Medical Issues : Medical Problems

As mentioned in the article, many students weren’t even aware that people went to the dentist and the doctor’s office for annual check-ups. 97% of the students interviewed stated that they never went to the doctor and in fact, one of students mentions that he didn’t know that there were doctors outside of the emergency room(). Many witnessed sickness, and early deaths due to lack of medical attention and the few that were able to go the emergency room, had difficulty affording medication. Some students stated that prescriptions like antibiotics were often shared by family members due to the lack of resources to buy their own medication ().

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.

Many people are reluctant to seek medical attention due to fear of costs and causing more financial constraints. Most especially for individuals or families who have to choose between paying rent and securing their meals, in which case, diabetes (or other diseases for that matter) is not seen as an imminent threat, therefore it is not a priority. While some may have health coverage, they may not have the advantage to cover co-payments for the visit, medications, diagnostics, or other treatments.  Second, language barrier and other discriminations contribute to health disparity. Because they are unable to communicate their concerns and in fear of judgment, language/discrimination discourages people from seeking medical help— the assumption that they (minorities) will be treated unfairly or not given enough or of equal treatment. Undocumented individuals are also less likely to seek help in fear of being caught. Lastly, the issue of cultural disconnection— in this dimension,  participants admitted to the fear creating a stigma and receiving negative feedback from their providers (who only favor biomedical treatments).  There is fear of being an object of ridicule and rejection if they admit to the use of alternative medicines and remedies. Fear of reporting use of other remedies may adversely affect provider’s recommended regimen. In considering these social and economical factors, people become chronically ill and progressively worse until the situation becomes acute and no longer manageable. These dimensions, and other contributing factors, place limitations and restrictions in individual’s power to make health decisions, and inevitably create health disparities. Page-Reeves and others state, “ although disparity can take many forms, health disparities can be understood as one of the most concrete manifestations of inequity, often  determining who will live and who will die— with the poor and immigrants suffering

Many factors can influence a person’s access to health care. Age can influence access to health care because some physicians will treat only children or only the elderly. Income can influence access to health care because specialty driven health care usually involves significant out-of-pocket expense to the patient because some procedures are not covered by health insurance. Location also can be an influence on access to health care. Many patients do not have transportation because of age, dependency on family members, health reasons, or financial reasons. According to the Journal of the National Medical Association, Access to health care can influence the prevalence of chronic disease risks and cancer screening utilization in many ways (Shavers, Shanker, Alberg, 2002, p. 955). If patients are not given

Many uninsured and underinsured focus group participants described going to emergency departments for non‐urgent care because they could not afford to pay for private care and knew they would not have to pay the emergency department charges and/or preferred to be seen as soon as possible. Several informants mentioned that the emergency department becomes a default source of primary care, which is costly and lacks the continuity of care that chronic conditions demand ("Community Health Needs Assessment,"

The healthcare system has come under heavy criticism from experts from all over the world. According to Schroder, 44% of the population has no access to the healthcare system. (Schroder, 2003) There are many clinics which charge are free of cost or are charging lesser fees, but all of these are burdened and do not have the capability to meet the requirements. There are certain ethnic communities that are by enlarge poor who are of the opinion that they have been deliberately been left out of the healthcare system. These have led to the

This report is gives a look at numerous factors affecting healthcare and how a lack of insurance has implications to not just the individual, but society as

Individuals with low health literacy also face the problem of not having acquired health insurance due to the confusion of most healthcare plans provided. Without health insurance, the out of pocket price for medical expenses becomes a burden for many individuals to digest (Koh et al., 2012). With the large out of pocket price many individuals alienate healthcare facilities altogether.

According to recent studies where they have found that Latinos are the racial and ethnic group least likely to visit the doctor. More than one-fourth of Latino adults in the United States lack a usual healthcare provider and almost half of Latinos never visit a medical professional during the course of the year. Other reports show that Latinos are more likely than members of other groups to delay healthcare for an illness or drop out of treatment when symptoms disappear. A language barrier also discourages some Latinos from asking for help, or from understanding the healthcare information available. And for the many Latinos working low-wage jobs or who are self-employed, they employment status disqualifies them from public health programs while still not providing enough income for them to afford quality care, (theatlantic.com).

A.2) The united state health care system is the most expensive health care system around the world; this is why about 47 million people are without coverage because they cannot afford it. There many Americans’ who are in need and really need to see a physician, but refused to go see one because they don’t have insurance and they cannot pay such a high medical bill, so they would just not go while their medical condition is possible getting worse (PalFreman.J &

As our country advances in the medical field, the costs of American healthcare expenditures are drastically increasing and the number of people purchasing medical coverage is declining. The United States healthcare system in contrast to others is recognized to be the most expensive and as a result more than fifty million American citizens are left uninsured, given the low income rate (Garson 1). Those who, in fact, purchase coverage are not properly protected, therefore other individuals do not bother wasting their money and purchasing healthcare. As soon as individuals are in need of medical attention, they happen to struggle with the preexisting conditions they suffer from because they cannot afford the desired aid. It is safe to say

What factors compel the patients to skip the medical care? Many people and the doctors blame the corporate sector for their greediness. But many business leaders reject and view insurers reject this. Some employers blame

Lack of doctors is only one facet to this multifaceted problem. Accessibility in terms of having the financial resources to obtain care is another. “Individuals in lower social status groups have the highest rates

Survey evidence among non-attendees and their healthcare providers indicates the main patient-related factors for missing appointments as: health beliefs, lack and difficulty of transportation, scheduling problems, health status, insurance status, childcare (Gurol-Urganci et al., 2013). While identifies the health system-related factors for missing

Public spending on healthcare in India is one of the lowest in the world. With a 20% of healthcare expenditure is in the public sector. The lack of investment in public health care actually means that India has fewer hospitals and fewer physicians. Because of the fact they have fewer hospitals and fewer physicians, it means the public has reduced access to healthcare. In practical terms, what it means is the public hospitals with a physician is not very close to the individual that needs to be treated and would have to travel long distance in order to receive treatment. When a patient reaches