Why America Needs a Universal Healthcare Program

Abstract

A country cannot be called a modern country unless and until it has a strong support for its people in terms of provision of healthcare. Healthcare is termed as patient's diagnosis, disease treatment and prevention of illness. Universal health care system is the coverage of health care services to every member of the society. This is determined on three things that are covered under such scheme, what services are to be provided to them and in what way portion of the cost is covered. The history of this is dates back to 1883. And there are different models of funding available for healthcare provisions which include single payer system in which fund holder is government and it holds the fund but there are some private institutions as well. Then there is tax-based financing in which everyone contributes in the form of taxes and those taxes are then be utilized for the provision of healthcare services. Another method of funding is private insurance in which there are insurance companies who cover the healthcare insurance for individuals but they earn profit by this means. Then comes the compulsory coverage in which every person is liable to acquire that and the funds from higher class goes to those who cannot afford to pay and are less healthy people. And there are some other models of funding for health care provisions and different schemes to facilitate the population with healthcare services.

Table of Contents

Why America Needs a Universal Healthcare Program4

Introduction4

History5

Tax-based financing8

Social Health Insurance8

Private insurance9

American Universal Health Care Program10

Conclusion13

References14

Why America Needs a Universal Healthcare Program

Introduction

Healthcare can be elaborated in terms of patient's diagnosis, disease treatment, and prevention of illness, disease, injury and other mental and physical impairments in human beings. This is provided by practitioners in pharmacy, nursing, dentistry, chiropractic, allied health, medicine and other healthcare providers. It is referred to the work that in the provision of primary level care, secondary level care and the last that is tertiary care, and also in public health sector.

Access to healthcare differs across the globe, groups and individuals, which is largely influenced by different socio-economic conditions and also by the health policies. Every country and jurisdiction has its own planning regarding healthcare and that depends on different variables for example population, hygienic conditions etc. Systems that are designed are in accordance to the needs of the population. Their actually configuration differs from country to country, region to region. At some countries, the planning of healthcare is dispersed between market participants, whereas in some countries it is made among the governments or other coordination bodies. Whatever the case is, according to WHO, a well organized healthcare system needs a strong financing mechanism; well trained and well-paid workforce; reliable and relevant information on that decisions and policies are based; and well maintained infrastructure and logistics to deliver quality technology and medicines.

Universal healthcare is referred to coverage of universal health, social health protection or universal care. It describes healthcare systems that provide a particular scheme of ...