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The Future Of Healthcare
Lakelya Williams
Argosy University
Lakelya Williams
Argosy University
Despite the eminent success of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) legislation, a lot of critics still criticize some of its various aspects. One of the mostly debated shortfalls associated with this landmark legislation is the fact that it increases the cost of health care in the country. As a result, concerned parties have over the recent years been seeking for the best cost effective health care system for the United States. Among the various proposals that have been put across to address this vital issue is the introduction of a Single Payer health care in the country. A lot of American citizens believe that this is the ultimate solution to amicably equate and resolve America’s imbalanced health care system. Let us now look at the Single Payer health system in great detail below (Battistella, 2010).
A Single Payer system is basically a financing system where only one entity or body acts as an administrator or as the word suggests a ‘payer’. Therefore, a single payer health care system is a situation where the government finances all the costs associated with health care for each and every citizen. It gathers all the health care fees which are in turn utilized in the payment of the individual citizen’s health care costs. This is contrary to the current health care system in the United States which comprises of thousands of totally different health care organizations i.e. those that act as billing agencies, insurance companies and many more.
The single payer health care system has a number of appealing strengths that makes it stand out from the current health care plan in America. First and foremost, it significantly cuts on the administrative costs in the health care industry. Apparently, 31 cents in every dollar spent in the American health care system covers administrative costs. Therefore, elimination of the many health care organizations in the system will drastically reduce the administrative costs associated with running them. This is because with the single payer health care system, it is only the government that will be charged with the responsibility of settling the citizen’s medical bills. Insurance companies and other billing agencies will be out of the picture (Emanuel, 2008).
Quality of the American health care system will also greatly improve through the single payer health care system. This is because, the system will be easier to monitor and control unlike now where it is hectic to gain control over all the individual organizations in the health care system. This control will in turn ensure that quality is not compromised while offering health care services to the citizens of the United States. Another important strength is that business persons will no longer have to pay for medical care in the compensation packages they offer to their workers. This is because they will have adequate medical cover that is fully paid by the government.
In a single payer health care system, every American regardless of whether he or she is employed or not will have access to better health care. This system covers all the American citizens without considering their social or economic status, age, origin etc. In fact, this is the greatest achievement of the single payer health care system. However, as every coin has two different sides, the single payer health care system also has its negative implications. These weaknesses are often used by the opposition of this system to discredit it and subsequently discourage its adoption and implementation in the American system (Goodman, 2004).
The greatest weakness of the single payer system is mainly reliant on convincing the politicians to adopt this system. Given that the general assumption is that the private sector is better placed to provide quality service compared to the public sector, it is rather an uphill task to gain support for this type of system. With the single payer system, all the private health organizations will be done with paving way to the government to take over in financing all the health care costs.
Another weakness is the fact that the single payer health care system will be subject to fluctuations owing to changes in the political climate. New future governments may tamper with for example the amount of money set aside for overall health care costs. This system will also eliminate the need for the services of private insurance companies. The country’s economy may suffer as a result of this (Sackett, 2010).
I however feel that there is one important factor that is missing from this solution to America’s health care problem. This is the incentive or motivation of the heath care personnel including doctors and nurses to control costs. Through the single payer health care these personnel’s payment will be in accordance to fee for service. This may provide an avenue for exploitation of vulnerable areas of the system. Another omission notable in the single payer health care system is the neglect of pharmaceutical companies whose profits will be slashed once this system is up and running. This is because the government will always bargain for the lowest prices of prescription drugs through bulk purchases. As a result, these companies will have less funding for their research endeavors.
I would therefore advocate for the inclusion of relevant guidelines to cover up for the above mentioned omissions. Examples would be to find for better compensation procedures for the health care personnel. This could be through emulation of the health care systems of countries which are on the single payer system e.g. the United Kingdom. A proper predetermined pricing strategy should also be formulated to cater for the pharmaceutical companies. They should be able to raise enough funds for medical research and at the same time offer a reasonably fair price to the government’s bulk purchases.
I totally favor the single payer health care plan because of the provision of quality comprehensive medical care to all the citizens of America despite their status in the society. Being under my parent’s medical cover, I would love to be assured of medical care at all times despite the situation or condition that am in. This world is quite unpredictable and the assurance of quality medical attention is one of the best gifts that the government can offer its citizens. For me, the single payer health care system would definitely have a great positive impact on my life. First and foremost, with my health guaranteed, I will be able to focus on other important nation building tasks. As a matter of fact, the incredibly high amounts of money Americans keep aside for medical cover will be spent elsewhere and thus the country’s economy will grow. I therefore believe that a single payer plan is the long lasting solution to America’s health care problem (Stettner, 2009).
