Question

Answer the following 4 questions as completely as possible, using the terminology and concepts discussed in class up. Your answers should be type written (if at ll possible, please), spell checked, and otherwise professional in appearance. Questions I through 4 are worth 50 points each and I expect you to answer each question fully in in about 500 words for each question. Be sure to submit in the Dropbox as an attachment, and number each question so I can follow it Note: Do not just list and define terms from your handouts!!! "Discuss" means describe how the terms or elements interrelate with each other. Show me you know not only the terms but also how to use them in discussing health care. Question 1. (50 points) Why is there a current trend towards a "Wellness Model" in the US? Use examples from readings to support your answer!!! Question 2. (50 points) Identify and discuss the various characteristics of healthcare services in the US that make the case that it is a fragmented system. Use examples from readings to support your answer!! Question 3 (50 points) Define "Technology Diffusion" and how does it increase the cost of health care? Use examples from readings to support your answer!!! Question 4 (60 points) Define "Provider-Induced-Demand and explain why it results in increased health care costs Use examples from readings to support your answer!!

Answer 1

question 1, wellness model
-wellness is a modern trend.
-wellness centers growing in hospital,clinics and fitness centers..
-It is move in the country like united states,canada and europe.
-Wellness and body-mind-spirit inspiring everyone.
-there are cultural trend back of this in 19th and 20th century.
-asia and greece that creating booming wellnesss trend inthe 21 century
-It promote human health and well being
-Good health focus on balance in body,mind and spirit..Eg yoga and meditation
-this is original system of holistic medicine on the earth.
-Lifestyle to maintain this balance throughout one's life,diet,exercise,proper sleep,moderation in all things,ethical behaviour,promotion of positive thoughts and emotions and inportance on one's..
-yoga and meditation in our culture there for past forty years for fitness,dist,stress management.anti-aging and human potentials
-Priniciple of ancient holistic systems of medicine playing big role in current trend ..eg Acupuncture,shamanic medicine,unani in persia
-Herbal medicine was widespread in US in 19th century .Eg homeopathy,naturopathy
-In 20th century most of them are eating junk foods.
-Wellness association introducing natural and organic foods in recent years..
-Allopathic medicine contain most of the chemicals
-Natural medicne approaches was system-based and drug -based approach for people.
-Now the current trend changed from culture of illness to culture of wellness.
-It motivate people toward vitality,health and wellbeing
-Health is level of wellness of physical,mental and social wellbeing and absence of disease..
-this wellness program and coaching drawn by many americans to balance their lives in modern world.
Question 2:
Charectiristics of US health care system
- united states having unique system
-It provides health care delivery for those who enable to receive health care
-In US most developed countries has national health insurance programs provided by government and proceed with taxes
-Health care system responsible for costs,access,quality and affordable cost package
-Unnecessary fragmentation of the US delivery system is the one barrier for US delivery system
-It contain overall costs,quality outcome,policy amkers and politicians
-Health care involve in education,research,medical supply,insurance,payment and claims
-It has universal health care delivery for everyone
-Us health care system serve for vulnerable people like uninsured,lowincome,minority community for example particular funded health centers providing health service to rural and urban underserved population
-The health care system charecterised by external factor like political climate,technology,social and cultural values
-no central governing agency and little integration and coordination
-Technology driven
-high cost,unequal access,average outcome
-Health care under market condition
-Market justice social justice folowed in health care