Universal Model Of Health Care

Knickman & Snell (2002), discuss in depth the aging of the baby boomer population. They have cited numerous sources and evidence based research that shows that this population will place a strain on the currently overwhelmed health care system. They have shown that the enormous incoming population of aged person’s along with the influx of newly insured people as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will cause there to be a shortage of physicians and other practitioners to provide care. This leads us to realize that something has to change in order to meet the health care needs of our people.
The numbers show how the Affordable Care Act is not enough because it has left approximately 24 million uninsured for one reason or another (Rosenbaum, …show more content…
The largest barrier to development of a universal model of health care is people’s aversion to taxes (Kirkman & Snell, 2002). The way that I look at it is that I pay a lot of money each month for the insurance that my employer provides for me and I pay out of pocket for deductibles and co-pays when I see the doctor or have a procedure done. If my taxes are increased and I do not have to pay for my health care, surely I would be coming out somewhat even. I feel that health care should be accessible to everyone and I do not feel like the ACA accomplished that …show more content…
We will continue to see advances in the way that we treat patients, the way that health care is delivered and this will all be associated with the changes in technology. Technology is a double edge sword. While it makes things such as sharing of medical records and patient treatment more streamlined it is also considered one of the biggest drivers of increased medical costs (Sorenson, Drummond & Bhuiyan, 2013). Medical technology is valuable if the benefits of medical advances outweighs the costs. One plus for the advancement of medical technology is that is creates jobs for