Patient Advocate At A Federally Qualified Health Center (...

Over the past two years, I have been working as an ACA Patient Advocate at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Throughout the course of the week, I interact with patients who are affected by age associated illnesses. At this community health center which serves a large, and indigenous uninsured population, my specific role as a patient advocate is to intervene, assist, manage and fight for my clients. I also provide assistance in interpreting and clarifying healthcare coverage. Lastly, I encourage my patients to engage in frenetic participation in the overall health insurance enrollment process. In so doing, I am ensuring that the health care needs of the public are met. Aging is a fact of life. As I grow older, I become†¦show more content†¦This ambitious agenda, aims to reduce federal spending and balance the budget within 10 years. Republicans and economist want to privatize Medicare turning it into a voucher-like program that subsidizes purchases of privat e health insurance. House Republicans have proposed this bill in order to fulfill the GOP goal of balancing the budget in 10 years. Having said that, I can only hypothesize that the amount of capital available to the â€Å"new† Medicare population will dwindle and the needs of elderly patients may not be met. Life expectancy has increased over the last century. With this greater survival rate, there needs to be an increase in the rate of spending for Medicare. Despite what one does to improve their health behavior, the need for medical care cultivates as one ages. This need will continue to increase significantly as medicine continues to modernize. Moreover, Medicare has improved quality of life and covers the essential health benefits one needs to stay healthy. Further, Medicare covers short-term home health care and covers the cost of paid companions who assist ‘seniors’ with activities of daily living at an affordable price. The National Government and Protecting the Public’s Health Article I Section Eight of the U.S. Constitution provides that the Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the Debts and provide