Reflection Paper: INTRODUCTION (overview of the chosen topic per syllabus, thesi

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Reflection Paper:

INTRODUCTION (overview of the chosen topic per syllabus, thesis statement- what is the issue under investigation, and what the reader can expect from reading your paper - for example, "the author/writer will present an overview of said topic with a focus on XXX, review of the literature/supporting research, and whatever future implications are needed")

BODY of PAPER (supporting research about the topic and challenges/gaps in the literature/information; do not include any interpretations in this area)

CONCLUSION (Brief summary of findings, future implications (this includes your interpretation and future suggestions to resolve issues/challenges, and restatement of your thesis statement. There should be no new information incorporated in your conclusion

You will need to research data about your chosen topic (at least 3 scholarly journals). Paper should be 4 pages only.

INTRODUCTION (overview of the chosen topic per syllabus, thesis statement- what is the issue under investigation, and what the reader can expect from reading your paper - for example, "the author/writer will present an overview of said topic with a focus on XXX, review of the literature/supporting research, and whatever future implications are needed")

BODY of PAPER (supporting research about the topic and challenges/gaps in the literature/information; do not include any interpretations in this area)

CONCLUSION (Brief summary of findings, future implications (this includes your interpretation and future suggestions to resolve issues/challenges, and restatement of your thesis statement. There should be no new information incorporated in your conclusion

This paper should identify one elder system and how social policy may influence service delivery (i.e., benefits, allocations, institutions that are involved in allocating resources, and “decisions about the institutions that are responsible for addressing specific concerns and problems” (Cox, 2015, pg. 1). Choose a topic from the following list: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicaid Nursing Home Beds, Medicare, Health Care System (i.e., home health care, bariatric institute, hospice), Department on Aging, Adult Day Services, Elder Law (i.e., guardianship and/or conservatorship), Geriatrics

Please provide references!

Explanation / Answer

Introduction: Since stroke is one of the leading causing causes of death as well as serious disability in US. There are about 6.8 million stroke survivors in US with 795,000 people having a new or recurrent stroke occurs in a year. Because of its high prevalence and functional disability the stroke patients is a cause of burden on families, society and health care systems especially in cases of elderly people having cardiovascular diseases( strokes and other attacks). One of the prominent cause of hospitalization of these patients is stroke. Among these patients, two thirds are 65 or above and half of them are 70 or above years and the numbers of patients will increase in the future

For these patients the national medicare data is helpful and is the largest health insurance programme of US. This provides facility for hospitals, skilled nursing, home health and prescription drugs to patients worldwide. The stoke is among one of the most highest contributor to cost of medicare. This research article will provide review of the use of the medicare data in stroke research

Since medicare data provides randomised clinical trials that is very helpful in studying the treatment affect on patient. Also Medicare data are readily available and are national representative. They give information about the patients and their use of the healthcare services, their demographic information, service date etc. Medicare services are mainly for those patients who are 65 or above years and for all ages for those at end stage renal disease. All these data are based on center of medicare and medicoid services

Conclusion: Medicare data is very useful for the researchers.It provides high quality national data about stroke and its consequences in US It also provides crucial information for the various questions related to epidemiological,clinical and policy.

References:

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/46/2/598

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