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Did you know that there are approximately 46 million people without health insurance.

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Page 1: Did you know that there are approximately 46 million people without health insurance

Did you know that there are approximately 46 million people without health insurance.

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Should healthcare be provided to all American citizens?Regine Norris

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Research

• Health care is taking preventative or necessary medical procedures to improve a person's well-being.

• Helps people get medical care they need and live a healthier life.

• There are many programs that help others with their health care bills such as Medicare and Medicaid

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Research

Medicaid

• People and families with low incomes

• Poverty alone does not necessarily qualify someone for Medicaid.

• Largest source of funding for medical and health-related services for people with low income in the US

Medicare• Americans ages 65-and older and

disabled people

• Has four parts:

• Part A

• Part B

• Part C

• Part D

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Research

• Health care has become increasingly unaffordable for businesses and individuals.

• In 2007, 62.1% of all U.S. bankruptcies were related to people with costly medical insurance.

• Some countries have universal health care

• Statistics show people who have free health care have a longer life expectancy.

• Canada, England, Germany are countries with free health care.

• U.S. is the only nation without out free care.

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Because I researched healthcare, I decided to volunteer at CVS Pharmacy for my product.

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Product

• For my Product I had to find a place to volunteer

• Find a Mentor

• Discuss with the Pharmacist on what I would be doing

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Product

•Meet up with my mentor

• Start Volunteering

• Rotate around the Pharmacy

• Learn different tasks

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Product

•Work with the associates

• Spent some days answering phones

•Working in the drive-thru

• Putting up prescriptions

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Mentor

•My Mentor was Jennifer

• She is a pharmacist at CVS Pharmacy

• She helped me gain knowledge in the work of pharmacy

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Challenges and Successes

If there is anything I would do differently about my project is to have not procrastinated.Challenges:•Procrastination•Finding a mentor•Finding a location to volunteer•My work scheduleSuccesses:•Completing my hours •Being offered a job•Finishing my project•Having fun

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What I Learned

• I learned how to create a website

• I learned to be more organized

• Time management

• How to put prescriptions into the computer

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Thank you for your time.Do you have any questions?