Question

Discuss the eight main forces that will determine future changes in health care. In your personal opinion, which aspects are the most uniquely significant for the US system?

Answer 1

Eight Main forces that determine future change in healthcare are:

1. economical: economic growth and employment status in a country determine the accessibility of healthcare services along with its cost and affordability.
2. Politicall;Policies regulating education and immigration or essential for the future healthcare.
3. informational: it is a crucial tool for handling healthcare organisation by providing all round information.
4. Ecological: natural disasters new diseases are major implications for public health. Natural disastersCreate health risk to contamination of food and water
5. demographic: it is the composition of population of a country that affects the health care needs of that particular country.
6. social; Along with this, social factor also has great impact as risk-taking behaviour , disease prevention and healthcare seeking behaviour determines the health of that particular nation.
7. Global: whatever is happening in neighbouring countries affect a country In aspect of healthcare, people from one country go to another to seek better treatment modalities.
8. anthro cultural: It reflect societies beliefs, traditions, values and respect to health.

for US, it is demographic force that determine future changes in health as majority of the population over there is old, that demand rehabilitation services so health care policy has to be designed accordingly.