IN THE INDUSTRY BY ALEXIS TROTTER

CTAC 35409/21/15

ONE OF THE BIGGEST

ISSUES WITHIN OUR

NATION

THE ONE THING OUR SOCIETY

STRUGGLES WITH

IS???

BUT WAIT A MINUTE……WHAT ABOUT THE EMPLOYEES THAT PROVIDE

THE CARE FOR US AND OUR NEEDS??

Can anyone say ---

IN ONE OF THE MANY NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, EMPLOYEES OF

Demands Health Care Benefits

An article from the website of Health Services Research called “Demand for outpatient mental health services in a heavily insured population: The case of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Associations Federal Employees Health Benefit Program” basically explains the matter of employees wanting Health Benefits.

The Concept that applies to this is the

Demographics within the organization

INCOME

Researchers of the article studied the results of having Health Care Benefits.

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association’s Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan experienced some changes from the High and low option plans that the researchers recorded.

- If an employee received Health Benefits there were two options:1. High-option plan : 20% copayment and a $100 deductible 2. Low- option plan: 25% copayment and a $ 200

deductible.This would depend on what kind of insurance you would qualify

for.

HOW???

ADVANTAGES OF HEALTHCARE BENEFITS

1. It would decrease absence and improve employee health.

2. For some employees, improve their work performance.

3. It would attract more employees.

4. Employees will accept better benefits in the matter of a higher salary.

DISADVANTAGES OF HEALTH BENEFITS

1. It could lead to costly lawsuits or regulatory fines.

2. The more benefits a business offers, the more it must pay for other company expenses.

3. The cost of health insurance will continue to increase

WHY??

This research study was experimented in an highly insured community.

This probably means that employees aren’t getting paid well and or not enough. And it also depends on the economical issues within the community.

Employees are looking to get family-friendly benefits.

As defined within the text, there are five critical features that requires us to think critically about the many situations within

an organization: 1. Social Collectivity

2. Organizational Goals 3 Coordinating activity

4. Organizational Structure 5. Individual Goals

(Miller, Kathryn, pg 11.)

When does this apply??

SOCIAL COLLECTIVITY

The social collectivity within blue cross blue shield is that they give quality, secure, and affordable health care insurance to those in need.

There are many programs within their organization that they handle like: Obesity Prevention, Medical and financial assistance, maternal and child programs, school programs and more.

Blue Cross Blue Shield companies make differences within their community to ensure that people are getting the quality, affordable, and secured health care insurance possible.

ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS

Blue Cross Blue Shield has their way of making sure that the people are getting the best insurance there is by interacting with the community to make it healthier, create partnerships and groups to improve health care, and are very diverse.

COORDINATING ACTIVITY

Benefits Local Drives Donations

Educational Visits

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

Blue Cross Blue Shield is well entitled to 36 independent health insurance companies, and have the largest network in the health care system.

INDIVIDUAL GOALS

In general, Blue Cross Blue Shield has a mission, vision, and goals that provide us with them continuing to be the top health insurance company in the nation, and to improve affordable health care insurance for everyone.

HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/88X6DDFOVUE

The video link below, is about real life cases that have happened in court about the employees that received the Health Care Benefit Plan under Blue Cross Blue Shield.

WORK CITED

Katherine Miller - Katherine Miller - Organizational Communication : Approaches and Processes - Belmont - Wadsworth - 2008 - ISBN: 0495565512

C A Watts, R M Scheffler, N P Jewell Health Serv Res. 1986 June; 21(2 Pt 2): 267–289.