Create a PowerPoint with presenter’s notes describing your research project. A m
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Question
Create a PowerPoint with presenter’s notes describing your research project. A minimum of 10 slides is required, including a title and References slide. The presentation should address the following:
Describe the techniques and procedures that will be used.
State the hypothesis.
State general equipment that will be necessary and their intended use.
Describe type of data that will be collected and measurements that will be made.
Define and describe experimental units and be specific.
Define the population for generalization.
Define sampling technique and randomization, and include rationale.
Explanation / Answer
The healthcare costs of United States in 2014 increased by 5.3% while it was 2.9% in 2013. The budget for healthcare allocates $9,523 per individual. The economy share allotted for healthcare was 17.5% to only 17.3% in 2013.
Hospital care expenses increased by 4.1% to $971.8billion in 2014. This is done to contribute for increased hospital spending for Medicaid and private health insurance.
The costs for physician and clinical services increased by 4.6% to $603.7billion, in 2014. The costs for other professional services increased by 5.2% reaching $84.4billion, in 2014. Dental service costs increased by 2.8% in 2014 to $113.5billion. The residential, health and personal care services costs increased by 4.1% in 2014 to $150.4billion. The spending for home healthcare agencies increased by 4.8% to $83.2billion, costs for nursing care facilities and continuing care retirement communities increased by 3.6% in 2014 to $155.6billion. Spending on prescription drugs increased with 12.2% to $297.7billion in 2014. The spending on durable medical equipment reached $46.4billion in 2014 and it increased by 3.2%. The items spent on this occasion included eyeglasses, hearing aids and contact lenses. Spending on non-durable medical products such as surgical dressings, medical instruments and over-the-counter medicines increased by 3.5% in 2014.
The costs incurred for major fund sources like Medicare, Medicaid, private health insurance and out-of-pocket increased by 5.5%, 16%, 4.4% and 1.3%, respectively.
Based on the sponsor types, household spending on health increased by 28% and the federal government share on health spending increased by 28% in 2014.
Healthcare costs incurred by the state and local governments decreased by 1.8% in 2014 and the healthcare costs financed by the private businesses increased by 4.2% in 2014.