In Country like USA Government intervention in health care is limited where government provides Aid and assistance to low income individuals and families. Countries like UK and Canada irrespective of the ability to pay all were given access to the health care services which is reasonable. Countries like Hong Kong and Australia government provides assistance to everyone but upto a limited coverage at an affordable price to everyone irrespective of their ability to pay but the maximum coverage can be taken by paying from private sector.
In all these countries the main aim is to provide insurance to low income individuals and families so that everyone in the country will have the access to health care because the above income individuals will anyhow can pay and will take insurance. Only thing is that different countries different policy but the objective and outcome is same.
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One position is that the government must be involved in healthcare to insure that affordable, high-quality healthcare is available to all. The opposite position is that this is not the role of government. However, in reality, few Americans would completely agree with the either position. What are some limits that you can imagine to either position?
What has been the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on healthcare access, cost, and quality? Who was newly covered and how is this achieved? What are exchanges and how are different States approaching them? What does the Medicaid program have to do with the ACA? How are health insurance premiums being affected? What variables are in play in the political debate over the impact of the ACA on cost, access, and quality of care? What are some of...
Other than financial resources, what are some additional barriers to healthcare in America? Has the Affordable Healthcare Act solved our current healthcare dilemma? Why or why not?
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Many researchers have shown that expansion of Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act led to increases in insurance coverage and healthcare utilization in states that decided to expand Medicaid. Suppose this increase in healthcare utilization led to nurses working more hours per week. Explain the trade-off between working more/longer hours and patient health. Would you expect this increase in nurses' hours worked to affect patients' health outcomes? Would you expect the effect on patients' health to be different if...
Should healthcare be universalized as it has been in other countries? Should we have an in between sort of system where people continue to pay for some treatments and the government the rest?
Suppose you work for a healthcare organization and your local government is considering establishing something called a health effectiveness analysis program (HEAP). The purpose of this program would be to look for areas of intervention that would promote health and save money for the state and its people. You have been asked to write a brief memo for your organization’s leadership. Using the example of childhood immunizations, identify and briefly discuss three or more issues or questions that are likely...