Stakeholders In Healthcare
The Role of The Public in The Health Care System
The first and foremost among health care stakeholders is the pubic. Without the public, there wouldn’t be a need for the system. They are the one who pays for the service (tax or health insurance premium) and consume the service. Unfortunately, the gross combined enrollment of 119.249 million in Medicaid and Medicare in 2011 outnumbered the 112.556 million full-time workers employed in both the private sector and in government in 2011. (www.cnsnews.com)
The role and the view of the public have changed so much in the past few decades. In the 19th and early 20th century, providers distanced patients from awareness of costs and responsibilities. More recently, the public are more …show more content…
In 2012, 17.7%, more than 47 million of nonelderly Americans and 640,000 of the elderly were uninsured. (www.Kff.org). The United States has the least universal, most costly health care system in the industrialized world. (Bodenheimer & Grumbach). However after the Affordable Care Act of 2010, a new "Patient 's Bills of Rights", gives American people the stability and flexibility they need to make informed choices about their health. (www.HHS.gov). Since PPACA requires all individuals to have health insurance by 2014, with some exceptions, and health care should be more affordable and accessible to the public, hopefully millions of people who were previously uninsured will gain coverage. As of May 5, 2014, U.S. uninsured rate drops to 13.4%. …show more content…
For example, the Consumer Coalitions rally around specific issues are effective in generating political pressure in health care reform. (Sultz & Young).
References:
Sultz, A., & Young, K. (2011). Healthcare USA: Understanding Its Organization and Delivery. Sudbary, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Bodenheimer, T., & Grumbach, K (2012). Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach. New York, New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Langer, G. (2003) Health Care Pains Growing Health Care Concerns Fuel Cautious Support for Change. Retrieved from http://www.abcnews.go.com
Jeffrey, T. (2012). Medicaid and Medicare Enrollees Now Outnumber Full-Time Private Sector Workers. Retrived from http://cnsnews.com
(2013). The Uninsured: A Primer - Key Facts about Health Insurance on the Eve of Coverage Expansions. Retrived from http://kff.org
http://kff.org/uninsured/report/the-uninsured-a-primer-key-facts-about-health-insurance-on-the-eve-of-coverage-expansions/
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The first and foremost among health care stakeholders is the pubic. Without the public, there wouldn’t be a need for the system. They are the one who pays for the service (tax or health insurance premium) and consume the service. Unfortunately, the gross combined enrollment of 119.249 million in Medicaid and Medicare in 2011 outnumbered the 112.556 million full-time workers employed in both the private sector and in government in 2011. (www.cnsnews.com)
The role and the view of the public have changed so much in the past few decades. In the 19th and early 20th century, providers distanced patients from awareness of costs and responsibilities. More recently, the public are more …show more content…
In 2012, 17.7%, more than 47 million of nonelderly Americans and 640,000 of the elderly were uninsured. (www.Kff.org). The United States has the least universal, most costly health care system in the industrialized world. (Bodenheimer & Grumbach). However after the Affordable Care Act of 2010, a new "Patient 's Bills of Rights", gives American people the stability and flexibility they need to make informed choices about their health. (www.HHS.gov). Since PPACA requires all individuals to have health insurance by 2014, with some exceptions, and health care should be more affordable and accessible to the public, hopefully millions of people who were previously uninsured will gain coverage. As of May 5, 2014, U.S. uninsured rate drops to 13.4%. …show more content…
For example, the Consumer Coalitions rally around specific issues are effective in generating political pressure in health care reform. (Sultz & Young).
References:
Sultz, A., & Young, K. (2011). Healthcare USA: Understanding Its Organization and Delivery. Sudbary, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Bodenheimer, T., & Grumbach, K (2012). Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach. New York, New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Langer, G. (2003) Health Care Pains Growing Health Care Concerns Fuel Cautious Support for Change. Retrieved from http://www.abcnews.go.com
Jeffrey, T. (2012). Medicaid and Medicare Enrollees Now Outnumber Full-Time Private Sector Workers. Retrived from http://cnsnews.com
(2013). The Uninsured: A Primer - Key Facts about Health Insurance on the Eve of Coverage Expansions. Retrived from http://kff.org
http://kff.org/uninsured/report/the-uninsured-a-primer-key-facts-about-health-insurance-on-the-eve-of-coverage-expansions/
( )About the Law. Retrieved from