P3-Explain patterns and trends in health and illness among different social groupings M2- Compare sociological explanations for different patterns and trends D1- Evaluate the way patterns and trends in health and illness are measured Researches into health inequalities in the UK were published between 2005 and 2007. The life expectancy between those who live in the less fortunate parts of the country compared to the affluent parts of the country is 11 years. This could be due to the fact that people who are less wealthy than others usually don't get the best treatment when it comes to poor health. Compared to those who can afford private doctors, they will receive the best treatment needed. This is due to social class.
The Average American (those making under 400% FLP) will most likely see a reduction in their insurance premiums and 30 of the 44 million without insurance will gain access coverage via the "ObamaCare" exchanges, Medicare or Medicaid. ObamaCare offers a number of protections and benefits to all Americans. Beyond the 10 essential health benefits mandated by ObamaCare, additional benefits range from chipping away at pre-existing conditions to expanding health services. Overall, the quality of health care is increased, while the cost, in theory, will be reduced. Middle income Americans (those making between 133% - 400% of the federal poverty level), and employees will be able to use tax credits and out-of-pocket subsidies on the exchanges to save up to 60% of the current cost of premiums making insurance affordable for up to 23 million Americans.
Rector found that in 2004 low-skilled households received about $32,138 in benefits per household on average. Rector then found that these same households paid an average of $9,689 in taxes, resulting in the average low-skill household to collect $22,449 more in benefits than paid in taxes. Taking that $22,449, and multiplying it by the 17.7 million low-skill households, Rector concluded that the total deficit for such households was around $397 billion in 2004. “Over the next ten years the total cost of low-skill households to the taxpayer ... is likely to be at least $3.9 trillion” (York). That’s quite a bill to pay
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) the determinants of health include: the social and economic environment, the physical environment, and the person’s individual characteristics and behaviors. These determinants—or things that make people healthy or not—include the above factors, and many others: • Income and social status - higher income and social status are linked to better health. The greater the gap between the richest and poorest people, the greater the differences in health. • Education – low education levels are linked with poor health, more stress and lower self-confidence. • Physical environment – safe water and clean air, healthy workplaces, safe houses, communities and roads all contribute to good health.
This is due to the fact that both healthcare system and healthcare access are below the nation’s standards. For example, the ease and speed of access to healthcare units is very low compared to other regions in the nation. According to the data employed in the study, there is need to ensure that transport and healthcare units are improved. In order to ensure that such improvements are a success, the community health profile came up with a plan. The plan is mainly aimed at improving transport, increasing the number of healthcare units and improving the rate of recruitment of medical professionals.
The average person in America now consumes $6,567 in health care every year, the highest in the world. The country next closest for health care consumption is Switzerland, which spends $4,311 per person, 34% less than the United States. Japan only spends $2,529 per person, and has the highest life expectancy in the world, while the U.S. is ranked 36th. One justification for this disparity is that health care in the U.S is more expensive. Another comes from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that recently determined that one-third of all health care consumed in the U.S. is unnecessary.
As the US actually spends more money on or for use in the Health care than Canada, they only spent 10% of their GDP and the US spends 15.3%. We should take heed of the way Canada does things. They have a government who is willing to pick up the cost of medical care to the tune of 70% VS. here in the US to only 46%. Although there are many studies which are trying to keep up with ever changing factors in health care the three most noted are WHO, CRS and CPR. This may not be a large difference, but truth be told Canada is always ahead of the US in other ways just as infant mortality and life expectancy.
A Policy Change to Address the Health Care Problem in the United States “8508 USD”, that’s the amount the U.S spent on health per capita in 2011. This is by far the highest spent per capita in the world, but it does not translate to the best health care system in the world. In fact a deeper look at the U.S. health care system shows that it an inequitable and inefficient system which places a heavier burden on the poor than on any other group in the country. The brunt of the high spending on health care is born by the low income earners in the country, leading to unequal health utility and a further increase in the already large income inequality plaguing the country. A change in the U.S. health care system to make it more equitable and efficient
Patrice Ford Trident University International MSHS - Health Care Management & Clinical Research Administration CRA500: Health Care delivery Systems Module 1 Today in the United States the strength of the economy comes from the wellbeing of our society. Health care cost is at an all-time high many Americans do not have health care benefits or even access to good healthcare. Reforming our healthcare policy will enable everyone access to quality healthcare a preventative measures while lowering healthcare cost. The high cost is stemming from the treatment of many chronic illnesses and medications. Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey whom is the current president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation points out the six steps that we as a nation
The U.S. has a higher quality of health care than most other nations around the world. Nationalizing health care does not insure that everyone will have equal access to the health care system. For example seniors in Canada and the United Kingdom report having much more difficulty the U.S. seniors in obtaining health care benefits (Longley, 2006). Nationalizing health care gives health care to the deeply impoverished but at the expense of the