American Health Care

The following post has two assignments namely;

1.American Health Care

Part A: Visit a government healthcare website and briefly discuss a current government healthcare program. Discuss at least three facts about this program. This information can be found on the government healthcare website, your textbook, or web resources. Part 8: How would a functionalist, conflict theorist, and interaction explain the government healthcare program discussed in Part A? Part C: Explain how two or more social structures (statuses, roles, groups, social networks. and/or social institutions) affect one's access to quality and affordable health care in American Society. Part D: What are your personal beliefs about the current American healthcare system? In your discussion, explain how at least two groups you belong to (e.g., family, gender, race, class. religion. and politics) influenced the development of your beliefs concerning our current healthcare system.

2.Nutrition

Marissa, a single mother with one child, can’t seem to make ends meet. Rent and utilities eat up most of her paycheck, so when something unexpected happens, she is often short. Last week, her car broke down but she was already way behind in credit card payments. Yesterday, a collections guy called and said that if she didn’t pay at least $100 right away, she’d be taken to court. When she got off the phone, she started to cry. Her friend Kathy asked her what was wrong. Marissa described to her how bad her financial situation is, and Kathy thought that Marissa might qualify for food stamps. Marissa has a full-time job so she isn’t sure that she’ll qualify, and even if she does, she isn’t sure it will help too much. A) In 2015, the federal minimum wage was $7.25 an hour. As a nurse’s aide, Marissa earns $9 an hour, or $1,560 a month. It turns out she is eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps). Are you surprised that someone making almost 25% more than the minimum wage, and working full-time, qualifies for food assistance? Explain why or why not? B) Consider that the average SNAP allotment in 2015 was $127.90 per person per month, or about $30 per week for one person.* If you had just $30 to keep yourself fed for a week, what would you buy? Would you be able to maintain a nutritional diet based on this? Why or why not? Fully explain your answer.