Chapter 5 and 6 gave us great insight into business of the healthcare industry and the reality of some of the decisions that are made. Chapter 5 discussed the extent to which the government regulates the healthcare system here in the United States. From the text, it is clear that private/public nature of the healthcare … Read more
To understand the current state of the U.S. health system is to understand sovereign power and the check and balances on a state level. Federalism is the relationship between the country and the state in an agreement to work together. It is a balance between the two so that power is not overrun by one … Read more
Healthcare expenditures account for 18.3% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and has increased year after year to $4.3 trillion in 20211. The United States population is growing slowly, 0.5% increase from 20222. Life expectancy in the U.S. had been rising from 68 years in 1950 to 79 years in 2019 until a more recent decline to … Read more
I have been a certified nursing assistant since 2017 where I was just a junior in high school. Expanding off of this chapter, it was interesting to see how things I have experienced in five years was provided into statistics right on the page. I was lucky enough to go to a vocational high school … Read more
Whenever a discussion is brought up among peers about the United States healthcare system, opinions may range from us having the best regulatory systems and care, all the way to us having the worst systems in place. How does one rank a healthcare system? Is it lives saved? Is it the amount of dollars spent … Read more
The United State government for the most part stays out health care system. Many other first world countries play a large role in their health care systems like running and maintaining health care institutions. The Unites States on the other hand lets hospitals and doctor offices run themselves like any other businesses.1 Overall the constitution … Read more
In 1965, President Johnson signed the Medicare Social Security Amendments into law, and Medicare and Medicaid services were established in the US to provide insurance to the elderly, disabled and those with limited income. This law came after years of debate regarding the inadequacy of private insurances’ ability to provide “comprehensive, affordable health care coverage … Read more
In the U.S. access to health care depends on having health care insurance. Whether health care is financed via public government-sponsored programs such as Medicare, Medicaid or SCHIP or through private employer-sponsored plans (BTW most individuals in the US have this form of coverage) it still ends up representing a cost to society. The conventional wisdom is that we all share … Read more