Instead of debating whether or not health care should be universal, the U.S. should be debating on which venues to take to guarantee that all of its citizens have the right to health care. Health care should be considered a basic right not a luxury reserved for the wealthy and the struggling middle class that is able to afford some of it. Human life has greater value than money. Ironically, in the U.S. we rely on private insurance companies that are for profit and that don’t take into a consideration a patient’s health or economic condition. Why do we allow such a system to
Unit 2 Assignment Aetna Insurance Company by Jane Estes For my unit 2 assignment, I have chosen the Aetna Insurance Company. The Aetna Insurance Company is selling more insurance on the healthcare marketplace than any other insurance company. Aetna is working on insurance rates and trying to figure out if increases in rates are warranted for the following year. 16% of their revenue comes from individual policies adn companies. They aren't worried about their revenue or impact on their business becasue of this.
Universal Healthcare would lower the mortality rate in the United States by solving the problem of the uninsured and the underinsured, as well as halt rising healthcare costs in the U.S. In addition, the consumer-driven healthcare system we now utilize reflects the uneven distribution of power
Economic: though, critics have argued that new technologies have lead to the rise in cost of healthcare, in the same token, this issue should be viewed on the other end because with the advent of new technologies, some healthcare cost are cost reducing. As the critics continues to argue that short time use of new technologist may lead to a rise in short term expenditure but it should be taking into cognizance that a longer term cost effective analysis may also show a positive impact on healthcare status and lower cost over a life
The doctors are government employees making a set salary, and they receive a bonus for keeping their patients healthy. The hospitals compete to be the popular hospital to keep from being shut down (Reid, 2008). If Mr. Davis lived in Great Britain, he would receive exceptional care without the high medical bills. References: National Health Service (NHS) (2013). Get help with prescription costs .
The need for health care is dire, yet the prices just increase. Inelasticity seems to better fit the industry, with the want and cost disproportioned. The microeconomics aspect of health care has a lot to focus on, most consumers make decisions based on quality, price and quantity. With the price of insurance and uninsured services so high, the quality and quantity could be there, but not the consumer. The price is a driving force for most consumers.
We waste huge amounts of dollars on end of life care, knowing the statistical outcome. We have to acknowledge that one day we are going to die, and face death in a more reasonable manner. I think hospice programs should be funded more efficiently and promoted more often. Rationing is a major way of thinking; it would prevent excessive abuse of medical care on a patient’s who really stages are in the end of the life. There is no wrong in dying naturally when; the body has come to that
There will also be a Co-pay every three months, and government would automatically pay for the poor and pregnant women. The hospitals would compete for government funding based on how well they treated their patients. I would instate more technology in hospitals because it will aid us in helping patients get better and it could cut some spending costs. You would not be required to see a gatekeeper before seeing a specialist, you can choose which one you would like to see. There will also be a social health insurance fund, so if you lose your job you will not lose your health care.
According to the Foster Care Adoption website, as of 2005, there were 514,000 children in foster care and the number grows each year (Brannagan). So, why is it so difficult for even the most qualified parents to receive a child? The categories of expenses, choice, foster care, and considerations will be evaluated in order to better grasp the grueling adoption process in the United States. The money that goes into adopting a child would be very shocking to most people. On top of the expenses of the adoption process, once one actually receives their child, they will have the expense of caring of the child.
This system would be financed by eliminating the need for private insurance companies and reduce the amount of money waste on expensive administrative staffing expenses. A single payer health care program with universal coverage would be able to save money by allowing better coordination between providers and a continuity of care that is not possible to get from other insurance plans with an average saving possibility of more than $400 billion a year (Silver,