Blog #15

Describe the types of health care problems Americans face, and the government's role in seeking solutions.

Not everybody has it, in 2004 1/6th of Americans did not have healthcare, they ran up a a bill around the same cost of the war in Iraq and the war on terror operations. We don't pay doctors according to the quality of their work.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/healthreform/healthcare-overview#healthcare-menu

The government is implementing small portions of the reform, but whats already taking place is that they are removing the life time limit on insurance so people with serious or chronic diseases will have healthcare when they need it the most. In order to stop unnecessary out of pocket costs insurance companies must: cover recommended preventive services without charging out of pocket costs, provide an opportunity to appeal coverage decisions, and guarantee enrollees their choice of primary care provider. Other measures will also be implemented to reduce the cost of healthcare in the future.

What specific steps do authors take to write non-jargon-based scientific writing?

• They don’t use profession-exclusive words
• Break down everything to language anyone can understand.
• Describe different things clearly.
• If there are abbreviations they first state what they mean or are explained somewhere on the paper
• Instead of putting out the name of a very complex concept, they summarize it.
• They use comparisons and examples.
• They make the context clear.
• The sentence doesn’t sacrifice information for simplicity.