Discussion board 2: Consumer-Driven Healthcare System Discussion Board 2: Consumer-Driven Healthcare System Over the last several decades there have been many attempts to reform the healthcare system in the United States. Currently, there is a mixture of public and private sector healthcare systems in America. The government has been a dominant force in healthcare reform and endeavors to reduce healthcare cost. The government controls certain healthcare policies, contracts, Medicaid, and Medicare systems (McLaughlin & McLaughlin, 2017). Some politicians and economists have argued that government regulations and managed care contracts drive up costs. Others argue that private-sector approaches have been tried and failed
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However, the healthcare market does not present conditions appropriate for open competition. Therefore, there needs to be a degree of competition and degree of regulation (government) to produce the best outcome. This is not completely unlike the current healthcare environment, but more emphasis needs to be placed on informing consumers. According to McLaughlin and McLaughlin (2017) the “way to control healthcare cost would be to motivate consumers to take more responsibility for their own buying decisions” (p.74).
References
Goddard, M. (2015). Competition in Healthcare: Good, Bad or Ugly? International Journal of Health Policy and Management,4(9), 567-569. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2015.144
McLaughlin, C.P. & McLaughlin, C.D, (2015). Health Policy Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Approach (2nd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Paterick, Z. R., Paterick, T. E., & Waterhouse, B. E. (2009). The healthcare crisis: Competition is the problem and the solution. The Journal of Medical Practice Management: MPM, 25(1), 11-5. Retrieved from
However, the healthcare market does not present conditions appropriate for open competition. Therefore, there needs to be a degree of competition and degree of regulation (government) to produce the best outcome. This is not completely unlike the current healthcare environment, but more emphasis needs to be placed on informing consumers. According to McLaughlin and McLaughlin (2017) the “way to control healthcare cost would be to motivate consumers to take more responsibility for their own buying decisions” (p.74).
References
Goddard, M. (2015). Competition in Healthcare: Good, Bad or Ugly? International Journal of Health Policy and Management,4(9), 567-569. doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2015.144
McLaughlin, C.P. & McLaughlin, C.D, (2015). Health Policy Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Approach (2nd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
Paterick, Z. R., Paterick, T. E., & Waterhouse, B. E. (2009). The healthcare crisis: Competition is the problem and the solution. The Journal of Medical Practice Management: MPM, 25(1), 11-5. Retrieved from