Importance Of Direct Access In Health Care

In the United States, health insurance expansion and market reforms have focused on increasing the access of healthcare. For instance the passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010 focuses on the expansion of affordable quality health care to millions of uninsured. The act requires that all Americans purchase a private health care plan or enroll in a government funded insurance program. The often repeated argument in favor of expanding health care coverage is that it will lower medical costs overall. Unfortunately, there is evidence that suggests that this may actually increase health care spending nationally and increase health care costs to the consumer. The purpose of this paper is to explain why and

Improving health is in the best interest of everyone, including non health professionals. Health mangers need to be constantly looking for ways to improve access to health, the quality of the care, and cost containment.

Changes in access to health care across different populations are the chief reason for current disparities in health care provision. These changes occur for several reasons, and some of the main factors that contribute to the problem in the United States are: Lack of health insurance – Several racial, ethnic, socioeconomic and other minority groups lack adequate health insurance coverage in comparison with people who can afford healthcare insurance. The majority of these individuals are likely to put off health care or go without the necessary healthcare and medication that is needed. Lack of financial resources – Lack of accessibility to funding is a barrier to health care for a lot of people living in the United States

Rising health care costs became an issue after the Medicare and Medicaid programs were formed in 1965 and have continued to be a factor in the United States economy since then. “By1970, U.S. government expenditures for health care services and supplies had grown by 140%, from $7.9 billion to $18.9 billion.”() By the 1990s the annual increase in the government health care expenditures was finally brought under control and has fluctuated between a 5% and 8% increase each year since then. This essay will discuss the different factors contributing to the rising costs of health care in the United States, as well as how the cost of health care affects the accessibility and quality of medical care throughout American history.

The purpose of this paper is to inform you of a proposal that the Governor of Texas has proposed to the state, on how he feel about the health care reform. I will be talking about how the governor thinks by” issuing top-down mandates on a break-neck timetable is a surefire way to make things worse”. The health care reform legislation currently being considered not only poses a serious threat to patients and providers, but will also cost Texas taxpayers tens of billions of dollars. I will be explaining how the governor feels that President Obama’s plan will cause harm to the health care system,” by increasing

Improving access to care is imperative to seeing healthcare costs decrease. The cost that could be saved with increased patient access could be as high as $5.2 million (Hamlin, 2015). Access to care affects many aspects of healthcare that are not obvious. For example, patient experience, outcomes, and compliance are all better because of increased access to care.

Access of care can be defined as the capability to obtain affordable, convenient, acceptable, effective and mostly needed healthcare assistances at the right time. According to healthy people 2020, access to care is the appropriate use of healthcare amenities for a person to attain the best possible health condition. This include entry to a health care system, access to appropriate locations with needed services, and contacting a health care provider who can be trusted ("Access," 2013).

Canada 's healthcare system is praised globally for its universal and free healthcare. It started to take shape after World War II in 1945. Health insurance was introduced and was attempted, but was not successful even though there was an increase in the spending of health related services and goods. Fast forward a few years to 1961 where Tommy Douglas, the premier of Saskatchewan, developed the idea for an all-inclusive insurance plan. He later inspired the Medical Care Act in Canada in 1967, when he pointed out health care is a right for all Canadians. From this one thought, Canada has become of the many countries with a universal health care system. Ever since Tommy Douglas sparked the idea for health care coverage, Canada is praised for the way it carries out its system because of several key features. This system is publically funded, is universal and is accessible to everyone across the nation. Because this is a public system, funding comes from the tax payers and some federal funding, so there is no extra cost for the patients. Also, being a universal system it has offered care to all Canadians, immigrants and visitors. Unlike the U.S who does not provide healthcare to its entire population because it is a private system; access depends on how much someone could afford, and how

The United States health-care system grapples with myriad challenges ranging from stress of an aging population, tremendous inefficiencies and rising costs. These challenges have significantly impacted access to health care services by the citizens.

Despite the countless advanced in technology and the abundance of health care organization popping up all over the place, whether they are free standing clinics, hospitals, urgent cares or etc, many people still lack the ability to receive quality health care. This has become a concern throughout the world, but especially a more vocal concern for residents of the United States in the past few years. In this paper we will discuss the reasons preventing access to quality health care and how we can overcome the many obstacles that stand in our way to provide quality health care to many who lack it today.

The United States (US) health care system is changing dramatically. The Affordable Care Act is a catalyst that is spurring change by the promotion of two drivers: access and primary preventative care. Before the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, over 47 million Americans were uninsured thus denying them access to basic health care (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS], 2012). Increasing access and increasing the availability of primary care services (pre-natal care, preventative care, primary disease prevention, and secondary disease

Karikari-Martin (2010), states that the definitions of healthcare access are directly related to the concerns of the system. She continues saying that these definitions pertain most prominently to insurance, number of available providers and the efficiency of healthcare services (Karikari-Martin, 2010). Prior to enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in 2010, the United States population was held hostage by an insurance industry that was poor secondary to insufficient government controls. The insurance companies made good insurance policies more difficult to attain with premiums that were constantly increasing, denials of insurance for those with pre-existing conditions or premiums so high they couldn’t afford it.

H.R. 2253- Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act was introduced to the house May 5, 2015 (Congress, 2015). The Bill Sponsor is Rep. Castor , Kathy who is a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and member of The House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and was cosponsored by Rep. Speier, Jackie on May 12, 2015 and Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann on July 7, 2015. The Bill was referred to the House- Energy and Commerce and House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health which will consider it before sending it to the House floor for consideration (Congress, 2015). As of 9/19/2015 no amendment information for H.R. 2253- Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act has been received (Congress, 2015).

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Initiatives of various institutions were launched to combat a global health issue in human history. Founded in 2002, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) was established to serve millions of people in getting access to CHAI-negotiated antiretroviral (ARV) treatment. CHAI collaborated with governments and other partners to lower the costs of the treatment and to build the in-country systems, which are essential in providing lifesaving treatments to millions of people living with HIV/AIDS (Clinton Foundation, n.d.). Moreover, the Coca-Cola Company, a public company, conducted HIV/AIDS initiatives and worked with local health officials and experts to educate the communities about HIV/AIDS. The “Dance4Life” movement was established in 2006