I can see how in writting this can be seen as a great thing to have especially for those that truly need it and can't afford the costs. However, realistically, as someone who has lived in Mexico, there are different factors that play a part for it to apply, but also it's realisticly impossible to see this actually take affect.

Great factor to consider since this, along with other factors, it can defer greatly how the community looks like and the health of those civilians that live in the community.

This makes sense, given that we had to bring out more hospitals and provide more care than ever before because of the pandemic and the demands. It goes to show that we were not prepared for such a big healthcare demand for a pandemic, but also showcased the issues with the healthcare system that may have been necessary during the pandemic.

I have heard many concerns when it comes to nursing homes. We hear a lot of the negatives that come from nursing homes that many people simply choose to opt out of them and not use them. One of the biggest concerns is neglect and abuse. We see this showcased on the news and everywhere.

This has always been interesting to me. I feel like medical care is an area where no mistakes should be made, however, we are all human and make mistakes. Some of the errors listed are very interesting and suprising. If I were there, I would triple check a lot of things before making a move.

If we have these now in place and had them during the pandemic. I wonder what it would look like for future pandemics. Are we going to be under or over prepared?

It was very interesting to know that there is a difference between medicaid and medicare. I always thought it was the same and it would just depend on which one you qualified for would be the one you'd get. But, I was wrong.

I will never understand this or any other form that comes close to this. Where the patient has to pay first out of pocket and then the insurance kicks in. But we yet pay for insurance all the time in whatever way, either monthly, yearly, or through the employer. But, it's not as easy in reality. It takes a lot of time and patience for the insurance to kick in when needed. Yet, we spend our whole lives paying for it the second it is due.

I think for embodied disruption to happen is very valid for it to do so. There is very little research in LGBTQ+ and health care which can lead to poor diagnosis or not wanting to treat. But, it's simply because there isn't much research to go based on to help a patient.

This is an ongoing and rising concern. Many patients that I've seen when going to a doctors appointment always have a child with them or someone else that can help interpret for them because they lack the ability to speak English. Getting more interpreters should really be a priority, especially in facilities where being able to understand information is cruicial to the patient and their health.

My primary care physician, PCP, agency has an app where patients can message their physician at any given point. I've used it before and it makes it very easy as well as when scheduling appointments. There's less of a need to call the office and schedule, you can do it all through the app.

We spoke about these in class and with the documentary as to how medical care has always negatively impacted the black community and people of color. I want to know if these implicit biases cause doctors to misdiagnose or refuse to diagnose those who they have biases towards or is it something else?

We see this happening everywhere where there is a shortage. The requirements tend to be altered to gain more personnel to support the demands of the organizations or businesses. Which can cause liability issues due to hiring a person who isn't qualified enough to do something. As well as hiring someone just to hire bodies than by skills and abilities. It can cause many disadvantages for the patients or customers as they are receiving a below average service from someone who is "less well-educated" or qualified.

I love how the reading mentioned COVID-19 not creating the shortage but making it worse. Because many people believe COVID-19 caused the shortage as it was a long timeframe with a lot of need for demand and low supply of professionals. It caused a lot of strain to the field and professionals which can explain how COVID-19 created the shortage.

There is a need for more medical care professionals especially after COVID-19. But the fact that many (87%) of those pursuing medical care pathways have to go into debt in order to help others and get a good paying career, is crazy. Financial debt deters many people from pursuing a medical care career which ultimately effects society.

In my opinion, social stressors can be a very big stressor that trumps the others. It can get to the point where everything else like exams, classes, studying, and the such makes it stressful to make time for social groups. Stressing about making time for social groups can make someone feel like they can't have a distraction to separate them from their other stressors.

I wonder how many people are in the young age range or less than 40? Most of the time "end of life" means later in life like 68+. It would be interesting to see how many young people are at their end of life and are experiencing palliative care.

I agree with this because there are remedies that are passed down from family members and different generations to cope with anything, like illness. Along with different ways to heal with something based on someone elses experiences with that issue. Like I was recommended KT tape to help heal a strained muscle from doing push ups.

I wonder how this would look like if there was universal healthcare? For example, if no matter the SES of a certain class or group, everyone had universal health care and could have the same benefits as everyone else. Would SES be a considering factor still or would it be disregarded as everyone would have healthcare?

With higher education people are more knowledgeable of what resources are available to them and how to obtain them. It's a great factor that also has a huge impact on health, but normally people tend to associate poor health with low SES than look at it from an education standpoint. The less education a person may have can cause them to miss great opportunities and resources that can be determental to their health.

I think this is a great point. In the US, it's very common for money to be a very distinguishing factor in a persons health and overall quality of life. Living in a poor neighborhood or from a low income class can lead to more negative declines in a persons well-being and can determine how much healthcare assistance they may get but also have within their neighborhood.

Yes! I love that the chapter mentioned the other factors that come into play when a disease is spreading or has developed. It's not just on the health and hygiene of a person but also what their environment looks like that can cause a great effect on the development of and spread of diseases.

I think most people, like me, don't often realize that some diseases to come from animals and it's not just humans. Same with foods and other items that can cause diseases. For example, when COVID-19, I remember news was spread that it started because a person in China had eaten a bat or something along those lines. It just goes to show that when people think about diseases, they don't normally realize it can come from other factors outside of a human being, like animals.

The aftermath of COVID-19 caused inflation to happen with many goods and services. Im sure it also affected insurance plans. How would a reform of health care act on or address the constant inflation and higher probability of low income for many families to make health care affordable? It looks like an issue that continues without an end unless inflation is stopped. But how would inflation stop? Until we "catch up" from what the economy lost during COVID-19?

I agree with this portion of the text. Whenever someone heard a person died because of COVID-19, they simply thought it was because of the disease itself. However, people didn't normally take other factors into account like the financial need to provide care or receive care, underlying health issues of the person that COVID-19 simply made worse, or even the lack of health care within ones residential area. It wasn't simply because of COVID-19. I wonder what the other common health issue was for those who had COVID-19 and passed away?