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So far, it has been proven impossible unless the circumstances that prevent poor and uninsured people from getting medical care are addressed concurrently. Evidence of rising health care expenditures is nationwide. Hogan and colleagues estimate that private expenditures increased by 6.6 percent per insured person in 1999, as compared with increases of 5.1 percent in 1998 and 3.1 percent in 1997 (Hogan C, 2000). Currently the U.S. spends 16 percent of gross domestic product on health care, compared with 8 to 10 percent in most major industrialized nations. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services which is also known as CMS, guesses that growth in health spending will continue to outpace GDP over the next 10 years.
HRSA projects that, absent aggressive intervention, in the year 2020 the shortage will grow to more than 1 million RNs-representing a shortage of 36% (2). The “Baby boomers” are also aging and entering retirement. This has placed additional demand for the services of Nurses. Demands for Nurses is high and is expected to increase as more of the population gains access to healthcare reform. According to the American College of Nurses, “the nursing shortage is very real and very different from any experienced in the past and will grow more serious over the next 20 years” (3).
They can raise prices at any point. However, I think that for our nation to move forward we need to limit the costs of health care. It should not be a completely profit driven industry which it is at this time. A change needs to occur to make the insurance companies focus on helping people rather than making money. All individuals should have access to health care including those who can not afford to pay for it.
When signed into law on March 10, 2010, the Obama-approved Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act “ ...increased health care coverage to include 32 million previously uninsured Americans, [and] under the new law, 95% of Americans will be insured" (ProCon.org, 2009). The goal of this health insurance plan is to provide affordable health care to all. The closest the government has come previously is with Medicaid and Medicare programs which grant the elderly and the poor a guaranteed minimum of health services (Carmalt & Zaidi, 2004). Meanwhile, with the current system, policy makers, politicians and insurance companies are reaping the rewards from how the current health care system is run. According to Senator Sanders (2010), 30% of each health care dollar private insurance companies spend is on “...administration and billing, exorbitant CEO compensation packages, advertising, lobbying and campaign contributions”.
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According to The Kaiser Family Foundation, the average cost of family insurance coverage in the United States was $13,000.00 per year in 2009. USA today reported that the massive cost of coverage has made many Americans decide to forgo health insurance and pay out of pocket in the event of a medical emergency. Americans without health insurance are less likely to receive proper care when it is needed. The
Their claim is that even if there appears to be no imminent danger that it could still pose risks due to the hazards of additives or thimerosol (Field,2009). However, public health officials are using patient safety as the argument for vaccine mandates for healthcare workers (Field,2009). Studies have shown increased death rates in the hospitals with a smaller percentage of vaccinated employees, thus the well-being of people who depend on healthcare workers should always come first
Problems within the U.S. healthcare system Name Institution Problems within the U.S. healthcare system The United States healthcare system is facing numerous challenges at the moment. One of the central issues in the re-election campaign of 2012 is healthcare reform. The Supreme Court ruled recently to uphold the healthcare reformed championed by president Barrack Obama in the 2010 legislation, but the Republicans are wholly opposed to it. This may seem a straightforward political debate, but the healthcare situation is a big concern. Compared with other developed nations, America lags behind in the provision of quality and affordable healthcare to its citizens.
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