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University of Phoenix

HCS 310

Healthcare Delivery in the United Sates

HMO

Managed care dates back to as 1882. Northern Pacific Railroad Beneficial Association was one of the first employers to offer healthcare coverage. In 1910, the Western Clinic in Tacoma, Washington offered medical services through its providers for a premium of only 50 cent per month, which served lumber mill owners and employees. In 1929, Blue Cross was originated when Baylor Hospital in Texas agreed to provide coverage by the case on a prepaid basis for some 1,500 teachers. The Kaiser Foundation Health Plan was started in 1937 as well.
In 1965, Congress's amendment of the Social Security Act and the formation of Medicare and Medicaid were signed into law by President Johnson and thus the current system of federal healthcare was established. Medicare is a national health insurance program that provides a basic program of hospital insurance and aids in paying healthcare bills with......

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