The American Health Care System

The first characteristic of the US health care system is that there is no central governing agency which allows for little integration and coordination. While the government has a great influence on the health care system, the system is mostly controlled through private hands. The system is financed publically and privately creating a variety of payments and delivery unlike centrally controlled healthcare systems in other developed countries. The US system is more complex and less manageable than centrally controlled health care systems, which makes it more expensive. The second characteristic of the US health care system is that it is technology driven and focuses on acute care. With more usage of high technology,

The U.S. health care system consumes a huge amount of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product, and is a massive system that provides essential and world-class care to millions of people (Niles, 2016). As a result of this huge burden of cost associated with it, the U.S. healthcare system has been critiqued, and has played a major role in sparking debates about changes to the way the U.S. healthcare system is run and organized. Thus, healthcare has been on the forefront of many American and politician minds over the last decade and beyond, and many proposals and attempts have been made to change and adapt the complex and influential U.S. healthcare system. One such attempt, that brought about incredibly influential change to the U.S. healthcare

After watching the documentary it was clear to me that America needed to find a different way of dealing with the healthcare system .this documentary show how fragile the health care system in America was and still is, and how the private sector had controlled on the market. The lack of governmental regulation leaves the well-being of people in the hands of the private sector .It was sad to see people unable to get care either by lack of health insurance or not qualify for health insurance. The documentary gives one example of a woman, who lost her insurance from a private company because she failed to indicate that she was in a risk of getting cancer (Frontline, 2009). Thankfully, under the affordable care now insurance cannot be refused to

When you think of the American health care system, most people would like to think that it has evolved with the citizen’s best interest in mind. I realized maybe this was not the case after the story I heard from my sister. My sister has dealt with many health problems throughout her whole life from childhood leukemia to extensive back problems and most recently a serious heart condition. She was experiencing shortness of breath and was referred to a specialist to get further testing and imaging done to figure out what the problem was. Her insurance coverage was through the Affordable Care Act, but it did not actually help her. Although she is covered, her deductible is through the roof at $12,000 a year.

is based around the insurance companies making a profit. Private health care is not set up for the people. In the documentary “Sicko”, directed by Michael Moore, he interviewed a woman named Linda Peeno. Peeno was an American Physician who worked for Humana, a large insurance company in the U.S. She was quoted saying “In the spring of 1987, as a physician, I denied a man a necessary operation that would have saved his life, and thus caused his death. No person, and no group, has held me accountable for this because, in fact, what I did was I saved a company half a million dollars for this”(Glynn 1). This quote proves that no one was looking out for the sick people that needed help. When working for an insurance company, you are expected only to make a profit, not save lives. A system that works like this will never be effective. The life of an American citizen is worth more than half a million dollars. The insurance industry has become corrupt and having universal health care that is federally funded would make sure everyone is treated equally and fairly. It would ensure that everyone gets a shot at

In “Sicko,” Michael Moore presents the flaws of America’s health care system that has been in continuous debate for many years. Despite the government’s obligation to help people, there are nearly 46 million Americans without any health care coverage, because they either are not able to support such costs or have been rejected by the health insurance companies. Thus, Moore claims that because America’s current health care system is incompetent and morally corrupt, the federal government should provide universal health care for all citizens, since America’s health care companies do not consider the rights of American citizens and make fraudulent decisions to make profit. Throughout his film, he also uses ethos, logos, and pathos to

There is a war in the United States, it is ragging against its healthcare and the people who are suffering are Medicare recipients, Medicaid recipients, and the uninsured. Those who have the money and those who hold the power to wield the proverbial stick are controlling this war.