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A Single Payer system is basically a financing system where only one entity or body acts as an administrator or as the word suggests a ‘payer’. Therefore, a single payer health care system is a situation where the government finances all the costs associated with health care for each and every citizen. It gathers all the health care fees which are in turn utilized in the payment of the individual citizen’s health care costs. This is contrary to the current health care system in the United States which comprises of thousands of totally different health care organizations i.e. those that act as billing agencies, insurance companies and many more.
The single payer health care system has a number of appealing strengths that makes it stand out from the current health care plan in America. First and foremost, it significantly cuts on the administrative costs in the health care industry. Apparently, 31 cents in every dollar spent in the American health care system covers administrative costs. Therefore, elimination of the many health care organizations in the system will drastically reduce the administrative costs associated with running them. This is because with the single payer health care system, it is only the government that will be charged with the responsibility of settling the citizen’s medical bills. Insurance companies and other billing agencies will be out of the picture (Emanuel, 2008).
Quality of the American health care system will also greatly improve through the single payer health care system. This is because, the system will be easier to monitor and control unlike now where it is hectic to gain control over all the individual organizations in the health care system. This control will in turn ensure that quality is not compromised while offering health care services to the citizens of the United States. Another important strength is that business persons will no longer have to pay for medical care in the compensation packages they offer to their workers. This is because they will have adequate medical cover that is fully paid by the government.
In a single payer health care system, every American regardless of whether he or she is employed or not will have access to better health care. This system covers all the American citizens without considering their social or economic status, age, origin etc. In fact, this is the greatest achievement of the single payer health care system. However, as every coin has two different sides, the single payer health care system also has its negative implications. These weaknesses are often used by the opposition of this system to discredit it and subsequently discourage its adoption and implementation in the American system (Goodman, 2004).
The greatest weakness of the single payer system is mainly reliant on convincing the politicians to adopt this system. Given that the general assumption is that the private sector is better placed to provide quality service compared to the public sector, it is rather an uphill task to gain support for this type of system. With the single payer system, all the private health organizations will be done with paving way to the government to take over in financing all the health care costs.
Another weakness is the fact that the single payer health care system will be subject to fluctuations owing to changes in the political climate. New future governments may tamper with for example the amount of money set aside for overall health care costs. This system will also eliminate the need for the services of private insurance companies. The country’s economy may suffer as a result of this (Sackett, 2010).
I however feel that there is one important factor that is missing from this solution to America’s health care problem. This is the incentive or motivation of the heath care personnel including doctors and nurses to control costs. Through the single payer health care these personnel’s payment will be in accordance to fee for service. This may provide an avenue for exploitation of vulnerable areas of the system. Another omission notable in the single payer health care system is the neglect of pharmaceutical companies whose profits will be slashed once this system is up and running. This is because the government will always bargain for the lowest prices of prescription drugs through bulk purchases. As a result, these companies will have less funding for their research endeavors.
I would therefore advocate for the inclusion of relevant guidelines to cover up for the above mentioned omissions. Examples would be to find for better compensation procedures for the health care personnel. This could be through emulation of the health care systems of countries which are on the single payer system e.g. the United Kingdom. A proper predetermined pricing strategy should also be formulated to cater for the pharmaceutical companies. They should be able to raise enough funds for medical research and at the same time offer a reasonably fair price to the government’s bulk purchases.
I totally favor the single payer health care plan because of the provision of quality comprehensive medical care to all the citizens of America despite their status in the society. Being under my parent’s medical cover, I would love to be assured of medical care at all times despite the situation or condition that am in. This world is quite unpredictable and the assurance of quality medical attention is one of the best gifts that the government can offer its citizens. For me, the single payer health care system would definitely have a great positive impact on my life. First and foremost, with my health guaranteed, I will be able to focus on other important nation building tasks. As a matter of fact, the incredibly high amounts of money Americans keep aside for medical cover will be spent elsewhere and thus the country’s economy will grow. I therefore believe that a single payer plan is the long lasting solution to America’s health care problem (Stettner, 2009).
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