Healthcare System in Turmoil

Health Care System in Turmoil The current health care system in the United States is in turmoil for many years because of two major problems which continues to be: patient access to care and the cost of care. There are well over 50 million Americans who continue to be uninsured today and a national health care tax called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 has been passed and challenged and upheld by the United States Supreme Court, as a tax not a law, here recently which is suppose to be an answer to most of our health care insurance issues. Even though most Americans may agree that our health care system is in turmoil and needs to be reformed, not everyone agrees that a national health care tax is the solution. In the United States as the health care system continues to be in turmoil the patients are continuing to struggle to keep their medical care and that can be either if they are trying to maintain at least a standard of care or just simply hoping that the medical facility that they may prefer, such as a local hospital or community center will be able to stay in business, or that they will have continued accessed to emergency rooms even if they are the uninsured. In the midst of this health care system turmoil there are other segments in the health care sector that may be experiencing financial problems, such as hospitals in these three states, (New Jersey, California and New York). In New York several hospitals are already seeking protection under the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy code after the Berger Commission proposed fast moving changes to their health care system. (Traurig, 2009). Most Americans main health care concerns are still revolving around access to care and the cost of care. Most Americans do agree that the health care system needs to be reformed with less saying the system is in crisis with more saying the health care system has major problems. After the passage of the Patient Protection and

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