what should be done in the U.S.A. to assure that all citizens have access to the health care at a reasonable cost?

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US HEALTH CARE

Unlike other developed countries , the US health care system is largely based on the `out of pocket approach . The private sector plays a larger role in the provision of health cares services although there is the employer based as well as the government based coverage . The federal government only provides health care to approximately 27 of the population which comprises of the poor , children , the aged and the veterans (Musgrave 4 . The employer based coverage is not compulsory or comprehensive

thus necessitating the need for the private based coverage . People from the minority races who tend to be low income earners are adversely affected by this arrangement . Major problems facing the current health care are the unimaginably high costs which have a significant role to play in inaccessibility problem . This will highlight the major changes that can be done to ensure that all Americans access quality and timely health care and at affordable costs

The US health care system is not only the most expensive in the world but it registers the highest rate of inaccessibility . According to the National Coalition on Health Care , approximately 46 million Americans below 65 years of age which is about 18 of the without health insurance cover . The employer based cover also sees over 35 employees without medical cover a factor that hinders easy job mobility . In the year 2008 , the US spent 2 .4trillion on health care which was expected...