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Understanding the US Health Care System Problems and Proposing Solutions

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Understanding the US Health Care System Problems and Proposing Solutions

The United States health care system is on the verge of falling down The publicly funded health benefits such as the Medicaid and Medicare are proposed to be altered because these health benefits are eating a lot of the national budget . Due to the economic crisis felt worldwide everything has increased in costs and this primarily includes health-related benefits . Medicine

has become so costly that purchasing the right drug for a certain ailment is becoming a challenge

In addition , the cost for treatment has also increased rapidly . New technology and improvements in the field of science have produced better but more expensive treatments . Developments in different fields have also caused the rise of new diseases which needs to be cured . The more diseases and ailments there are , the greater is the need for more treatment and drugs . There are also some diseases which are not covered by the system because they are relatively new or because the treatment for it is so costly that funding for it would mean economic suicide

Another cause for the expensive health care in the United States is that not all citizens are insured or are adequately insured . Many of those who are not insured or are underinsured ignore their illnesses and seek only medical attention if worse has come to worst . By the time the patient seeks medical attention , the treatment needed will already be more complicated and expensive because the illness has also evolved Ideally , illnesses should be treated at the initial level to avoid costly medications or treatments and burden on the government (University of Maine 4

With all the rising costs , it is feared that the United States health care system will not be able to finance all these needs . In fact , this problem is already starting to materialize . In the Congress , there are already debates on the health care system . There are those who want it replaced so that it can cope up with the times and the government will not reach bankruptcy just because of it . There are also others who want to retain the system and just derive the funds from other sources Whatever position these Congressmen take does not actually matter unless they start realizing what they are saying and present a concrete plan on how to improve the system or fund the system

The United States , among industrialized nations , holds the record of being the highest spender when it comes to providing health benefits to its citizens , splurging twice the per capita average . However , despite this high spending , the Americans are not receiving better health . This may be because there is disparity in the way the health benefits are being received by the citizens (Gerencher n .pag

Health care benefits are dependent on the kind of insurance an individual has , race , income and ethnicity . More than one third...

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