Restructuring of the U.S. Health Care System

Running head : RESTRUCTURING OF THE U .S . HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

Restructuring of the U .S . Health Care System

Felicia Mcintyre

February 10 , 2007

Abstract

Maintaining a good health is vital to every person and this is possible through having an affordable health care . In United States , one serious issue that Americans must give focus to is the problem on costly health care . All Americans deserve to have reasonably priced healthcare coverage or a Universal health care . Devising a health care plan for all may appear easy and licated . However , the

complex array of inter-organizational structures and organizations often lead to uncertain accomplishment of the project . Having a health care coverage for all Americans involves an extensive and evolving range of actions which might cause complications that eventually bring about failure . A good health care coverage plan must have the aims of providing affordable and quality health care and at the same time , cutting the public health costs

Restructuring of the U .S . Health Care System

Americans nowadays face a serious problem when it comes to health care . As the country develops , population increases and ages , and our state population grows , health care also becomes expensive . A positive future American economy signifies good quality jobs with superior benefits and financial access to the finest and most advanced health care . The key elements to have a sound economic system and achieve prosperity , a long and healthy life ought to be possible for all Americans . What is more , this aspiration is within reach if Americans can enjoy an affordable health care . This possibility to have an affordable health care must consider two things , first , people must have a clear understanding of what an affordable healthcare coverage is , and people must require proper financial accountability from the federal government

Health care reform has been at the center of health care debates and arguments for a number of years . The three vital factors when it comes to examining and assessing health care system are cost control access to care , and health care quality . Despite the fact that managed care has been able to control costs for most people , now it is apparent at least in terms of the premiums that those costs were very low and are on the rise . Many people are becoming uninsured and access to quality care is harder to obtain . Quality of care has always been a worry for patients , and consistent with the records of thousands of medical errors , quality concerns are hard to resolve . There are debates regarding Medicare drug benefits , unionization of doctors , and medical errors . These issues need solution and the best way is to consider having a universal health care and having national health insurance

Health care costs in the United States are escalating uncontrollably . Approximately , each person spends more on health care than on housing and food . What is more , premiums on insurances are increasing much faster than prices of commodities , which delay economic development since businesses opt not to hire more workforces . Even though...