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Healthcare services require compensation so our access to healthcare in the United States is certainly influenced by our economy. This access is very limited for the uninsured because of the extreme high costs of healthcare services and medications. According to the Social Security Advisory Board, health care spending is increasing at a more rapid rate than are earnings for workers and their families (Social Security Advisory Board, 2009). Also, healthcare premiums have increased at a much greater rate than inflation (Divino, 2008). Many Americans are unable to obtain health insurance because it is not provided to them by their employers and/or it is too expensive. Medical bills can easily become overwhelming causing both financial and …show more content…
(2009). The Unsustainable Cost of Health Care. Retrieved on November 1, 2013 from http://www.ssab.gov/documents/TheUnsustainableCostofHealthCare_graphics.pdf
Liebowitz, S. (1994). Why health care costs too much. Cato Institute. Retrieved on November 1, 2013 from http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa211.html
Conklin, T. (2002). Health Care in the United States: An Evolving System. Michigan Family Review 7 ( 1) Retrieved on November 1, 2013 from http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/mfr/4919087.0007.102/--health-care-in-the-united-states-an-evolving-system?rgn=main;view=fulltext
DeNavas-Walt, C., Proctor, B., Smith, J. (2013). Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2012 Current Population Reports. U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. CENSUS BUREAU Retrieved November 1, 2013 from http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/p60-245.pdf
United States Department of Agriculture, economic Research Service. (2013). County-level Data Sets. Retrieved November 1, 2013 from …show more content…
North Carolina County-Level Estimates of Non-Elderly : 2010-2011 Data Snapshot. Retrieved November 1, 2013 from http://www.nciom.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/County-Level_Estimates_10-11.pdf
The Obama Administration’s Record on Supporting the Nursing Workforce. (2013). Retrieved November 8, 2013 from http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/nurses_report_0.pdf
Laura A. Stokowski, Healthcare Reform and Nurses: Challenges and Opportunities
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