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The document contains information about an assignment submitted by Choong Chee Leong for the course Writing Skills for University Studies. It includes the student's name, ID number, contact information, course code, class code, tutor name, and assignment number. The document also contains two reading passages on the topics of health care services for the elderly in the Middle East and financing health care for an aging population.

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WUC102TMA1

The document contains information about an assignment submitted by Choong Chee Leong for the course Writing Skills for University Studies. It includes the student's name, ID number, contact information, course code, class code, tutor name, and assignment number. The document also contains two reading passages on the topics of health care services for the elderly in the Middle East and financing health care for an aging population.

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NAME: CHOONG CHEE LEONG STUDENT ID: 051070262 CONTACT NO: 0195777971 EMAIL: [email protected].

MY COURSE CODE: WUC102 COURSE NAME: WRITING SKILLS FOR UNIVERSITY STUDIES CLASS CODE: 5WRI2 TUTOR NAME: CHONG SAM CHON ASSIGNMENT NO: TMA1

Q1) Health Care Services for the Elderly in the Middle East: Populations are aging faster in the developing country compared to developed country. Fertility rates are declining in the developing country. The region is going through Health Transition Phase which means there is a large increase in both number and proportion of adults and elderly. Chronic disease makes up almost one-half of the world's burden of disease and become major cause of health problem for elderly in this region. The policymakers must find a way of handling the issues of chronic disease and the needs of elderly. Q3) Financing Health Care for an Aging Population: In 1998 and 1999, Medicare implemented prospective payment systems for home health care and skilled nursing services. The financing system becomes disorder because its landscape of long-term financing has been changed. The flow of payments has been redistributed and restricted to and among service providers. Elderly said that health care is an entitlement according to focus group studies. Patient can take responsibility for take care themselves. Under patient-driven system of elder care, providers would help patients in their preventive and health maintenance efforts through a dynamic system of wellness care. The barriers that hinder patient-driven system include a lack of financial incentives, outdated state and federal regulations, other cumbersome requirements, continuous threats of Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement cuts, etc. To build a viable elder health care system, these steps include provide five years of stable reimbursement for elder, building on positive results, provide financial incentive to upgrade elder care facilities, invest in health information technology, establish financial models, curb unnecessary lawsuits, etc.

Q3) Health Care Services for the Elderly in the Middle East: The population of elderly is growing in the Middle East and it needs to define the policies and programs that will cut down the weight of aging population on society and its economy. The traditional patterns of family responsibility will slowly fades away with the economic development. Young city dwellers are busy with children of their own rather to take care the elderly. Those categories include families are abroad, unmarried women, families cannot support elder financially, etc. Population aging in the Middle East facing problems including strain on informal support systems, pressure on health care systems, shrinking productivity, increasing demand for pensions and increasingly feminized older populations. The region has proposed some policy measures to deal the aging population. These measures include facilitate family provision of support, increase employment opportunities for elderly, establish or expand public pension systems, develop the infrastructure for elderly, shift to prevention of chronic disease, home care, etc. Policies and health promotion programs that prevent chronic diseases reduce the chance of getting disability amongst the elderly and lower the cost of health. The severely impaired and dependent elderly still need professional care to look after them. The families and professional service providers must share responsibility in taking care of the elderly. Environmental design of hospitals of clinics should take a look from needs of elderly. Reference List A. ABYAD, MD, PhD, MBA, MPH, AGSF, Health Care Services for the Elderly in the Middle East http://www.mejb.com/upgrade_flash/Vol2_Issue2/2_2_Healthcare.htm (Accessed February 12, 2008) J. Derr, Financing Health Care for an Aging Population, the Commonwealth Fund, December 2005 http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=331494 (Accessed February 12, 2008)

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