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The Convergence of Healthcare Financing and Economic Trends and Forces

Prepare a fifteen to twenty (15 to 20) slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with detailed scholarly speaker notes in which you:

  1. Compare the three (3) current health care financing and funding models (i.e., employee based, government based, and individual based) used with the healthcare delivery system of the United States.
  2. Compare and contrast key economic goals of public and private health insurance plans.  Evaluate the success potential of key economic goals in terms of populations covered, services included, financing arrangements, reimbursement strategies, and economic competition policies.
  3. Analyze the key effects of labor market, insurance market, and competitive market factors on health care delivery requirements at your current or previous organization of employment.
  4. Determine what changes are occurring in the economy or concerning labor and regulatory factors that must be considered in the future.
  5. Suggest the key national trends that you believe currently affect competition and pricing initiatives. Justify your response.
  6. Suggest the main quality indicators that typically affect health insurance pricing at the local level. Justify your response.
  7. Use a minimum of six (6) reputable references sources including three (3) sources from peer reviewed journals.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
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fast-food franchise

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:
Part 1
Having experienced a robust debate discussion on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and trends (SWOTT) analysis and strategic planning for a particular fast-food franchise, it is time to shift gears a bit and consider the competition in the fast-food industry. Read this article to frame this week’s discussion. Complete the following:

  • Identify 1 or 2 other major competitors in the fast-food industry, and describe their sources of competitive advantage.
  • Discuss a current issue that this industry faces. It could be favorable or unfavorable to the industry.
  • Which of the major competitors has the strongest competitive advantage and ability to overcome the barriers presented by the current issues identified and why?

provide an argument ‘FOR’ the success of the fast-food franchise’s competitors. Submit your position by posting in the Unit 2 Debate forum, under the ‘FOR’ topic.

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Computer Article Critique

Locate an article related to answering the following question: Why are computerized programming tools and secure programming a concern in the business environment? Be sure that you examine programming tools and determine secure programming principles and/or development.
 
Your article critique should consist of no less than three pages, and the article you choose should be no older than three years. In your article critique, you should do the following: Write your critique in APA format. Begin with an introduction that defines the subject of your critique and your point of view. You will need to identify and explain the author’s ideas. Include specific passages that support your description of the author’s point of view. Defend your point of view by raising specific issues or aspects of the argument. Offer your own opinion. Explain what you think about the argument. Describe several points with which you agree or disagree. Explain how the passages support your opinion. Conclude your critique by summarizing your argument and re-emphasizing your opinion. For each of the points you mention, indicate specific passages from the text that provide evidence for your point of view. Please be sure that any sources you paraphrase or quote are cited and referenced properly

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labor unions

Traditionally, the activities of labor unions have supported the development of gains for the American worker. As labor unions negotiate with management, those gains set a standard for other non-union organizations. The U.S. has enacted a number of laws that protect workers such as the Civil Rights Act, Equal Pay Act, Occupational Safety and Health Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act. In this assignment, you will explore some of the major US labor laws.
Prepare an 800–1000 word paper that addresses following:

  • What is a yellow dog contract as described in the Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932?
  • What was the purpose of the Wagner act of 1935?
  • Compared to the Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932 and the Wagner Act of 1935, what impact did the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 have on labor unions?
  • Do employment laws replace the need for labor unions? Are these acts still relevant in today’s business environment? Why or why not?

Please include title page and references

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Network Management in Organisations

Debra Shinder writes, “In fact, many IT pros don’t even realize that their jobs involve ethical issues. Yet we  make decisions on a daily basis that raise ethical questions [1].” Debra poses the following ethical scenarios. 
 
1) IT and  security consultants who do work  for multiple companies have even more ethical issues  to  deal with. If you learn things about one of your clients that might affect your other client(s), where  does  your  loyalty  lie?  Should  you  use  the  information  gained  from  Client‐A  for  the  benefit  of  the  other client, Client‐B?
 
Investigate and reflect upon one of the above scenarios using Ethical Guidelines published by organisations  such as: EA, ACS, ACM and IEEE
 
The assignment must be in MS Word format of 850 words, 1.5 spacing, 11‐pt Calibri (Body) font  and 2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings.
 Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately  at the end in a reference list using IEEE referencing style.
 
