HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA
Name: Alemayehu Damtew
Course: HC 4000
Date: 04/25/2015
Americans are not assured of quality health care as they are always made to believe through the diverse policies that regulate health care. The demand for more and more diagnosis with little regard to the necessity and quality of the tests is a syndrome associated with the high cost of health care. While there are several people who have adequate resources to meet the high costs of health care through insurance, most Americans cannot meet the high cost associated with quality care. Instead of the advancements in technology, making diagnosis and treatment easy and precise, there is an insistence on carrying out several tests before treatment. In some instances, this is done to an extent that some of these tests lead to more sickness and even death of patients as they seek medical care. The products of technology like drugs and other medical inputs are expensive and do easily contribute to the high cost of health care. …show more content…
It is rather significant for people to have a positive attitude towards having more and more tests or diagnosis as well as embrace aspects of quality in the care they receive. The reason why some citizens feel more and more services and tests are the best way to experience health care is the lack of information available to patients or their families. The patients and their families should be enlightened on benefits and disadvantages associated with each of the available method or service so as to facilitate them in making informed
Name: Alemayehu Damtew
Course: HC 4000
Date: 04/25/2015
Americans are not assured of quality health care as they are always made to believe through the diverse policies that regulate health care. The demand for more and more diagnosis with little regard to the necessity and quality of the tests is a syndrome associated with the high cost of health care. While there are several people who have adequate resources to meet the high costs of health care through insurance, most Americans cannot meet the high cost associated with quality care. Instead of the advancements in technology, making diagnosis and treatment easy and precise, there is an insistence on carrying out several tests before treatment. In some instances, this is done to an extent that some of these tests lead to more sickness and even death of patients as they seek medical care. The products of technology like drugs and other medical inputs are expensive and do easily contribute to the high cost of health care. …show more content…
It is rather significant for people to have a positive attitude towards having more and more tests or diagnosis as well as embrace aspects of quality in the care they receive. The reason why some citizens feel more and more services and tests are the best way to experience health care is the lack of information available to patients or their families. The patients and their families should be enlightened on benefits and disadvantages associated with each of the available method or service so as to facilitate them in making informed