Question

Briefly describe how Cost (Expenditures), Access to Care, and Quality are the key failings of the U.S. Health Care Delivery System.  

Answer 1

Ans) Due to the rising cost of healthcare spending, changes to payment models are being tried in efforts to bend health care spending curve. Examples include; Value-Based Purchasing models that reward physicians and other providers for the quality of care they provide.

- The primary objectives of any health delivery system are to enable all citizens to receive health care services whenever needed, and to deliver health services that are cost-effective and meet pre-established standards of quality.

- The four basic components are financing, insurance, delivery, and payment. Financing pays for the purchase of health insurance. Insurance protects the buyers of health coverage against catastrophic risks. Delivery of health care enables people to receive services covered under their health insurance plans. Payment mechanisms allow providers to receive payments for services delivered to the insured.

- The United States spend more than any other developed country on health care, and costs have continued to rise.