You must use the following aspects as headings for your answer.Marks are allocated as follows:
 
Introduction : Introduce the ethical  issues in 3‐5 sentences
 
Identification :  Identify at least 2 important ethical issues
 
Analyse : Analyse the above identified issues
 
Evaluate/justification : Evaluate the issues and write justification of your evaluation
 
Conclusion : Write clear conclusion in 2‐3 sentences
 
Reference style : Follow APA or IEEE reference style

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Financial Statements

Resources: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), University Library, Library resources: Company Directories and Financials 

Tutorial help on Excel® and Word functions can be found on the Microsoft® Office website. There are also additional tutorials via the web offering support for Office products.
Select a publicly traded, U.S. corporation with which you are familiar or one where you currently work or have worked in the past.
Research the company on the Internet and download the Income Statement, Statement of Shareholders’ Equity, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Cash Flows.
Develop a minimum 700-word examination of the financial statements and include the following:

  • Determine the net income for the current fiscal year (FY). Is this income up or down from the prior year?
  • Explain the relevance of changes in net income to investors.
  • Determine the ending balance in shareholders’ equity. Why would organizations such as labor unions be interested in this?
  • Determine the total value of assets.
  • Discuss the relevance of the total value of assets to potential creditors and why this is important.
  • Compute the return on assets. Discuss the relative profitability of the company based on your results.
  • Compute the working capital and current ratio. Evaluate the relative liquidity of the company based on your results.
  • Compute the debt to assets ratio and the free cash flow for your company. Analyze the results and comment on the relative solvency of the company.
  • Discuss how the financial statements are used in your current role or a position you would like to hold. How might these aid you in managerial decision making?

Show your work in Microsoft® Word or Excel®. 
Complete calculations/computations using Microsoft® Word or Excel®.   
Include the four financial statements along with your assignment.
Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines. 

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Markets and the Economics of the Public Sector

imagine you have been assigned the responsibility of preparing a paper for the governor’s next economic conference.
Prepare a 1,050-word paper addressing the following:

  • Explain why equilibrium of supply and demand is desirable.
  • Explain the following concepts using the concept of consumer and producer surplus:
    • Efficiency of markets
    • Costs of taxation
    • Benefits of international trade
  • Discuss how externalities may prevent market equilibrium and the various governments policies used to remedy the inefficiencies in markets caused by externalities.
  • Analyze the difference between the efficiency of a tax system and the equity of a tax system as it refers to the costs imposed on taxpayers using the benefits principles.

Cite a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources, not including your textbook. 
Format consistent with APA guidelines. 

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The Convergence of Healthcare Financing and Economic Trends and Forces

Choose one (1) topic from the list of topics given below.
Read articles and technical configuration information about your chosen topic. These articles can be searched online or from a journal. Provide a Report (1500-2000 word-limit) and a PowerPoint presentation about the topic. Report & Presentation Topics (Choose one):
1. Blackberry Operating System
2. iPhone OS (iOS)
3. Android Operating System
4. Sun Operating System
5. Windows Server Operating System
6. Tizen
 
The report must be submitted to the Moodle on Week 7 on your lecture day (check moodle submission link for the date/time). Your report should include the following sections:
 Introduction
 Explanation
 Technical details
 Advantages/disadvantages.
 References (using IEEE reference style)
 
Your presentation should have at least 10 slides, and you should talk for no more than 4 minutes including answering questions during a one-to-one presentation method. You may suggest a topic that isn’t on the list, but it must be approved.
 
Your presentation should include the following:
 A list containing Presentation outline
 Background and related areas.
 A technical overview of the topic
 Improvements about the topic that has been made over years
 References Preparation instructions:
 
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 Do not use WIKIPEDIA as one of the source articles.
 Use IEEE style referencing, and properly reference any diagrams/ graphics making sure that reference sources are cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list using IEEE reference style.
 In all cases, concentrate on the aspects of the topic that concern server-client approach (either from software and hardware aspect or both) or relation to networking
 You may provide cross platform advantage and/or disadvantage of the topic.