scholarly journals The Health Care System Under French National Health Insurance: Lessons for Health Reform in the United States

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor G. Rodwin
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
National Health Insurance ◽  
National Health ◽  
Health Reform ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care System

Symbols, Rationality, and Justice: Rationing Health Care

1992 ◽  
Vol 18 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Callahan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
The United States ◽  
Universal Health Care ◽  
Universal Health Insurance ◽  
Ration Health Care ◽  
Universal Health ◽  
Care System

Proposals to ration health care in the United States meet a number of objections, symbolic and literal. Nonetheless, an acceptance of the idea of rationing is a necessary first step toward universal health insurance. It must be understood that universal health care requires an acceptance of rationing, and that such an acceptance must precede enactment of a program, if it is to be economically sound and politically feasible. Commentators have argued that reform of the health care system should come before any effort to ration. On the contrary, rationing and reform cannot be separated. The former is the key to the latter, just as rationing is the key to universal health insurance.

Unhealthy Money: The Growth in Health Pacs' Congressional Campaign Contributions

1993 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Podhorzer ◽  
Lorraine Driscoll ◽  
Edwin S. Rothschild
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
National Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Campaign Contributions ◽  
National Health Care ◽  
Additional Information

The health and insurance industries have launched a massive lobbying and public relations effort to undermine popular support in the United States for a national health care system. As part of their campaign, these industries have increased dramatically their PAC contributions to members of Congress. This article provides a detailed account of these PAC contributions to congressional incumbents and candidates, and discusses additional information on the health insurance industry's advertising campaigns.

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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