The Health Care System As A Whole

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,

Primary care is the backbone of many industrialized nations, but is the US one of them? Unfortunately, the answer is no. The US lags behind such developed nations in its accessibility of primary care by a huge difference. The United States healthcare system fails to ensure the timely preventative and primary care for its residents. The current estimates indicate that there is merely one physician for every 2,500 patients. Not only Medicare beneficiaries, but also privately insured adults struggle in accessing the right primary care physician at the right time. Moreover, maldistribution of physicians only exacerbates the problem, especially for those residing in health professional shortage areas (HPSA).15 Approximately, sixty-five million Americans live in designated primary care shortage areas.13 Such underserved population faces higher disease and death rates and health disparities that then result in higher rates of hospitalizations and emergency department visits—in other words, expensive medical bills.21 More governmental control on the geographic location of primary care physicians can be a first-step to fixing the shortage problem.

The United States Health Care System has undergone some drastic changes over the past few years. It is almost unrecognizable when we try to compare and contrast the growth and evolution; with physicians with no formal standard requirements such as licensing or even training to now being one of the hardest programs to enter. From private house being used as hospital settings with no type of formal reimbursement or insurance; to having hospitals now so luxurious, that they can be mistaking as five star hotels. Where we where around the Great Depression and the outburst of growth in the industry change the mission of Health Care System from patient oriented to business or profit oriented. Throughout all these transformation, one thing remains unchanged; what one entity is truly in control of the Health Care System?

Today’s health care system is very different from how it used to be. There have been many changes that have taken place which represent the major shifts involved in moving from a plan which was based mainly on what the patient wanted, to a managed care system. The American health care system has evolved immensely over the past years and it continues to evolve to this day. As health care costs continue to rise, as treatments become even more costly, and as the population continues to age, it is essential to understand how health care is different from in the past and how changes in the future will impact families across the nation. By addressing past modifications, awareness is brought upon individuals and families regarding the progression of the current health care system.

How many times have you heard, America has the best health care system in the world? This may be partially true however, Americans are paying the most for health care in the world. Actually, many wonder whether we 'd be better off adopting a universal health care system. The Unites States is the only industrialized nation that does not provide universal health care for its citizens. Many feel the health care system either costs too much, covers too little and virtually makes it impossible to obtain. Somewhere down the road many Americans have seemed to inherit a unique ideology, that health care must be “earned,” no matter how much or how little control a person has over their health status? There is a dark stigma among some that truly

Drug abuse is a social problem America has faced for years that is continuing to get worse as the years go by. Drug abuse has a negative effect on many different individuals, families, friends, and society as a whole. Drug use is frequently tied into crime and incarceration. Looking into ways to lower the possibility of inmates returning to drugs and incarceration can help lower the abuse of drugs for the entire society. Lowering the use of drug abuse can help heal people and their relationships along with lowering the crime rates in America.

It’s time that people know the truth about the American health care system and the harsh realities that come from associating with a free market health care system. We should also know about the different health care system offered in other industrialized countries. The Documentary “Sicko” shows us the lives of many people American and Non-American and their experiences with healthcare / health services ranging from U.S, Canada, France, England and Cuba. In all these countries, the only one that requires its citizens to pay for health care is the U.S. Health care in the U.S is dominated by the free market and private enterprise / HMO organizations and their thirst for profits, because of this I feel like health care should be owned by the

The United States health care system may be unique in being a true melting pot of cultures, ethnicities, and races. Health care and maintenance of one’s health is a necessity of life, regardless of ethnic, social, or cultural background. The cultural landscape of America is a constantly changing as evidenced by some projections stating by the year 2045 that non-Hispanic Caucasians will represent less than 50% of the U.S. population for the first time (Alba, 2015). However, this estimate may actually be inaccurate due to the numerous American families that already incorporate multiple racial, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds. Nurse anesthetists that provide anesthesia for surgery are exposed to a myriad of cultures and all the differences that come with them. These many differences may affect how an anesthetist interacts with their patients, may cause a simple procedure to become a more challenging one, or it may also affect an anesthetist own beliefs and how that approach a case.

