Question

3. Discuss the economic reasons for government intervention in a market based health care system. Please be sure to incorporate the reasons identified in your text as well as any additional reasons you wish to provide. Provide a critique of these reasons.

Answer 1

ANSWER:

The problems of cost and quality in the United States health care system are unlikely to be solved without the participation and strong leadership from the federal government that can properly mobilize action in setting of the national priorities for quality; developing and promulgation on the standards for care; and stimulate successful implementation of performance standards and measures for providers. All of these functions can be best effectively and efficiently be carried out by a new federal agency. Moreover, the federal government design the policies of payment that are based on the performance standards, investment in the required information technology, and investment in research related for the enhancement of care and in training professionals for the support of quality improvement nationwide.

However in the nation there is now more involvement by the private sector in health care. Governments often is liable to make the wrong decisions which are influenced by pressure from the political groups, they spend on inefficient projects which results to an inefficient outcome. Moreover it is taking away decision of individuals     on how to spend and act. The intervention of government should be for a limited time and work as a catalyst in stabilizing / balancing the system.