Essay On Future Health Care In The United States

WHAT FUTURE DO YOU SEE FOR MEDICINE IN THE UNITED STATES? Over the last one hundred years, there have been many changes to medicine and the health care system in the United States. Through these changes, we have made many technological advances and have cured many disease. With these changes, we have also been able to find a way to make health care more affordable for most Americans. However, there are still many who lack access and necessary funds and this is where I see the future change. The future of medicine in the United States is heading toward a play on socialized medicine with a separate market for those who chose to have outside insurance and see specialty physicians. According to Paying for Health Care by Thomas Bodenheimer and Kevin Grumbach (p. 326-337), up until the middle of the twentieth century out-of-pocket payments were the most common way of paying medical bills. As we all know illnesses are unpredictability, we do not get to choose when we get sick or have an accident. Because of this, it is very hard for average American households to put back enough money to cover these unforeseen circumstances. Their …show more content…
I also feel like there are many individuals who feel like they are better than others and require superior health care to those of lower class. Because of this and the drive of money in medicine I feel like we will see a divide in health care. I don’t necessarily think it is a bad thing, maybe even a good compromise. However, with this divide those of lower socioeconomic class will still argue that they do not have equal access to health care. That being said they will still have better access than they had before. With everything, it seems when you take one step forward you always end up taking two steps back. But that is ok because at least we are trying and look at how many great strides we have