Bay Area Association of Health Care Journalists - A social media scenario
Health Care Systems Scenario
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Health Care Systems Scenario
By: Jazmin Reynolds, Josh Davis and Logan Lawrence
Family Info..
• Family of two, expecting a girl.
• Currently living in a 3 bedroom, 2 bath home in Panama City, Florida.
• Own a 2011 Cadillac Escalade• No pets.• Family lives out of state.
Financial Info
• Husband: Neurologist-Salary: $150,000• Patient (Wife): In school to become a doctor
Health Insurance • Plan type-Network: a group of doctors, hospitals and other
health care providers contracted to provide services to insurance companies costumers for less than their usual fees. Provider networks can cover a large geographic market or a wide range of health care services. Insured individuals typically pay less for using a network provider.
• Deductable- 2500- a fixed dollar amount during the benefit period-usually a year-that an insured person to pay a fixed dollar amount when medical service is received.
• Coinsurance- 0%. A form of medical cost, sharing in a health insurance plan that requires an insured person to pay a stated percent of medical expenses after the deductable amount if any was paid.
Monthly ExpensesHousing $480.00
Electricity $140.00
Phone $45.00
Water/Garbage $48.00
Other Utilities
Loans, cars, school, etc $1,400.00
Home owner’s/ Renter’s Insurance $70.00
Auto Insurance $310.00
Food ($200.00/person) $400.00
Total $2,923.00
Condition of Patient
• Patient having a Cesarean Section performed in obtaining her baby.
• Patient was taken to Vanderbilt-Husband took her. (In their 2011 White Cadillac Escalade)
Treatment Details and Cost
Estimated Cost
Length of Hospital Stay
96 Hours $10,500
Physician Obstetrician, Pediatrician
$5,000
Surgery Cesarean Section
$10,000
Therapy N/A N/A
Medication Anesthesia, Epidural, Pain medication
$3,000
Number of days from work
8 weeks
Insurance Pays…
•Total Cost is $36,000•Insurance pays $28,800 (80%)•We pay $7,200