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#1 managed care organizations emphasize physicians' responsibilities to control patient access to expensive hospitalization and specialty care, a principal dubbed "gatekeeper" some ague that "gate keeping" is unethical because because it introduces financial factors into treatment decisions. other say it improves quality by promoting the use of the most appropriate levels of care. take position on this issue and enplane your view.

#2 if we accept the premises that resources available to meet the costs of health care finite, and that continuing to increase dollars allocated to health care expenses carries" opportunity costs' for the nation and society, Discuss your position on the following: as a national policy should we allocate a set level of resources and apply them to achieving "the greatest good for the greatest number" ( necessarily leaving some out) OR should we adopt the individualist approach of "those who can pay get, those who can't , don't?

# 3 Medicaid is shouldering an ever-increasing burden of cost for long-term care for the elderly,with enormous impacts on state budgets throughout the nation. discuss alternative to ease this drain on medicaid resources.