Health Care Issue Analysis Paper
As a health care specialist, I was asked to research the recent increase in health care costs and recommend a program that can be implemented to reduce these costs.
The reason for this report is due to the amount of health care costs that have increased in the last three years. ABC Corporation has had an increase of more than 200% within the past three years in insurance premiums being paid. Although ABC Corporation has provided its employees with great healthcare plans, the cost, as you will see, has increased exponentially. My findings will reveal potential trends in and outside of the work environment that have contributed to this increase. There are many factors that contribute to our health status. Just like school is a big part of a child’s day, the work force for adults is the same. In school, teachers offer us the tools we need to be successful and we will see that our work environment can also provide our employees with tools to begin or maintain a healthy lifestyle and prevent many chronic diseases.
The methods I used to uncover these trends and find a solution are as follows:
• Researching the company’s history
• Observe the …show more content…
It also shows that because of the lack in personal time, not only are employees eating unhealthy in the work place but also outside of it. One employee stated that “because of getting out of work late, I either do not have the time or the energy to cook myself a meal at home. It has become more easy and convenient to grab fast food on the way home for dinner.” The most interesting part of this survey, and the one that is undoubtedly one of the causes of poor health, is the amount of work related stress ABC employees currently have. Out of the 500 employees that were surveyed, over 91% stated that their work related stress level is over a seven from a scale of one to ten, with ten meaning “very
The reason for this report is due to the amount of health care costs that have increased in the last three years. ABC Corporation has had an increase of more than 200% within the past three years in insurance premiums being paid. Although ABC Corporation has provided its employees with great healthcare plans, the cost, as you will see, has increased exponentially. My findings will reveal potential trends in and outside of the work environment that have contributed to this increase. There are many factors that contribute to our health status. Just like school is a big part of a child’s day, the work force for adults is the same. In school, teachers offer us the tools we need to be successful and we will see that our work environment can also provide our employees with tools to begin or maintain a healthy lifestyle and prevent many chronic diseases.
The methods I used to uncover these trends and find a solution are as follows:
• Researching the company’s history
• Observe the …show more content…
It also shows that because of the lack in personal time, not only are employees eating unhealthy in the work place but also outside of it. One employee stated that “because of getting out of work late, I either do not have the time or the energy to cook myself a meal at home. It has become more easy and convenient to grab fast food on the way home for dinner.” The most interesting part of this survey, and the one that is undoubtedly one of the causes of poor health, is the amount of work related stress ABC employees currently have. Out of the 500 employees that were surveyed, over 91% stated that their work related stress level is over a seven from a scale of one to ten, with ten meaning “very