Comparison between Healthcare System of the United States and Australia

Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to enlighten and explore the healthcare system of United States and Australia. The objective of this paper is to elaborate the findings about the healthcare system of United States and compare it with the healthcare system of Australia. U.S. health care system offer independent services at three main levels, family medicine, hospital care and public health. Medical services in the U.S. are private individuals and legal entities. Various commercial, charitable and government organizations offer patients both outpatient and inpatient services. About 47% of all U.S. health care costs are the costs of hospital care, about 2% - home care, 10% - medication and 10% - for the maintenance of nursing homes. The remaining 11% cover services of dentists, ophthalmologists and other specialists.

American healthcare is one of the most costly healthcare sectors that provide healthcare services to the citizens of United States. The purpose of this paper is to enlighten the healthcare coverage by the healthcare system of United States and compare it with the healthcare coverage of Australian healthcare industry. Nevertheless, this paper explores and compares healthcare quality of United States with Australian healthcare quality. This paper also discusses the cost of the healthcare services provided in United States of America and how they can be made affordable to individuals of the society along with the cost of healthcare in Australia. Finally, this paper enlightens and compared the consumer choice of the healthcare delivery services in the United States and compares it with consumer's choice of healthcare services in Australia.

Healthcare Coverage in the United States

According to diverse sources, the availability of the healthcare services in the United States is excellent. The patients in the United States do not have to strive for the healthcare service availability. Due to the readily available hospitals and other medical facilities in the United States enhance the availability of the healthcare services. In addition, the literate doctors and professional nurses ensure the service availability efficiently. Family physicians examine and observe patients, and if necessary refer them to narrow specialists or in hospital. Hospitals or hospitals - the largest component of health care dollars. Inpatient care is the most expensive and important component of the healthcare industry in the country.

The United States stands as the single industrialized nation whose citizens are not guaranteed the right to health care, resulting in 45 million uninsured individuals. The current health care system is structured on an individual's ability to pay and preexisting conditions might prevent citizens from insurance coverage. The U.S. spends twice as much as other industrialized nations on health care, $8,160 per capita, which supports the misperception the United States has the best health care system. According to Healthcare IT News, a Commonwealth Fund report found out of seven industrialized countries, the United States ranks at the bottom in five areas of health care performance.

Healthcare Coverage in Australia

Nevertheless, in Australia the availability of the healthcare is less than the United ...