Health Services in the United States, 2d ed. By Florence A. Wilson and Duncan Neuhauser (Ballinger, Cambridge, Mass., 1985), 337 pp., $17.95 (paper). - The U.S. Health Care System: A Look to the 1990s. Edited by Eli Ginzberg. (Rowman & Allanheld, Totowa, N.J., 1985), 133 pp., $22 (cloth), $16.95 (paper).

1986 ◽  
Vol 14 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 208-209
Author(s):  
Marshall B. Kapp
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
The United States ◽  
System A ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Care System

The Latino Immigrants’ Experience in Obtaining Required Childhood Vaccinations

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-368
Author(s):  
Barbara S. deRose
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
The United States ◽  
Latino Immigrants ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Care System

Introduction: Alarming increases in childhood disease outbreaks present particular threats to children of immigrants in the United States. The researcher explores issues Latino immigrants experience when vaccinating their children in U.S. health care system. Methodology: A purposive sample of 11 Latino immigrants who sought immunizations for their foreign-born children during their first 5 years in the United States was obtained. Interview questions, probes, and data collection methods were based on interpretive phenomenology. Results: Trust issues emerged as the main theme from the Latino immigrants’ perspective based on interactions with the health care system: trusting themselves as parents to vaccinate children, trusting/mistrusting the U.S. health care providers/facilities, and mistrusting the U.S. health care system. Discussion: The researcher reports disparities in access to health care within a family unit. Parental distress results when Latino immigrants experience health care disparities between U.S.-born and foreign-born children. This can be mitigated by making vaccination practices and health care policies consistent.

Myths as Barriers to Health Care Reform in the United States

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 315-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
John P. Geyman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Free Market ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Public ◽  
Incremental Change ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Care System

The U.S. health care system is deteriorating in terms of decreasing access, increased costs, unacceptable quality, and poor system performance compared with health care systems in many other industrialized Western countries. Reform efforts to establish universal insurance coverage have been defeated on five occasions over the last century, largely through successful opposition by pro-market stakeholders in the status quo. Reform attempts have repeatedly been thwarted by myths perpetuated by stakeholders without regard for the public interest. Six myths are identified here and defused by evidence: (1) “Everyone gets care anyhow;” (2) “We don't ration care in the United States”; (3) “The free market can resolve our problems in health care”; (4) “The U.S. health care system is basically healthy, so incremental change will address its problems;” (5) “The United States has the best health care system in the world”; and (6) “National health insurance is so unfeasible for political reasons that it should not be given serious consideration as a policy alternative.” Incremental changes of the existing health care system have failed to resolve its underlying problems. Pressure is building again for system reform, which may become more feasible if a national debate can be focused on the public interest without distortion by myths and disinformation fueled by defending stakeholders.

Sa1616 Colon Polyp Management in the United States Health Care System: a Plea for Sanity

2015 ◽  
Vol 81 (5) ◽  
pp. AB284
Author(s):  
Ji Young Bang ◽  
Bryce Sutton ◽  
Muhammad K. Hasan ◽  
Udayakumar Navaneethan ◽  
Robert Hawes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
The United States ◽  
Colon Polyp ◽  
System A ◽  
Care System

Should Screening Programs Be Perfect?

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-301
Author(s):  
PHILIP R. WYATT
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
New England ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
The United States ◽  
Neonatal Hypothyroidism ◽  
Screening Programs ◽  
Care System

To the Editor.— The report of the New England Regional Screening Program1 on neonatal hypothyroidism is a stunning illustration of the vulnerability of screening programs. It is unfortunate that this experience will probably be used as an argument to minimize the input of screening programs in the health care system in the United States. The report illustrates that, in addition to the 2% of the screened population that eluded the program, 14 infants with hypothyroidism escaped the full benefits of early detection and treatment.

scholarly journals An Opportunity for Pharmacists to Help Improve Coordination and Continuity of Patient Health Care

Pharmacy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Schommer ◽  
Lawrence Brown ◽  
Ryan Bortz ◽  
Alina Cernasev ◽  
Basma Gomaa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
The United States ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
Consumer Perspective ◽  
Medication Experience ◽  
Pharmacist Workforce ◽  
Care System

Pharmacist workforce researchers are predicting a potential surplus of pharmacists in the United States that might result in pharmacists being available for engagement in new roles. The objective for this study was to describe consumer opinions regarding medication use, the health care system, and pharmacists to help identify new roles for pharmacists from the consumer perspective. Data were obtained from the 2015 and 2016 National Consumer Surveys on the Medication Experience and Pharmacist Roles. Out of the representative sample of 36,673 respondents living in the United States, 80% (29,426) submitted written comments at the end of the survey. Of these, 2178 were specifically about medicines, pharmacists or health and were relevant and usable for this study. Thematic analysis, content analysis, and computer-based text mining were used for identifying themes and coding comments. The findings showed that 66% of the comments about medication use and 82% about the health care system were negative. Regarding pharmacists, 73% of the comments were positive with many commenting about the value of the pharmacist for overcoming fears and for filling current gaps in their healthcare. We propose that these comments might be signals that pharmacists could help improve coordination and continuity for peoples’ healthcare and could help guide the development of new service offerings.

scholarly journals Satisfaction with health care system: A comparative study between market-based insurance model of the United States and “out-of-pocket” model in developing and low-income countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Ram Lakhan ◽  
Sean Y. Gillette ◽  
Sean Lee ◽  
Manoj Sharma
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Healthcare Needs ◽  
Care System

Background and purpose: Access to healthcare services is an essential component for ensuring the quality of life. Globally, there is inequity and disparities regarding access to health care. To meet the global healthcare needs, different models of healthcare have been adopted around the world. However, all healthcare models have some strengths and weaknesses. The purpose of this study was to examine the satisfaction among a group of undergraduate students from different countries with their health care models namely, insurance-based model in the United States and “out-of-pocket” model prevalent in low-income countries.Methods and materials: The study utilized a cross-sectional research design. Undergraduate students, representing different nationalities from a private Southeastern College, were administered a researcher-designed 14-item self-reported electronic questionnaire. Independent t-test and χ2 statistics were used to examine the differences between two health care systems and the qualitative responses were analyzed thematically.Results: Satisfaction towards health care system between the United States and low-income countries was found significantly different (p < .05). However, students in both settings experienced an inability toward affording quality healthcare due to economic factors and disparities.Conclusions: There is dissatisfaction with health care both in the United States and low-income developing countries among a sample of undergraduate students representing these countries. Efforts to ensure low-cost affordable health care should be a global goal.

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