Challenges facing the United States of America in implementing universal coverage
This article pointed out that the United States (US) consumed over 2.8 trillion dollars on healthcare, which is in excess of 17% of the gross domestic product (GDP). This cost is more than the total GDP of Great Britain, the United Kingdom, and Northern Ireland combined on their healthcare systems. The healthcare costs per capita in the US were substantially higher in 2012 than any other world country. Regardless of the excessive spending of healthcare, many US citizens did not have healthcare insurance and numerous comprehensive processes of healthcare quality and positive outcomes documented in the US were worse than the equivalent health data from other higher …show more content…
The Health and Human Services (HHS) reported the recent numbers of enrollment data and claimed is "a success" and on target to defeat the reduced estimates of 10 million individuals that will have purchased healthcare plans by the end of year 2016.
Since the enactment of ACA the uninsured rate dropped dramatically to an estimated amount of 12%, a reduction of 5% since this mandatory healthcare insurance law passed in early 2014. The data shows that there were almost 13 million people that purchased healthcare plans on the government Marketplace exchanges, but it is uncertain how many people bought individual healthcare policies through brokers and other …show more content…
Most citizens acquire healthcare insurance from their employer, but not all employees have the availability of employer supported healthcare insurance or, if it is available, they cannot meet the expense of the premiums and co-pays. Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) insure countless low-income people and mostly young children, and some financial support for healthcare from the Marketplaces is offered to moderate-income people that qualify. On the other hand, Medicaid eligibility for adult people is still restricted in most states and a small number of individuals can meet the expense to obtain healthcare without some financial support. There are individuals who are eligible for healthcare under the ACA and may not have the information so they can get assistance, and many find the cost of healthcare
This article pointed out that the United States (US) consumed over 2.8 trillion dollars on healthcare, which is in excess of 17% of the gross domestic product (GDP). This cost is more than the total GDP of Great Britain, the United Kingdom, and Northern Ireland combined on their healthcare systems. The healthcare costs per capita in the US were substantially higher in 2012 than any other world country. Regardless of the excessive spending of healthcare, many US citizens did not have healthcare insurance and numerous comprehensive processes of healthcare quality and positive outcomes documented in the US were worse than the equivalent health data from other higher …show more content…
The Health and Human Services (HHS) reported the recent numbers of enrollment data and claimed is "a success" and on target to defeat the reduced estimates of 10 million individuals that will have purchased healthcare plans by the end of year 2016.
Since the enactment of ACA the uninsured rate dropped dramatically to an estimated amount of 12%, a reduction of 5% since this mandatory healthcare insurance law passed in early 2014. The data shows that there were almost 13 million people that purchased healthcare plans on the government Marketplace exchanges, but it is uncertain how many people bought individual healthcare policies through brokers and other …show more content…
Most citizens acquire healthcare insurance from their employer, but not all employees have the availability of employer supported healthcare insurance or, if it is available, they cannot meet the expense of the premiums and co-pays. Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) insure countless low-income people and mostly young children, and some financial support for healthcare from the Marketplaces is offered to moderate-income people that qualify. On the other hand, Medicaid eligibility for adult people is still restricted in most states and a small number of individuals can meet the expense to obtain healthcare without some financial support. There are individuals who are eligible for healthcare under the ACA and may not have the information so they can get assistance, and many find the cost of healthcare