US Health Care Systems

US Health Care Systems

Introduction

Health care constitutes primary need of the people. It is one of the most fundamental need of the people and the by the US constitution and legislation, the government is responsible of providing the medical needs of the people. The government is specifically responsible for the people who are unable to fulfill their health needs by themselves. This includes the old age people, government retired persons and people not having medical insurance. The environmental factors such as social, economic, technological, ethical and legal all affect the health care system. We will be exploring the role of United States government in the Health Care System and will also be touching upon the latest Health Care Bill presented by the US government. We will also explore the numerous factors of environment and evaluate the ways in which they influence the health care system.

Discussion

A health care systems, is developed and designed to fulfill the health related need of the target population with the help of the organization of institutions, people and resources. In some countries the health care system constitutes the organizations and institution in the market. In many responsible countries the health care planning and execution involves government, religious, charities, trade unions, or other co-coordinating bodies.

Role of United States Government in Health Care System.

The role of government is evident by the percentage share of government spends from its budget on health services. $2.4 trillion was estimated to be spent on health services by the government in 2008 (RWJF, 2009). The sum of public share of the amount — again, federal, state, and local — was projected at $1.108 trillion, which comprised of 46% of the total spending of nation's educations setup. The federal government contributed 33.7 percent of the total expenditure i.e. $810.6 billion ...