Question

In 2013, Maria was a 46-year-old Latina who worked three part-time jobs to make ends meet. Because she worked part-time, Maria did not receive insurance coverage through her employer. Because she earned over 150% of the poverty level, she did not receive public health coverage. That year, she developed a sore on her finger that began oozing pus. She tried soaking it at home, but it did not improve. Maria continued to work all of her jobs until one day coworkers noticed her to be pale, confused, and short of breath. They called 9-1-1, and Maria was taken by ambulance to the local emergency room. She was diagnosed with septic shock caused by gangrene, resulting from previously undiagnosed diabetes. She required amputation of her finger and a lengthy stay in the intensive care unit.

Question 1: How does this scenario exemplify the health impact of health-care inequality faced by the poor and uninsured, as described in the assigned reading?

Question 2: Evaluate the indirect costs of the uninsured to society as a whole likely to arise in this scenario.

Answer 1

1) This scinario states the poverty and importance of money in the life of 46 year old Latina, so she forced to work three part time jobs. Health care ineqality affect the people whose economy are much worse than other people. It is less expensive to treat diabetes with medication than diabetic coma, septic shock or amputation. She tried to treat her sore by own because poverty sticken state. Sore kept untrated leads to serious complicaion. Such cases present in whole community due to low socio economic status. This is a best example of ignorance and penniless  leads to a derious life threatening complication. It is very importance to provide health insurance to all citizen regardless of their job.

2) They cannot direcly accounatble the cost of an uninsured society because they neglect most of such cases. It may lead to serious complicaion, death. Finally they borrow money for hospital treatment may lead to bankruptcies in future.