The Best Health Care System

A national health care system in the United States has been a contentious topic of debate for over a century. Social reformists have been fighting for universal health care for all Americans, while the opposition claims that a “social” heath care system has no place in the ‘Land of the Free’.

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,

Since the early days of our nation, our founding fathers thrived for change. At the peak of his election campaign, Barack Obama promised the change the country had been longing for. He promised a health care reform and new benefits. Many presidents elected after the signing of Roosevelt’s New Deal had tried to achieve health care reform but ultimately none succeeded. Obama promised change; his change came under the name of the Affordable Care Act, a bill that was filled with empty promises. The Affordable Care Act, nicknamed “Obamacare” was supposed to benefit all Americans but instead of helping our nation's citizens, it burdened them. It burdened them with higher taxes, less hours of work, and higher costs

Since June 6, 2009, President Barack Obama told the American public multiple times, “If you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan.” The public later found out that this was not the case. If your health care plan did not satisfy the minimum federal requirements then you will lose your plan and will have to find another one. House republicans have tried to repeal the bill almost 40 times because they claim it is a major threat to the economic health of the nation. Despite all of the political rhetoric about Obamacare over the past few years, most Americans do not know what it is and how it affects them. While Obamacare does attempt to fix some issues in our healthcare system, it still has not completely fixed the problems at hand. It is an unjust fix and it is far from complete.

President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act H.R. 3590 into law on March 23, 2010. It was passed along with the Health Care and Educational Reconciliation Act and the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility act of 2010. Opponents see this healthcare mandate as an unprecedented and unconstitutional violation of personal liberty. The mandate effectively restructures American healthcare by flipping the balance of authority away from the private sector and onto the Federal Government. One

The Kaiser Foundation’s studies indicate that, despite a forty-seven percent majority that has an unfavorable opinion of the bill, they want to reform it, not repeal it (Cohn par. 1). America’s population dislikes the ACA, but they generally agree that this country needs an affordable healthcare system. All the politicians who advocate for repealing the law do not represent the general public. Statistics from Olga Khazan show that seventy-four percent of Republicans want the ACA majorly reformed, not repealed (par. 2). That many Republicans want the ACA drastically changed rather than eliminated which means they want a better system. Unfortunately, many Republican politicians do not share these ideas. Achieving a good healthcare system could happen more quickly once everyone works together instead of against each

Since June 6, 2009, President Barack Obama has told the American public numerous times, “If you like your health care plan, you 'll be able to keep your health care plan.” The public later found out that this was not the case. If your health care plan did not satisfy the minimum federal requirements, then you will disinherit your plan and, you must find another one. House republicans have tried to repeal the bill almost 40 times because they claim it is a major threat to the economic health of the nation. Despite all of the political rhetoric about Obamacare over the past few years, a majority of Americans do not know what it is and how it affects them. While Obamacare does attempt to amend some of the

The American Healthcare system has always been in a perpetual state of chaos. In the decades that preceded President Obama’s healthcare legislation. Our system was based entirely on the citizens choosing to have insurance and if they chose not to the cost was absorbed by the insured and the hospitals, because it is illegal to refuse care to anyone. “Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care act.” Made having no insurance punishable in the form of a “fine” administered by the IRS thereby making sure every citizen has medical coverage. By expanding our current laws into a “single” payer system it becomes a tax on all citizens. Universal Healthcare is a moral and just obligation, by promoting the health of our citizens we

The health care system in the United States is one of the greatest concerns facing Americans today and is an issue both moral and economic in nature. Some think the system should stay, for all intents and purposes, the same. They believe that the right to healthcare is a stepping stone toward socialism, and that it is the responsibility of the individual to obtain health care. These are usually the more ideologically conservative citizens and politicians who believe that medicine should remain a free enterprise, not to be constrained by government interference. Then there are those who believe that healthcare is a right, and the federal government has a responsibility to make sure it is available to all citizens, not just those who can afford

The National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, commonly referred to as the Obamacare ruling or NFB v. Sebelius, was the decision in which the Supreme Court decided to uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA) (2012). On June 28th, 2012, the Court ruled that Obamacare was a tax, instead of a mandate, allowing them to declare the Act constitutional (2012). In declaring the ACA constitutional, the Court relayed three legal considerations that allowed them to rule in favor of the ACA: First, that the Constitution “did not guarantee that an individual could avoid taxation” through personal inactivity (United States Supreme Court 2012; DeLong 2012). Second, Congress’s use of their

It would be shocking if you haven't heard of the affordable health care act, otherwise known as “Obamacare”. One of the top priorities of the Obama administration has been to make health care accessible to every American, regardless of income, or the situation they are in. This has been a very challenging thing for the administration to achieve, and they have experienced lots of fighting among congress and the Supreme Court over whether or not this is a fair act, and supports the well being and prosperity of all Americans. In recent Gallup polls(1), they have noted an upward trend in the acceptance of the act, noting that it's more balanced than ever before. This indicated that more Americans seem to believe in the act for what it is, and are seeing that what Obama presented back in his first term as president could be a good

Comparing health care systems of the United States and Germany. Assessing the areas of health care for adults’ elderly and retired, coverage for prescriptions, referrals for testing and specialties including pre-existing conditions, and financial effects and of course the children.

I feel as if we will never have a perfect health care system in place. No matter what we try, something will always need tweaked. We need to find a way that makes health care more affordable for everyone. With Obama care we had an option for everyone to get health insurance. Now what the government is trying to pass through will cause million of people to lose their health care. Also, Medicaid is going to be reduced by millions. So many poor, disabled, and old people will lose their insurance making it hard for them to get the help they need. Politicians make us think there is just a simple fix to our health care system, but it’s much more complex then that. I don’t believe there is just one simple fix to our health care. It will take time

My family, unlike most immigrant families, did not move to America because of the typical “American dream” of making more money or pursuing a higher education – it was due to the medical conditions of John, my youngest brother. John was born in Hong Kong with lung and heart-related problems, and he developed autism and ADHD at a very young age. It is a great stigma to have a disability in China. John wasn’t receiving the best health care in Hong Kong, and the education system didn’t provide any specialized program for students with disabilities. My parents love my brother so much that they quit their jobs and moved the family to Springfield, Massachusetts in 2004 to seek quality health care and education for him. Baystate Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital have gone above and beyond to treat John, and he is enrolled in a comprehensive special education program that will cover his tuition until he turns 21. When I told my parents I wanted to move to Pittsburgh to pursue a career in health care, they urged me with this, “Fight for quality health care for everybody, just like how we fought for John.”

My study illuminates the need to reconceptualise the notion of health care systems in Ghana. The dual approach of conceptualizing the Ghanaian health care system ignores realities on the ground. The dual approach as oppose to the triple-systems approach, downplays the essence of self-care as a health care seeking option for many Ghanaians (). Findings of this study reveals a prevalence use of self-care are health management option for most of the informants. Self-care as a treatment option involves the use of both biomedical and indigenous medical resources. Although self-care is mostly employed for acute health conditions, it is also employed in the management of chronic ailment. In the latter case, the person or