Contrast of Private and Public Health structures
Public and private sectors are at the center of a polarizing debate in the United States on which health care option is more sustainable, accountable, and efficient in providing care to its health care consumers (Basu, Andrews, Kishore, Panjabi, & Stuckler, 2012). By doing a comparative analysis this section will look at two issues found within public and private health. …show more content…
In this section we will focus on public health. The public health systems differ from private health systems in large part to the primary determinant placed on need and cost-effectiveness measures (Maynard, 2013). In saying, Maynard is suggesting that access in public health is depended upon health consumers’ need for services and maximization of health outcomes within finite budget. Many would view access of care in public as negative because of the constraints that are place due to budgetary concerns placed by the government. Access to care in the public health sector is greatly influenced providers who are willing and unwilling to accept government funding. As Dayaratna (2012) suggest that low Medicaid reimbursement is reducing healthcare providers across the country willingness to accept Medicaid