Health Care - 951 Words

Title: Why the Current Health Care System Is In Turmoil Name: Course: Institution: Date: The US health system is in turmoil mostly because of two major issues first being that the cost of treatment is very high and the second factor that is affecting the health system being that most US citizens lack medical coverage and thus are unable to get access to good health care services. These two factors have put the current health care system in a crisis because it has made health services expensive and thus unaffordable to the citizens. The high cost of health services is caused by most hospitals charging high fees to their patients mostly because there is low number of qualified doctors. This is because most medical schools require one†¦show more content†¦This in turn develops higher life expectancies in a nation and thus leads to a healthy and working nation (Schultz, Chao amp; McGinnis, 2009). The national health insurance also has some risks such as less funding and also loss of money. The national health insurance plan faces less funding and thus lacks to me et it needs. The government should come up with other ways to increase funding for the national health insurance through taxation, products that affect the health of individuals such as tobacco and alcohol, and also from sponsors in the medical field such as drug manufactures. The other risk is the loss of money in hospitals due to the provision of unnecessary services and prolonged visits to the hospital. This can only be controlled by implementing a treatment surveillance program to supervise the processes of treatment to patients so that unnecessary procedures will not be paid for and in so doing a lot of money will not be lost (Schultz, Chao amp; McGinnis, 2009). REFERENCES Schultz, A., Chao, S., amp; McGinnis, J. (2009). Integrative medicine and the health of the public. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press. Hacker, J. (2008). Health at risk. New York: Columbia University Press. Barsukiewicz, C., Raffel, M., Raffel, N., amp; Raffel, M. (2010). The U.S. health system. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar, CengageShow MoreRelatedThe Health Of Health Care983 Words   |  4 PagesHealth care has evolved throughout the years. The factors that have made health care evolve are the costs of health insurance, research on the advancement of medicine and diseases, technology, etc. Regardless of the factors, health and medicine have acknowledged and treated illnesses that society at one point may have thought cureless. But what is better than treating a disease or any kind of harm, physically and psychologically? Preventing it. Preventive care is like the guardian angel on people’sRead MoreHealth Care1371 Words   |  6 Pagesthese are the types of g rievances in which health care officials are faced with. During most presidential elections, most nominees propose plans for health care. Health care has become more prevalent in our mainstream media. 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