The film Sicko presented key fundamental aspects that were almost absolutely unfamiliar. To begin with, the documentary contrasted by convictions that Medicare could be obtained free of charge as a universal basic right. The depiction of the interviews that the film maker, Moore conducted to the Canadian, French and Cuban citizens proved that patients in those states obtained free, unbiased Medicare, unlike in the United States. In this regard, the film was an eye opener that there are individuals who are undertaking free and universal Medicare while obtaining similar services within the United States is a nightmare (Moore, 2011). In addition, the documentary presents surprising bias that is expended to the American citizens. According to Ebert,

This discussion paper will compare the American health care system to the German, Japanese and Canadian systems and describe the strengths and weakness of each of them.

Health care has become a large part of modern society because the methods societies use to pay for health care affect both the providers and consumers of health care resources. Health care financing is especially important as it often restrict citizen access to health care (Cauchi, 2015).In most, modern first world countries, the government is responsible for paying for health care. However, this is not the case in the United States. In the U.S., the health care system is a unique and partially market-based (Seshamani, 2008).

The U.S. health care system is perhaps one of the most complex and plastic industries present within the current world economy. With a projected market sector value of $3,455.1 billion by the end of 2016 the U.S. health care providers market represents a significant portion of the economy (“Research and Markets; Healthcare Providers in the United States,” 2012). For someone that finds themselves in the position of management it is certainly an orthodox presumption that they incorporate into their repertoire the tools necessary to survive in a constantly evolving workplace. The purpose of this paper is to examine several emerging influences on the U.S. healthcare system and what they mean for managers in the workplace. Specifically,

The U.S. Health Care System is very unique; it is mostly based on cultural, social and economic factors. Within the system exists various subsystems of several interrelated and interdependent components. During the process of birthing a Health Care Delivery System, the ultimate goal is to provide a cost effective universal access to all in need. When it comes to the U.S. Health Care Delivery System, compare to other developed countries that are under National Health Insurance programs; the U.S. although aiming for the same result took a completely different approach. A National Health Insurance programs’ country defines the true meaning of “Universal Access” to heal care; it is under the leadership of one organization, which is the government. Everyone has equal access to basic care (Shi L. and Sing D.).

The United States has faced and adressed many issues ranging from war to economics as its grown into adulthood. An important issue that remains and must be adressed imeddiately pertains to the physical health and well-being of all our inhabitants. This issue is health care and the well known fact that our current method of paying the costs of healthcare is so faulty that Americans continue to receive inferior healthcare at a very expensive price. Americans, in my opinion, have come to accept hundreds of thousands of deaths each year as a minor inconvenience due to what they consider as “inevitable medical mistakes”. This should and cannot continue. So instead of looking for someone to blame like the physisicans or insurance companies the government must adress the fundamental casuses of our nation’s health-care crisis. Before throwing more and more money into the trash while trying to reform the current crisis we need to clearly figure out the problems in order to fix them.

In an article written with the numbers from 2017, we found out that America is the eleventh richest country in the entire world. Our country has $59,495 GPD. Nearly 33 million people in the United States were without health care in 2014. It doesn't make any sense financially that one of the richest countries in the world won't offer free health care to all Americans because “it should be the individual's responsibility”. For several reasons, I am a firm believer that Americans should have free health care.

While different nations have proclaimed healthcare to be an essential right, the United States regards medical services as a benefit, made available to the individuals who can manage the cost of it. The health care system should not be considered a privilege, rather it should be seen as a fundamental human right. Hence, the healthcare system should be more effective in serving the needs of all citizens. Health care can in no way be considered to be a privilege. Citizens who labor to boost the American economy should have the basic amenities they desire. Without good health, people cannot be as productive as they should be. A country with sick workers will have a low gross domestic product (GDP). However, America is a country with enviable GDP. This means that American citizens are working hard enough and should be able to get good services in issues of their health. Monopolizing the health sector has resulted in underservice of the working class in America, especially the middle class. If the working class strives hard to cover their health bills, how much more the low class or the unemployed who cannot get enough insurance to cover their bills? The GDP of America does not truly reflect the well-being of Americans. A lot of people cannot afford health care and look to the insurance companies for help. However, the insurance companies are