China’s reform plan in 2009 Almost at the time, China released two important healthcare reform documents in 2009. The first, the State Council’s Opinions on Furthering Healthcare System Reform is a broad document that sets the reform framework through 2020. The second, the Ministry of Health’s Implementation Plan for Immediate Priorities in Healthcare System Reform, provides a more detailed map for the next three years. According to the China Business Review, the Implementation Plan is comprised of five major programs. The first is the universal coverage of basic medical insurance, which is similar with Obama’s healthcare plan. The government aims to extend each of the three main medical …show more content…
The government also aims to step up supervision and sampling to ensure a safe supply of drugs. The government will require all healthcare providers and retail pharmacies to stock and retail drugs on the NEDL, and grassroots healthcare providers may stock and retail only drugs on the NEDL. All other healthcare providers will be encouraged to use drugs on the NEDL as their “primary choice remedy.” Thus, the NEDL is expected to largely define the drug market in all but the urban hospitals. This measurer is very different the status in America. Guiding prices won’t happen in market-oriental economy. The third is improving primary care infrastructure. China will construct and renovate county hospitals and health centers, as well as training and rotating healthcare professionals to staff them. This activity will focus on grassroots healthcare providers. To strengthen the primary care system, patients will be encouraged to visit health centers as a first point of consultation, or receive visits from mobile medical teams, and be referred to hospitals only if they have secondary or tertiary care needs. In addition to improving accessibility, the health centers will ensure the affordability of their primary care services by using “appropriate” techniques, equipment, and essential medicines. The fourth is Pilot reform of public hospitals. The government will attempt to improve the governance of public hospitals and
Universal Health Care is defined as the belief that all citizens should have access to affordable, high-quality medical care (Anderson, 2013). Currently there are 46 million that do not have health coverage in the United states and this would drastically increase to 72 million if a health reform was not passed (The Economic Case for Health Care Reform, 2012)Why the United States is the last to adopt this government mandated insurance coverage, is possibly one of the most widely asked question around the nation. This, however; is all in the process of changing and will be completed by 2014 with the passing and implantation of Obama-care. There are three systems or levels of coverage under Universal Health Care; Single Payer, Two-Tier,
President Obama wanted to start a plan that made health care available for everyone, which later on created Obamacare. Obamacare is also known as the Affordable Care Act (para 1 and 2). With Obamacare being created everyone is supposed to have healthcare with no exception, Obama made healthcare more affordable for people who can not afford any other health insurance. With Obamacare, everyone will be eligible even those with pre-existing conditions. For the ones who are not fortunate enough and can not afford to pay the plan chosen then assistance will be provided for them. When people are not able to pay for health insurance they are put at the stage of choosing if they want to feel better and buy the medicine or stay sick in order for them to provide what they need to provide for their families at home. Providing the country with Universal Healthcare benefits many people including the government will benefit from this because everyone will be paying to receive coverage at a low cost and they will finally receive the medical attention they have been looking for (para 8). Having healthcare should be considered something we are supposed to be provided with but of course with a certain charge. A reasonable charge that
The health care system must change to improve our nation’s health and takes strong steps to address the unsustainable growth of health care costs in America. We still have a long way to go before our health system become effective. We still have population that do not have insurance, have difficulties accessing their health care, or their needs are not met within the healthcare system. It is an investment in prevention and wellness and increasing access to primary care physician.
The united states have a unique health care system of delivery that pursues to target some specific areas. The health reform, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act also called the Obama care (2010), which holds the promise of universal health coverage under government mandates. With a predominant role that is play from the government the Health Care Reform is said to be, one of the most important pieces of legislation today. Universal health care is the pourpose that all citizens should have access to affordable, high-quality medical care and acces to primary care. Health care reform will provide every American with the ability to obtain, health insurance regardless of race, ethnicity, or income. With universal health care, everyone’s
Universal health care coverage is a dream that the majority of Americans have had for many decades. It seemed that the dream could become a reality with a major effort under the Clinton administration in the mid 1990’s. This effort was spearheaded by the First Lady, Hillary Clinton, and would have established a universal health care system for the entire nation. Unfortunately, after years of work, the effort ended in failure due to trying to modernize and finance universal health care at the same time (Rodwin, 2003). When the current President, Barack Obama, campaigned in 2008, one of his cornerstone promises was to develop a healthcare system that would assure affordable healthcare for all Americans through the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obama Care. With only a slight majority of democrats in the Senate and a large majority of Republicans in the House, this would prove to be an uphill battle (Moore, 2014).
