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I need help writing a paper on Healthcare for Poor Amongst the Middle Class. This paper is to target families that live in low to middle class communities. I need help with topics such as explaining the issue to create a prevention plan to solve the problem.

I need help identifying Stakeholders, treatment methods, description of an action plan and challenges that can occur. Last what are the social changes.

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The solution provides information, assistance and advise in tackling the task (see above) on the topic of putting a paper together on the topic of American healthcare, in particular access to healthcare by the American poor. Resources are listed for further exploration of the topic. An outline is suggested.

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Issues in American Healthcare

Healthcare is essentially the management of the health of individuals and communities in general, paying special attention to the prevention of diseases and diagnosis and treatment of any illness, injury or impairment, including mental health, In the Healthcare industry - all individuals and organizations involved in the delivery of such a service are considered healthcare professionals from nurses, doctors, pharmacists, psychologists, midwives and other specialist/allied health support staff. A main concern of a nation is to ensure that its people/citizens have access to healthcare. After all, an unhealthy populace poses a threat to the development, survival and continuation of that nation. As such, healthcare and public health is a national issue where the policies of the government towards healthcare are designed so as to manage health issues for the populace, to meet needs, to treat and prevent diseases and to keep the population healthy. But healthcare costs money and while the government provides social support through such agencies like the Department of Health and Human Services, the services are limited to specific groups of the populace - from veterans to those who qualify dependent on income (the lower-income families get help with their Medicare/Medicaid bills). The truth is, American healthcare is privatized and healthcare support is covered by that person's health ...

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