According to the American heritage Dictionary, healthcare is defined as, “The prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well being through the services offered by the medical and allied health professions.”
The US tries to help their health care inequality by providing health coverage through Medicare, Medicaid, the affordable care act, and through private insurance you can purchase through your employer. Medicaid is a health insurance program available only to certain low-income citizens that fit in the eligibility group. Medicare is a federal program, which finances medical care for people over 65, and disabled citizen who are eligible for Social Security benefits. The affordable care act, …show more content…
Around 70% on the populations live in rural areas and has limited to no access to healthcare services like hospitals or clinics. Citizens living in the rural areas using alternative medicine or rural government run health clinics. The high out of pocket expenses is almost 70%, which low-income people can’t afford. Only 15% of India’s populations have health insurance primary provided by their employer, all other paying for health care with cash in advance. Ethical disparity in India is a daily struggle for the lower castes, which are mostly travel for work, and migrate, to different parts of the country in search of work. The travel or moving around means that those who are already poor lose many benefits generally offered to poorer sections of their area. When they experience Illness the treatment usually uses up all their savings and is a common reason for indebtedness. Their kids are usually not going to school and so the cycle of poverty continues. Their inability to register for health services offered by the government means they fall completely off their radar. In India low-income citizen are much more likely to not seek care because of financial reasons. India, is trying to make access to health care more affordable and available to lower income households. The increase in the older population and community-acquired diseases will increase the financial burden. Poor supervision of the heath care sector, no availability of medication, and poor quality is pushing poor citizens towards private
The US tries to help their health care inequality by providing health coverage through Medicare, Medicaid, the affordable care act, and through private insurance you can purchase through your employer. Medicaid is a health insurance program available only to certain low-income citizens that fit in the eligibility group. Medicare is a federal program, which finances medical care for people over 65, and disabled citizen who are eligible for Social Security benefits. The affordable care act, …show more content…
Around 70% on the populations live in rural areas and has limited to no access to healthcare services like hospitals or clinics. Citizens living in the rural areas using alternative medicine or rural government run health clinics. The high out of pocket expenses is almost 70%, which low-income people can’t afford. Only 15% of India’s populations have health insurance primary provided by their employer, all other paying for health care with cash in advance. Ethical disparity in India is a daily struggle for the lower castes, which are mostly travel for work, and migrate, to different parts of the country in search of work. The travel or moving around means that those who are already poor lose many benefits generally offered to poorer sections of their area. When they experience Illness the treatment usually uses up all their savings and is a common reason for indebtedness. Their kids are usually not going to school and so the cycle of poverty continues. Their inability to register for health services offered by the government means they fall completely off their radar. In India low-income citizen are much more likely to not seek care because of financial reasons. India, is trying to make access to health care more affordable and available to lower income households. The increase in the older population and community-acquired diseases will increase the financial burden. Poor supervision of the heath care sector, no availability of medication, and poor quality is pushing poor citizens towards private