Barack Obama was elected on November 4, 2008 to be the president of the United States. As he is the president, he implied many new suggestions in the United States, for example, the Affordable Care Act or The Patient Protection also known as Obamacare. The health care reform also known as The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or simply Obamacare became one of the most ambitious projects in the history of the United States since the mid-1960’s.1 This is the first attempt to reform the U.S. Health Care system of the United States since the 1960s, when the President Johnson created public Medicare and Medicaid, to help pensioners and the poor. The current reform was attempted back in 1993, however, unsuccessfully by Clinton’s
1. There are four generic plans for health care reform discussed in the text. The Canadian system is discussed, along with the German system, the British system and the American one. The current health care reform, the Affordable Care Act, is significantly different from either of the three other systems, but also represents a significant departure from prior American practice as well. The ACA features a mandate that each person must have health insurance. There are provisions to make it easier for companies to provide this, and for individuals to have insurance subsidized by the government. The plan also includes a number of reforms to Medicare and Medicaid to cut the cost of those programs, theoretically to pay for the ACA. The individual mandate is a contentious part of the program, but is essential because one of the objectives of the act is to provide health care for all Americans (White House.gov, 2013).
Healthcare has always been a topic of great interest among the American people. Previous attempts have been made to implement a healthcare system that benefits all Americans; however, the mandate of Medicare and Medicaid in the mid-1960s has been the closest resemblance of universal healthcare system. In March of 2010, the President Barak Obama signed the most significant legislation for the U.S. healthcare system, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) also known as the Obamacare. This law was introduced to improve the quality and affordability for the health insurance industry. This act would also minimize the insurance rates for the uninsured as well as expand coverage. At the passage
Title I. Quality, Affordable Health Care for all Americans will allow for the following: 1. Mandate that all Americans must be insured, unless they meet a certain income level, this helps to reduce overall cost. 2. Individuals cannot be denied coverage due to pre-existing illness and 3. Individuals who cannot affordable coverage will get assistance from the government; either through subsidy or Medicaid expansion in those states that chose to accepts.
The Federal Healthcare Reform is currently using the already instated insurance system that the United States has and builds upon it to make it more accessible for everyone. The federal health care reform was intended for every legal citizen of the United States. The health care system has been in effect for just over a century and has shown its many different faces to the public. Since a formal health care system has not been around for very long, there are several alternatives that could be put in place in order to find the right fit for Americans. There are also some political constraints such as the backlash from the public that have made it hard to make
The Government is a very important body as a stake in the health-care sector. Policies, Acts, and reforms are enacted and passed by the Government for adequate and better healthcare to meet the needs of its people. Insurance policies are one of the many ways that most States use to provide affordable and quality health care to every citizen. Although some of the laws may not have had a great impact towards the health-care, many have improved the services offered to the health-care consumer (Schmeer, 2016). Moreover, the government is also responsible for developing up policies which help in regulating the health
There are nine primary components for this reform. These include: affordable health care for Americans, role of public programs, improved quality and efficiency of healthcare, improving public health and chronic disease prevention, healthcare workforce, program transparency and integrity, increased access to medical therapies, community living assistance, and revenue provisions. The problem this piece of legislation hopes to address is the estimated 45 to 75 million of Americans who are uninsured and the additional 50 million who are under-insured (“The United States”, 2010)
With seven billion people in the world, healthcare and healthcare infrastructure are increasingly important. Public health professionals are currently focusing on the following five topic areas to improve global health. By ensuring that everyone can have access to adequate care, the healthcare community can reduce premature mortality rates and the severity of epidemics.
The healthcare system in China has made considerable advancements in recent years to make health treatment accessible. In 2009, China launched an ambitious healthcare reform plan to provide health insurance coverage for nearly 95 percent of its citizens. The reform also included efforts to reduce out-of-pocket expenses for citizens. However, despite these changes, China’s progress is hindered by inefficiency and corruption. For a large developing country, and one that has the world’s largest population, it is imperative for China to improve its healthcare. The intent of this paper is to gain an understanding of China’s healthcare system by reviewing its development from the beginning of the Communist party takeover in 1949 to the present, and the differences in healthcare between rural and urban regions of mainland China.
Under public health, an ideal healthcare system will ensure that the members of the society remain healthy and this will require prevention of injuries and diseases as well as health promotion and provision of coordinated, effective and timely healthcare. To achieve lasting and substantial improvements in public health, a common goal alignment will be of great important. A clear cut integration of public health and primary care will improve the capacity of the healthcare system in carrying out respective missions and linking it with other stakeholders in the promotion of collaborative ward improved health of the community.