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Question

1. Discussion about opposing impacts (positive impacts vs negative impacts) that technology advancement will have on the healthcare system in the U.S., in general and specifically for health equity, through the lens of ethics of care.

2. Compare and contrast the services/care provided through Medicare vs Medicaid. How do these programs (note their differences) impact different patient populations?

3. High-level overview of drug development and pharmaceutical company functions in the U.S. Describe at least 3 ethical concerns that arise with the way that pharmaceutical companies function in the U.S. Finally, discuss whether a different structure (more regulated) would allow for the same incentive for drug development.

4. As a administrator of a free, clinic and many of its patients are poor. a disposable diaper vendor approaches you about its community outreach program, which provides new babies with free diapers for two months. to participate your clinic has to give the vendor two patient lists on an ongoing basis mothers who have had their first post natal visit babies who have had their first new born visit. the vendor will cross-reference the lists so that families are not contacted twice. to help out your clinic;s poorest patients, you authorize the clinic staff to list only the patients with medicaid coverage. Discuss the above scenario with in the context of professional code of ethics, and, HIPAA.