For your final assignment you will complete a 3-4 page double spaced paper with 1-inch margins on a health care system other than the United States (see the prompt below). Your paper should describe the country’s health care system, how it’s structured and paid for, the country’s approach to public health, and the pros and cons of the system. Upload your paper in either MS Word or PDF format by Tuesday, May 21, 2024 5:00 pm. Late papers will not be excepted.
Access to healthcare is seen as a fundamental human right by many people and governments. People who lack quality healthcare are often left with a poorer quality of life and lower life expectancy than people who enjoy a stable, accessible, and affordable healthcare system. Countries with efficient and effective health care systems have overall better health outcomes than countries whose health care systems lag. However, all systems have challenges and barriers to care.
The quality of healthcare is determined by considering a wide range of factors, including the care process (preventative care measures, safe care, coordinated care, and engagement and patient preferences), access (affordability and timeliness), administrative efficiency, equity, and healthcare outcomes (population health, mortality amenable to healthcare, and disease-specific health outcomes).
The U.S. often ranks poorly on measures of quality health care, despite spending billions. Many belive the U.S. should convert from a fee-for-service medical system to a universal healthcare system. In a national health insurance plan, the government regulates the private insurance industry and establishes standards for providers. The government would administer and subsidize coverage for low-income families. The government would increase reimbursement levels to attract physicians to states experiencing shortages. Medicaid-rich states would offer higher levels of health care and more benefits to their citizens. The government would negotiate drug costs, which might decrease profits for pharma-ceutical companies. Many changes would need to take place for the U.S. to adopt such a system. There are many pros and cons to universal healthcare plans.
Choose one country and research it’s healthcare system. Summarize how the plan works, how it is structured and paid for, the country’s approach to public health, and the pros and cons of the system. Discuss the general health condition of the country’s citizens. This is a research paper, not an opinion piece. Include references using APA referencing style. Below you will find some sites to kick-start your research.
Health Systems Ranking
Healthcare in the U.S. Compared to Other Countries
How does healthcare in the U.S. compare to other countries?
