At one point or another, everyone in the world experiences getting a flu bug that is going around or trying to outrun that nasty cold or allergies, brought on from a change in climate or seasons. While some may attempt to use home remedies to try to cure symptoms, the fact is that the human body is not capable of outrunning everything. Although it may just be the common cold, a tiny cough could potentially become a larger issue. Eventually, a visit to a provider to receive antibiotics or a diagnosis may be necessary. Both around the world and in the United States, countless individuals seek medical treatment or diagnosis through some form of a healthcare system. With recent changes to the healthcare system established in the United States, this paper will explore and compare the components of healthcare systems worldwide, to the new components being implemented through the Affordable Care Act. Sick Around the World explores the components that define the healthcare systems of multiple capitalist countries around the world. The best of component of the government-run British National Health Service is its dedication to providing services to everyone, with no fees, no bankruptcy or bills. Additionally, using gatekeepers before individuals seek possible treatment from a specialist cuts back on additional unnecessary visits. Across the continent, patients of the Japanese system have easier access to healthcare providers due to no appointments needed and the existence of house calls. Another great component in Japan is the tightly controlled fixed prices for drugs and procedures, which allow costs to be low for Japanese patients. Similarly, Germany has managed to remove profit from its insurance companies, due to fixed yearly prices... ... middle of paper ... ...believe there will be more challenges and complaints that will arise. Deep down, I hope that this reform, within the next few years, will lead to coverage and quality care for all, but it is a big task. In the end, only time will tell. Works Cited Henry J. Kaiser Foundation. (2013, April 25).Summary of the affordable care act.Retrieved from http://kaiserfamilyfoundation.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/8061-021.pdf Henry J. Kaiser Foundation. (2010, September 23). Health reform hits main street. Retrieved from http://kaiserfamilyfoundation.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/movie_reform_script_textonly_9_14final.pdf Palfreman, J. (Producer and Director) & Reid, T.R. (Co-Writer). (2008). Sick around the world. [Television series episode]. In Mangini, T. (Director) Frontline. Arlington, VA: PBS. Available from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundtheworld/view/
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For decades, one of the many externalities that the government is trying to solve is the rising costs of healthcare. "Rising healthcare costs have hurt American competitiveness, forced too many families into bankruptcy to get their families the care they need, and driven up our nation's long-term deficit" ("Deficit-Reducing Healthcare Reform," 2014). The United States national government plays a major role in organizing, overseeing, financing, and more so than ever delivering health care (Jaffe, 2009). Though the government does not provide healthcare directly, it serves as a financing agent for publicly funded healthcare programs through the taxation of citizens. The total share of the national publicly funded health spending by various governments amounts to 4 percent of the nation's gross domestic product, GDP (Jaffe, 2009). By 2019, government spending on Medicare and Medicaid is expected to rise to 6 percent and 12 percent by 2050 (Jaffe, 2009). The percentages, documented from the Health Policy Brief (2009) by Jaffe, are from Medicare and Medicaid alone. The rapid rates are not due to increase of enrollment but growth in per capita costs for providing healthcare, especially via Medicare.
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Healthcare has been a topic of discussion with the majority of the country. Issues with insurance coverage, rising costs, limited options to gain coverage, and the quality of healthcare have become concerns for law makers, healthcare providers and the general public. Some of those concerns were alleviated with the passing of the Affordable Care Act, but new concerns have developed with problems that have occurred in the implementation of the new law. The main concerns of the country are if the Affordable Care Act will be able to overcome the issues that plagued the old healthcare system, the cost of the program, and how will the new law affect the quality of the health delivery system.
The purpose of this paper is to examine the status of health care reform implementation in the state of Ohio. Throughout the paper, I will discuss if the health care reform has been effective as well as name some of the positive and negative outcomes. Furthermore, I will discuss how the health care reform is impacting community health. Discussion on the effect of health care reform on the economics in Ohio will conclude this paper.
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...ral, and social benefits to be reaped, and so it is important for our government to continue down this path its started and also important for Americans to provide our full support. There is much to overcome to completely reverse the direction of the health system, and I’m sure it will take many years for the results to pay off, but I’m glad we’ve at least provided the groundwork for future generations to build on.
Reese, Philip. Public Agenda Foundation. The Health Care Crisis: Containing Costs, Expanding Coverage. New York: McGraw, 2002.
As I began watching Reinventing Healthcare-A Fred Friendly Seminar (2008), I thought to myself, “man, things have changed since 2008.” And as the discussion progressed, I started to become irritated by how little had changed. The issues discussed were far-reaching, and the necessity for urgent change was a repeated theme. And yet, eight years later, health care has made changes, but many of its crucial problems still exist.
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...ompanies are not oversee by the government - which means that they can change prices or deny services if they want. This creates a culture where people only look for the hospital for treatment when the thing is already severe, often in a the condition could be easily avoided if it treated by a doctor sooner. At the bill, in the end, is very expensive.
Today, most countries have some form of Universal Health Care. There are many pros and cons to Universal Health Care. I believe there are changes to be made in the Affordable Care Act. The law is very extensive and complex. Millions of Americans will gain access to health insurance, but the concern is will the quality of it suffice? This is an important issue to discuss, especially for young adults graduating college. And for elders, what’s going to happen to Social Security? The synopsis is Universal Health Care is a controversial topic for many nations.
With the United Nations listing health care as natural born right and the escalating cost of health care America has reached a debatable crisis. Even if you do have insurance it's a finical strain on most families.
I chose the movie “Sicko,” and while watching this movie I saw the different countries and how they went about the healthcare system. Starting with the United States, in order to receive healthcare you’re supposed to have health insurance which some can afford and others can’t. In the beginning of the movie different people went about the different reasons why they were denied health insurance and the different effects that it had on their life. For example, a man whose 79 years by the name of Frank Cardeal is insured by Medicare but it doesn’t cover all of the medication that he and his wife need. He works as a custodian and a business which covers his medication. I feel as though he should be laid back somewhere, but instead he’s stuck working
Everyone is always competing for the best health care. Different health care systems are different through out the world, but all with similar ideas of at least delivering some form of health care. Some countries in particular will be highly emphasized: Switzerland, United Kingdom, and Japan in how they work with cost, access, and quality with in the health care systems in their own countries.