Healthcare in the United States The United States as of today does not provide universal health coverage; this leaves according to Brown …show more content…
This system provides universal coverage with a combination of emergent care, public and private hospitals, access to high quality of care and lastly a higher volume of medical service to each of its citizens regardless of wealth or social class. According to Rodwin (2003), the majority of the system delivered through a fee-for service in private practices (emergent –care) and public hospitals for acute care (p.31). As with the US, most citizen obtain insurance though their employer which is then deducted from their taxes. Citizens are free to choose the hospital and or doctor that they so please as compared to health insurances in the US where citizens must choose a provider within the network for a more reasonable cost. France goes as far as to provide supplemental health insurance to its citizens for costs that are not covered by the NHI; an approach similar to Medicare in the US for its elderly