This is also invalid because it is better to pay taxes rather than over priced medical bills. The last con is that people will have a longer wait time. That is also invalid because the more people that visit the more of a demand there will be for Doctors. A universal health care system would extend care to all Americans regardless of social status or bank account. Health care has become extremely unaffordable for both businesses and individuals.
The focus of the literature review will be upon breast cancer and social support received, and the psychological consequences that social support has upon the coping adaptability of breast cancer patients. Breast cancer is now the number one cancer in the UK, each year more than forty five thousand women are diagnosed with this cancer, approximately one hundred and twenty five women a day, this does not include the three hundred men a year that are also diagnosed. According to figures published by the Office for National Statistics in 2002, the incidence of breast cancer in Britain has increased from an age-standardised rate of seventy-five per one hundred thousand in 1979, to one hundred and fourteen per one hundred thousand in 2001. In 1988, a Breast Screening Program was introduced in the UK; this led to a temporary increase in prevalence rates, for women aged 50-64 years. However, more women than ever before are surviving breast cancer, nine out of ten women diagnosed at stage one survive beyond five years.
Davis wishes he lived in some other country where he could have better access to healthcare. If he lived in Great Britain he would not pay for his healthcare. While they work they pay higher taxes to cover the cost of healthcare, but his healthcare would not stop if he lost his job. There is more access to healthcare for children, unemployed, and retired persons regardless of their income. They receive no medical bills; therefore, there is no threat of bankruptcy due to a medical condition.
At the same time walk-in clinics can be cost effective and affordable. The target population is a consumer that wants fast, cheap but accessible primary care. Individuals who are uninsured, or working but living from paycheck to paycheck are able to budget this form of medical care because walk-in clinics generally work on a pay scale. The clinics are set up to take care of minor medical problems such a colds, sore throats and respiratory-type illnesses. Most clinics do not provide lab work or X-rays, so if the patient comes in with a serious condition they would most likely be turned away and referred to a physician.
The public system will be for the rest of the population, who will have overall coverage, and will only pay for some of their medical needs. A private health care system is not necessary because the public health care system helps everyone, no matter their thier age or wealth, it would give doctors a larger income than normal, and many quality doctors that work in a public hospital would switch to hospitals that are privately run. It isn`t necessary to have a two-tiered health care system, as it will threaten the health and safety of the public health care system. Firstly, Canada does not need a two-tiered healthcare system because in a public system, everyone is treated equally. The public healthcare system was made to accommodate everyone in Canada, no matter their level of wealth.
At MGH the decline was 87.6% in 1988 to 78.4% in 1993 as well. Because of their high medical cost and lack of primary care physicians, 30% of the hospitals revenues were at risk, giving the opportunity to other hospitals to provide these services and create price competition based on Chapter 495. The reduction of gross patient service revenue at MGH and BWH were affected by the changes in government programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and the enactment of chapter 495. These programs along with many insurance companies adopted the Prospective Payment System (PPS) which began monitoring hospital charges and refusing payment for unnecessary services. The hospitals were receiving a standardized payment for each service
The specialists are paid for on a salary basis. All of these salaries are taken from the taxes that UK citizens pay. The general practitioners provide a gatekeeper role and they have a strong financial incentive to not refer you to a specialist, meaning that sometimes you may not receive the healthcare that you actually need. (G. John Chen & Steven R. Fieldman) One economic advantage of the free healthcare in the UK is that it discourages privatisation. If the UK had a private healthcare system like it does in the US then many health problems would be left untreated as individuals may not have the finances to fund the respective healthcare.
Basically Socialized Medical systems are designed to eliminate the insurance industry and marginalize profit while providing health care for all. Socialized Medicine has been around for centuries, although not recognized as such, many people in America have given it a very negative connotation. Socialized medicine is too often associated with socialism and in America’s political arena it has long been rejected, thus an opportunity for a National Socialized Medicine program continues to be just a dream for those that believe in the idea (Ausman, 2007). Often people forget that America already supports socialized medicine to a small portion of its citizens. That is, the Veterans Administration’s health care services and the active duty and reserve military force are covered by a socialized medicine program.
AMT Task 2 Western Governor’s University October 27, 2014 In order to determine the needs of the community, Trinity Community Hospital conducted a health needs assessment focusing on oncology, orthopedic and cardiovascular services. Utilizing a multitude of sources such as surveys, focus groups, and interviews with healthcare professionals the community’s needs were used to develop service line recommendations. Risk Factors Oncology Services The health needs assessment indicated that ~15% of the population will age to greater than 65 years within the next five years. New cancers are expected to increase by 34% in the next five years. It is estimated that 50% of men and 30% of women are anticipated to develop some form of cancer in their lifetime.
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