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America Needs Universal Health Care Coverage

Introduction

America is the only developed Western country without some kind of universal health coverage for its citizens. The United States of America is the owners of the most expensive health care system in the world. U.S. spends on health system more than any other country, both in absolute terms and in relation to gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. Thus, only in 2007 the U.S. spent on health 2.26 trillion, which amounts to 7439 dollars per person. According to recent estimates in the U.S. health care consumes nearly 16% of GDP. It is expected that the share of GDP allocated to healthcare in the U.S. will increase to 2017 will amount to 19.5%. However, over the past 30 years, an increase of this sector is mainly due to government programs that could seriously undermine the financial stability of the country.

Discussion

The current gang in Washington may be a good reason not to trust the government to do everything wrong. However, Medicare and social security are good examples of systems that work well and on time. People receive their checks at the same time every month and health care are provided in an hour. According to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States, the United States, the world's only advanced industrial country without universal health care system. In the U.S., about 84% of citizens have health insurance, 64% had employer provided insurance, 9%, bought it on their own, 27% of the citizens of the insurance provided under government programs. Certain government programs allow you to get medical assistance for the disabled, the elderly, children, veterans, low-income people, and provide emergency assistance to all residents regardless of their ability to pay. Over 45% of the costs of the country in health care go to the financing of such government programs, so the U.S. government is the largest insurer of the nation.

In 2006 the U.S. had no health insurance 16% of the population, and that 47 million people! This is due to the high cost of insurance, which is growing faster than wages or inflation. In 2001, the costs of medical care in the U.S. about 50% of bankrupt companies. Around the American health care system is constantly unfolding debate, a debate about its availability, performance and quality, as well as the huge sums being spent on its maintenance.

In 2000, WHO, analyzing health systems of 191 countries of the world, gave the U.S. the first place in the ranking of the most stable systems capable of rapid response to varying conditions? At the same time the U.S. has taken a place among the most expensive health care systems, and only 37th in terms of medical care and 72th in the overall level of health. However, the study by WHO has been criticized for its methodology and the lack of analysis of satisfaction with the health care system by consumers. It would be out of the equation of ...