Escape Fire

Escape Fire: The Fight To Rescue American Healthcare by Matthew Heineman and Susan Froemke addressed many issues seen in the American Healthcare system that have gone uncorrected for years. The importance of primary care physicians was noted and this view continued to make more and more sense as the film went on. The lifestyle choices that Americans are and have been making do not promote wellness and actually make the jobs of primary care physicians much more difficult. Also discussed in the film, was the severe issue of the overuse of narcotics in the military. The thought that alternative therapies can actually make a significant difference in people’s lives is to most people something that sounds completely insane. But, these therapies have been working for those that need them most. What truly impacted me during the film was how interconnected all of our problems in the American healthcare system are. The fixes seem to be possible and not as difficult as some would have others believe. After seeing this film I feel that I have gained a new respect and understanding of the system that I will be a part of in the not too distant future.

In conclusion, the film “Sick around the World,” displayed how behind the United States healthcare system really is. I am excited for the new innovations to take place and I know that once the reform actually takes place many more will follow. I believe the United States will end up copying

The documentary Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare explains the numerous controversies in our healthcare system and where the system is going if it follows the same footsteps it has been taking for the past decade. Throughout the documentary there are many hosts in which they all give their personal insight on the American Healthcare System and how the system is failing and on the verge to a catastrophic breakdown. All of the hosts gathered their data through personal research that they did on the system and from working in their perspective fields over the years and just seeing the trends the healthcare system is taking and going towards.

Personally, the points made within the movie were not a surprise and have been problematic in United States healthcare system for over ten years. Without a doubt, healthcare has turned into a business driven model that focuses on the finances

In the article, It’s Time to Reinvent Work by Richard Branson explains that governments, non-profits organizations, and individuals will not be able to create social change, instead the world needs businesses to help instigate social change. Therefore, we can show the world that business can be a force for good by working together to reinvent work. Businesses should have a greater purpose than just doing business to make profits.

As there are many satirical components in this book, Heller could not miss the opportunity to observe the science of success in contemporary society. Statistically speaking, the average CEO has been diagnosed with an anti-social disorder which means that they do not have a moral compass. In order to get what they need, they will use these methods in order to succeed. Heller sees that these business leaders are not necessarily intelligent, but more that they have learned the system. Any fool can learn a system and manipulate its outcome; therefore, it does not require a brain, merely a soulless

“1,000,000 dollars every year for 10 years, but you are required to hold someone's hand and stare at them while you relieve yourself in the bathroom.”

Economist Milton Friedman has a negative view towards the social responsibility of a business. He strongly believes that businesses’ main purpose is to generate profit for shareholders. He thinks that the idea of corporate social responsibility distracts a business from their main

I personally thought that Mrs. Zammuto’s presentation was very interesting because it made me think a little deeper about what we had been learning in class. A lot of our class has been about social business and how a business can solve or alleviate a social issue better than just a charity because the business offers a sustainable, independent, and scalable way of fixing a problem. But businesses are really formed to solve problems, any problem whether it be social or not. So while a business for large construction equipment might be required to further progress of the human race, it does not explicitly solve a social issue. To me it brought up the very important question: If the majority of business out there cannot necessarily exist to solve a social issue, but must exist to solve some other problem or fill some other demand, how do they have a positive social impact? Here we were presented with

Living in the United States of America, it is currently common to hear of how our healthcare system compares to other countries. In the past, snippets would be shared on occasion on the internet and in the news about the highlights and lowlights of the United States Healthcare system. Presidents all the way back to Theodore Roosevelt would bring it up as important matter to tackle for the nation but it wasn’t until President Barak Obama was campaigning that American’s really started to see the possibility of a solution. We took notice to the vast differences in our healthcare system, especially when compared to our neighbors to the north, Canada. In the past 8 years, more and more American’s have come to realize that our system did have some areas in which we are severely lacking.

The US has been facing a crisis in its healthcare system. There are systemic issues regarding the cost, quality and access to healthcare which need to be addressed with utter urgency. The US spends more than 18% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on healthcare which is more than any industrialized nation spends both as a percentage of GDP and on a capital level. Despite this huge expenditure, there is a significant difference between the healthcare system of the US and that of other developed nations. The US as compared to its peers has a healthcare system that does not cover all of the country's citizens. The healthcare system is in essence not universal. It is, however, necessary to make the recognition that there are several factors that are unique to the US healthcare system such as the history, systemic and cultural nature of the healthcare available. The US healthcare system is centered on private insurance providers who have provided a system that has worked well over a long period of time and it has continued to significantly serve most of the population. However, the issues regarding cost, quality and access to healthcare are not limited to the uninsured population. The entire population suffers greatly from the lack of insurance for all of them. As time continues to elapse and problems faced by the insurance providers and the population continue to increase, it

The Christus health is unique. We unite fundamentals of Christianity, hospitality and health care with a foundation of the management and staffing "nuts and bolts" essential to support our facilities and residences. It is a fact that our environment is progressively more competitive. It is also a fact that funding sources and financing are intricate and unpredictable. Financing for organizations is limited, so new programs and structural modifications to augment operations and stay competitive are restricted. Additionally, we serve a population, in quest of different stages of health care, and the very consumers that we seek out to serve are finding it more and harder to pay for the level of care that they need. So, how can an organization meet cutthroat pressures, progress access for our residents and their families, and keep the staff working efficiently with smaller number of resources? The answer to this dilemma is Strategic Planning.

Milton Friedman, in his work titled, “ The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits”, emphasizes the role of business in society is to maximize shareholder wealth, and likens any activity misaligned with regard to that mission as “stealing”. In my argument against Milton Friedman’s “must-not” engage in core CSR stance, I would like to introduce the argument of expanding the responsibility of business to only maximize profit. Before I elaborate, please consider the following example:

Adam Smith founded the modern study of economics on the premise that all businesses are driven by the invisible hand to seek as much profit as possible while society will take care of itself. However, as the public’s opinion of big business has steadily declined in the recent decades, big business has developed a social conscience to improve all aspects of society from worker compensation to protecting the environment to helping the needy. As Stephen Cook indicates in the January 2003 edition of Management Today: “Everyone cares these days. You can hardly walk through the door of a major company in the western world without tripping over stacks of glossy reports telling you how they care for the environment, their

There are obviously many issues in the world, and before this class I had a little cognitive dissonance on how to actually deal with these issues. I thought government was required to solve the social issues of a nation, but I could not say with a straight face that governments have a long track record of solving issues efficiently and efficiently. I just sort of assumed addressing social issues and running a company were mutually exclusive. When I thought of a business I thought of a pure lust for profit, and when I thought government I thought handouts and taxes. I never stopped to think that people preferring companies that do good in the world was all it would take to make a business addressing a social issue viable. I never stopped to consider how so many issues are not being addressed because traditional companies are scared to invest in a solution. It seems like people are starting to look a bit beyond just the product and are now looking into the company. If you value what a