Healthcare Spending

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An analysis of how health care providers receive payment from health care users.
First, the first payment option, a fee-for-service provider payment mechanism, can be defined as a payment method based on the service unit's unit of service. An alternative approach is the capitation payment method. It can be defined as a fixed payment to health care providers to benefit a defined population for a specific period, such as five months.
Another method is a case-based payment mechanism, which involves making payments to the hospital, according to inpatient discharges. The prices are based on a predefined resource required and also clinical conditions. The global budget mechanism is another method used. It is defined as a mean cash sum, made in advance and intended to make a payment on all costs of services provided in the future and is usually approximated for one year ahead (Pourfallah,2012).
Types of healthcare providers and services provided
Primary Care
A primary care provider is a qualified individual who provides services to the users for checkups and health problems. The list can include (Anselmi,2018):
* Medical doctors who are concerned with internal medicine, pediatrics, or even family practices.
* Gynecologists are doctors specializing in women’s health, wellbeing, and prenatal care, and their services are relied on by most women.
* A physical assistant will, in conjunction with a doctor, provide the defined services to the victims.
Nursing Care
* The government licenses licensed practical nurses as primary caregivers to the sick.
* Registered nurses are graduates of the nursing field, have attained all relevant qualifications by the state board examination, and are licensed by the country.
* Advanced practice nurses have gained exemplary nursing professionalism and experience beyond all registered nurses' nec...