Question

In cancer care a large cost of the care is chemotherapy agents. In this assignment, consider the following:

Describe how health care payment policies have resulted in consolidation of services.

List at least one benefit of care consolidation and discuss how it has impacted the availability of care in rural areas.

What policy changes could improve delivery of services to rural areas while maintaining the benefits of consolidation?

Answer 1

Healthcare insurance and payment policies has diverse effects on the society. It has led to ease in process , transperancy and a better financial system.Due to such payment policies , cancer related treatments have improved with more focus on providing best healthcare services at affordable cost.

One of the benefit of care consolidation is less interdepedence (socially).Rural areas have been benefited in thw way , due to high dependence on family , the dependence ratio hinders the rural areas to incur expenses on such treatments . Care consolidation has improved such constraints.

The policy change required is education ,health and wellness , regular checks and visits , social media integration,etc.