We live in one of the greatest countries in the world to hear others say that are from other counties around the world. However, the United States puts more value into sports and politics than what really matters too many of the people living in the country which is their health. Nevertheless, a resource reveals that All (2010) “despite the immense amount of resources available in the United States, more than 46 million U.S. citizens remain uninsured. The U.S. has the means and the resources to provide universal health care” (p. 1). Furthermore, there are numerous of resources that can speak towards the current state of healthcare within the United States. The second resource states “the U.S. spends more per capita on health care than
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The current state of healthcare appears to be that of multiple parts working in separate areas that seem to point back to the same important and fundamental concept which is healthcare insurance should be …show more content…
Healthcare Legislation
A. Revising and reconstructing
1. Accessibility to health care insurance and choices
a) Medicare choices Backgrounder (2013) “…enhance patient choice while preserving the program’s solvency for future generations of Americans” (p. 5). This is accomplished by allowing patients to build the patient-doctor relationship and allowing patients to go beyond the anticompetitive restraints.
b) Medicaid “encourage states to provide premium assistance” ((Backgrounder, 2013, p. 7). Further push for “incentivize and subsidize Medicaid beneficences…” (p. 8) in order push towards ownership of private insurance.
c) Removing imposed requirements on scope of practice and certificate of needs. Allow guidelines instead of restrictions between medical professionals in order to free up some competitiveness which will result in lowing cost. Stop the licensing of every skill set that a medical professional is bound to by state regulations even more to allow “…others to treat more patients…” (p. 9).
B. Eliminating barriers
a) Coverage across states “…permitting out of state insurers” (Backgrounder, 2013, p. 7) which will allow more choice and freedom of
The current state of healthcare appears to be that of multiple parts working in separate areas that seem to point back to the same important and fundamental concept which is healthcare insurance should be …show more content…
Healthcare Legislation
A. Revising and reconstructing
1. Accessibility to health care insurance and choices
a) Medicare choices Backgrounder (2013) “…enhance patient choice while preserving the program’s solvency for future generations of Americans” (p. 5). This is accomplished by allowing patients to build the patient-doctor relationship and allowing patients to go beyond the anticompetitive restraints.
b) Medicaid “encourage states to provide premium assistance” ((Backgrounder, 2013, p. 7). Further push for “incentivize and subsidize Medicaid beneficences…” (p. 8) in order push towards ownership of private insurance.
c) Removing imposed requirements on scope of practice and certificate of needs. Allow guidelines instead of restrictions between medical professionals in order to free up some competitiveness which will result in lowing cost. Stop the licensing of every skill set that a medical professional is bound to by state regulations even more to allow “…others to treat more patients…” (p. 9).
B. Eliminating barriers
a) Coverage across states “…permitting out of state insurers” (Backgrounder, 2013, p. 7) which will allow more choice and freedom of