Preventative care is the key to improving the plight of millions of Americans with regards to their standard of care. This is not to say that a large scale health care reform is not necessary, it is. However, whether the United States moves to a single-payer system or completely to a fee-for-service path, preventative care is still crucial. By keeping people out of hospitals and emergency rooms, health care professionals could lower the nosocomial infection rate which balances between 3% and 12.5%, even in developed countries (Health care-associated infections, n.d.). Another example of a preventative measure would be to lower the rate of obesity. This would effectively reduce the source

There are more than 43 million people right now in the U.S. that live below the poverty line (Poverty Talk, 2016). There are 43 million Americans who struggle to make ends meet, provide for their families, and receive adequate health care. Those under the poverty line have a difficult time maintaining specific needs; I am especially interested in the effect that socioeconomic status has on the health of an individual, particularly those in a lower socioeconomic status. Socioeconomic status focuses on either an individual or a group within a hierarchical social structure; it focuses on a combination of variables including occupation, education, income, wealth, and place of residence (Dictionary, 2005). The variables I will mainly be focusing on are income and wealth. While most working Americans have their healthcare paid for by employers, what about the 4.9% of unemployed Americans? The American health care system works on two different plans, Medicaid and Medicare, these plans were designed with the elderly, disabled, poor, and young in mind; I will be focusing specifically on factors of health for those with little to no income. Access to healthcare is another important factor that has a direct relationship to overall health of an individual. Research has shown that those with a lower socioeconomic status have a lower overall physical and mental health. The argument can be made that health is directly impacted by socioeconomic status with income being the biggest

Health care in the United States has evolved throughout the years. This evolution has lead to groundbreaking findings and understand, benefiting to not only America, but other countries. However, along with all of the great achievements, there comes some consequences, social issues. The United States health care system comes with social issues that includes inequality, cost, and health insurance.

United States health system, the biggest in the world, employs most up-to-date and state-of-the-art technologies in healthcare. U.S. is the world leader in research and development in the biomedical field. The magnitude of the research in healthcare and medical innovations that come out of the U.S., in general have been the largest. U.S. contributes, influences and drives medical research in various parts of the world with great emphasis on the quality of human life. U.S. pharmaceutical and medical equipment companies have access to biggest markets in the world and yet Americans spend more than 17% of country’s GDP towards healthcare, the largest in the world. In spite of that, US healthcare system suffers from complex rules,

The OHCHR (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights) and WHO (World Health Organization) have said,“The right to health is relevant to all States: every State has ratified at least one international human rights treaty recognizing the right to health. Moreover, States have committed themselves to protecting this right through international declarations, domestic legislation and policies, and at international conferences” (Shah,2011). Healthcare is the maintenance and improvement of physical and mental health, especially through the provision of medical services. Except for the US, many wealthy nations provided universal health care. Health provision is challenging due to the costs required as well as various social, cultural,

Currently, The United States sits as the thirty-sixth best nation at delivering effective healthcare, and yet the US does so at over $8,200 per capita, more than two and half times the OECD average. This creates and incredibly paradoxical circumstance where “the most powerful, most innovative, and richest country [on] the plant” delivers on average one of the worst healthcare results among developed countries (Reid 28). Several countries including Canada, England, the Netherlands, France, and Germany have developed systems that are much more comprehensive and much cheaper compared to the United States. However, American exceptionalism, the reluctance to think that we can learn from other nations, has impeded our ability to learn from

It is well known that free trade and competition has provided benefits and has caused issues to America and to the whole world for that matter. The economy of America has produced many goods and services for the humans living there. A majority of produce, clothing, housing, and automotive vehicles wouldn’t be here without the labor of the hard-working American hands. This couldn’t have happened if it weren’t for the free trade system. The downfall to this system is that it has caused many people to go bankrupt and lose many assets including homes and even their jobs. The government responded well to these crisis’ and used labor laws and many other social programs to pull Americans out of the rut. If it wasn’t