The Healthcare Delivery System

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A healthcare delivery system is defined as the components and processes that enable people to receive healthcare services. The delivery system specific to healthcare is presently described as the quad function model which consist of four functional components, with each component being significant and possessing unique challenges. The four components include: financing, insurance, delivery, and payment.(Understanding the U.S. Healthcare System, 2016).
This paper would seek to look at healthcare systems from a U.S perspective. Whileit may differ in the arrangement and the degree of overlappingthe components are the fundamental basis for every healthcare system whetherall aspects are consolidated by the government or privately run.
With the cost of healthcare increasing over the years as a result of costly diagnostic procedures, investigations, treatment etc. The question of financing of one’s healthcare can arguably be one of the most disputed topics today.Persons need finances to purchase insurance or pay for healthcare services. In the American healthcaresystem,most insurance is employer based and oftenthe dependent spouse and children are covered by the working spouse. Government financing …show more content…

It deals with how much pay must be given for certain services. The funds for these services come from the premium paid by the insurance. Most times the insurance pays the providers directly or if under a managed care plan, patients are required to pay a copayment and theremainder is covered by the plan. The medical reimbursement system is created so that reimbursement occurs on a fee for service model. Essentially the more services they order for their patients, the more money they make. The system financially rewards quantity of care over quality of care and hence there is no incentive to encourage physicians to treat the entire continuum of care for their

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