Uninsured in the United States

in the United States with basic health insurance despite the fact that they may not be able to afford it. According to the National Coalition on Health Care 2014 annual report, over 45 million people did not have health insurance before The Affordable Care Act (Mcgue, 2015). With universal healthcare, those people…

The United States is the leading health care spender in the world. It has the highest proportion of specialist physicians and world-renowned surgeons yet it falls short in quality of care. This becomes a problem when an increasing number of patients report long wait times, late test results, and medication errors. Americans also describe their interactions with primary physicians as short, meaningless and confusing including chronic disease patients who feel as if they are treated far worse…

The United States health care system provides some of the best care in the world, but also fails greatly at times to provide even adequate care to some. Healthy People 2020 is an initiative that seeks to improve these discrepancies. With only four short years left to achieve its goals, it is unlikely that any will be met in entirety. The first goal of Healthy People 2020 is to, “attain high quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death”. A commendable…

Many people strive to improve their countries and the lives of their people. As President of the United States from 1963 to 1969 Lyndon B. Johnson significantly improved domestic and foreign policy to ensure a secure future for America at home and abroad. John wanted to set up many programs that would help to resolve the many issues that the American people faced through his “Great Society” initiative. The “Great Society” was meant to improve the lives of Americans and all who faced hardship.…

The State of Texas currently has many restrictions on Advance Practice Registered Nurses (APRN). We are one of thirty-two states in the United States that require Nurse Practitioners to work in a collaborative/supervisory relationship with a physician. Connecticut recently became the 18th state to allow Nurse Practitioners to practice independently (Lowes, 2014). Bill SB 751 for the 84th legislature was introduced by Senator Jose Rodriguez. This bill is aimed at granting Nurse Practitioners…

program and 56 different state and territorial programs. These include the role of government, the effectiveness in meeting local needs and financial obligations, flexibility in seeking innovative resolutions, the impacts on healthcare providers and access to care, the improvements in service quality, and the ability to overcome resistance to change, among many others. The first consideration is the role of the government in the distribution of care. The federal and state governments have a…

Health care being one of them. Every nation in the world give its citizens health care in a kind, but the United States of America the proudest country in the world with all its powers isn’t able to provide healthcare for its citizens. Over time, a uniquely American system of health care that leverages…

manufactured in Canada were being imported into the United States. The driver behind these imports was the lower cost of drugs in Canada (Richert 2013). In 2004, Canada’s price review board estimated that on average Americans pay 67 percent more than Canadians for patented drugs (Richert 2013). One example, the antiretroviral drug ritonavir (Norvir) costs $700 per year in Canada and costs $7,800 per year in the United States (Richert 2013). From the uninsured American consumer’s standpoint,…

Cost containment, better quality of care, and patient safety are the issues that the health care system has been focusing on more in the recent years. The U.S health care cost is much higher than other developed countries such as Sweden and the United Kingdom. In 2011, the U.S spent “$8,233” on health care per person, which is “two-and-a-half times” more than most developed countries in the world (Kana). However, despite the high expenditure on health care, the U.S does not have the best health…

the life saving EpiPen. 2.Won 't single-payer bankrupt the U.S.? Summary: To summarize, the answer to this article’s question is no. In fact, a single payer will save almost over $500 billion more in a year, which would pay for those who are uninsured. Many controls like fee schedules, global budgets for hospitals, and negotiating drug prices with pharmaceutical companies will ensure that the U.S. does not go bankrupt. Also a single payer will reduce hospital administrative costs, which will…