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Care-Seeking Patterns And Outcomes Of Hospitalized Pneumonia Patients Who Are Socioeconomically Disadvantaged, Jay Shen, Johnathan Perlin, Yi-Hua Xu, Thomas Wan Jul 2014

Care-Seeking Patterns And Outcomes Of Hospitalized Pneumonia Patients Who Are Socioeconomically Disadvantaged, Jay Shen, Johnathan Perlin, Yi-Hua Xu, Thomas Wan

Thomas T.H. Wan

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Modeling Solutions For Prevention Of Medicare Insolvency For The Baby Boomer Generation (Born 1946 - 1964), Gregory Thomas Scott Jul 2014

Modeling Solutions For Prevention Of Medicare Insolvency For The Baby Boomer Generation (Born 1946 - 1964), Gregory Thomas Scott

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Medicare, a United States social insurance program operated by the United States federal government, began operating in a deficit in the year 2010. More funding was expended than revenue received for medical care, creating significant shortfalls for the Medicare Trust Fund. This study examined possible initiatives to describe Medicare funding related to issues as financial shortfalls utilizing mathematical modeling and simulation. The Park Conceptual Model is a framework created to identify internal and external changes that influence bankruptcies related to municipalities, and this Model served as the theoretical basis for this study.

The following study addressed insolvency as negative cash …