healthcare

Health Care

Introduction

It is estimated that about 45 million U .S . residents do not have any health insurance , and the numbers keep rising (Consumer Health Alliance 2006 . The number of underinsured US adults , that is individuals whose health coverage does not adequately protect them from high medical expense , has also risen significantly over the past years . A Commonwealth study in 2007 found that there were about 25 million underinsured adults in the United States , an increase of 60 from 2003

Part of the reason for the high number of uninsured

and underinsured Americans is the rising costs of health insurance . According to the Consumer Health Alliance , health insurance costs are rising by 10 to 15 or more annually . This means that many Americans do not earn enough to cover the insurance premiums on a monthly basis . While low income earners remain vulnerable , middle-income families have been the most affected

Organizational background

Cleveland Clinic , Ohio opened the doors to its first patients on February 28 , 1921 . Its mission statement was , Better care for the sick , investigation into their problems and further education of those who serve (Cleveland four founders . As part of its mission , Cleveland clinic has declared its commitment in providing compassionate healthcare of the highest quality in a setting of education and research . Cleveland Clinic 's four founders set out to develop an institution that would be greater than the sum of its individual parts - an institution in which diverse specialists would be able to think and act...