Health Care has been an issue in the United States, for many years the United States health care has been on the rise and will continue to rise. Among, contribute to the high cost of health care is with new technology, which helps assist physician with medical treatment and early detection of health issues. The higher costs are also due to the U.S. has embracing into the information and communications technology into improving the administration of its system. Hence, the contribute to the rise of health care cost which is by raising insurance premiums higher and the cost of health care. Nonetheless, the U.S achieves very well in some of the major health care area, such as, a high rate for screening and survival for different types of cancers and cancer care. With that saying, U.S needs to starts focusing on lifestyles that lead to poor health, U.S care fall short compared with other developing countries. Many countries have implemented universal health coverage for years with effective results compared to the U.S health care system to both China and Brazil. First we start by looking at the life expectancy in areas that has changed over the past century. Our life expectancy is correlated to how we take care of our health, meaning our complete physical mental and social well-being. Many people just look at the biological side of health, but health is also including social and the environment we live in. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD, 2013), “Life expectancy has increased in the United States over the past decades, but less rapidly than in other OECD countries. This can be due to gaps in health insurance coverage and proper proportion of the U.S. population”. Life expectancy at birth... ... middle of paper ... ...ivate health. Moreover, health expenditure covers the establishment of health services both preventive and curative, family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health. The United States spends much more on health per capita than most countries, spending $9,146 in 2013 compares to China 646 and Brazil 1,454. Hence, with the high spending in health care you would expect the U.S to have a lower mortality rates and higher life expectancy with the amount of money being spent. As one can see, that the United States Health Care system should be a great system and with the help of advance technology we are able to provide much more efficient and effective health care service. Even though, the U.S may seem to be fallen behind in certain areas of the Health Care system, it also falls on the person to be able to take care of themselves.
Synthesis question: what factors are contributing to the demies of the American health care system? The health care system in the United States is one of the most complex forms of healthcare system. What makes the system complex is that there are multiple factors involved. For example, there are multiple players and payers involved in the system. This includes physicians, administrator of health services institutions, insurance companies, large employers and lastly the Government Shi & Singh
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it. The United States changed the American health care system. Obama’s main purpose was to provide the Americans with health care that they can afford and also health insurance. Reducing the health care spending is essentially the goal he was going for in the United States. The Obama Healthcare was signed into law on March 23, 2010. It provided benefits and protection that comes along with the healthcare and the setup with health insurance where it can be easily purchased. The Obama care helps most
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Introduction When it comes to health matters, everyone becomes attentive. People believe that with good health, one can virtually accomplish anything that they desire. This is the reason to as why health is given all the attention. It is important to have a clear understanding of the meaning of the term health, healthcare and systems that are put in place to facilitate healthcare. Health is described as “the general condition of the body or mind, especially in terms of the presence or absence of
comprehend our current health care system, it is important to understand the history and how health care has evolved in the United States. The healthcare system we have now didn't always exist. Believe it or not, before 1920, most people would not of known what health care coverage meant! So how did the United States turn into one of the few developed countries lacking nationwide healthcare? Understanding U.S. healthcare history will help you understand the dynamics that built the system that, we struggle
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