams)
Total amount of protein (in grams)
Total amount of fiber (in grams)
From your knowledge of nutrient intake and their associated chronic disease risk, are there changes you would make for the food labels examined?
Include Introduction, Conclusion, and reference page. Please cite all work.
What precautions might you suggest when handling health care data?
PAPER NUMBER 1 (10 PAGES )7 scholarly academic/professional sources published in the last 5 yrs.
You have been asked by your health care organization to provide a detailed report on the benefits of implementing a new health information technology system to comply with the current mandates. Develop a report of 10–12 pages detailing how information technology systems can be used to analyze organizational data for a health care organization. This should include types of systems where data may be retrieved and how IT and various applications can be used to aggregate and analyze the data to understand issues, identify root causes, and document progress related to implemented changes, patient progress, quality assurance, and compliance. Make sure to address the following questions:
With plenty of data stored on computer systems, data should not be a problem, but access to the data and sharing of information may have implications under federal regulations. What precautions might you suggest when handling health care data? Be sure to apply current trends in health care from proven sources and models.
Consider the support capabilities of a typical health care operation and where employees may access data of various types related to patient needs. What might be accessed, and what controls may be needed to protect patient data?
From a departmental perspective, consider the role of the health information manager (HIM). What qualifications and experience would be needed for your specific health care setting? What functions and role would the HIM have in regard to this organization’s medical records?
As technology advances, what compliance issues and regulations do health care managers at this organization need to be on top of? Consider the impact of falling behind the technology curve not only in terms of productivity but regulatory compliance. What role do the Affordable Care and Patient Protection Acts have on the implementation and use of technology and electronic health records (EHRs) at this setting?
PAPER NUMBER 2 (10 PAGES) 7 scholarly academic/professional sources published in the last 5 yrs.
Choose a real health care organization to study. Interview 1 key leader who is involved in the organization’s health care delivery. Based on questions asked and answers given, the report will summarize the questions and answers and then present detailed information evaluating the following:
Interdepartmental interaction, communications, team building activities and conflict resolution techniques, ethics and workplace diversity programming, proposed operational changes, and how these changes may impact operations and budgets
Define PTSD.
Military personnel who have experienced extreme physical and/or emotional trauma and the threat of injury or death, or who have witnessed the suffering associated with combat, often return to their home countries with various degrees of anxiety and/or mood disorders related to the trauma they have endured. Prepare a paper describing human services solutions to address post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) among military personnel.
Be sure your paper addresses the following items:
Define PTSD.
Describe the components of treatment that are most essential to the management of PTSD symptoms.
Describe how reluctance or resistance might come into play when dealing with military personnel who are trauma survivors.
Describe medical and non-medical interventions that are useful for survivors of trauma such as PTSD.
Describe how helping professionals involved with trauma survivors can avoid burnout or vicarious traumatization.
Discuss and cite at least one additional credible source to support your analysis and position. Your paper should be 2-3 pages in length with documentation and citations conforming to APA format.
