Strengths And Weaknesses Of Health Care
Strengths and Weakness of Health Care
The United States spends more on healthcare than any other developed country, yet still ranks towards the bottom of the Bloomberg report for the efficiency of health care. Less than ideal health outcomes and much dissatisfaction brought by unequal access, the numbers of uninsured and underinsured Americans, uneven quality, and large healthcare waste are weaknesses that the United States strives to fix.
As there is no single payor system and payment schedules vary across payors and providers, health care financing in the United States is very complicated. One of the great strengths of American health care is the advancement of medical technology and funding into medical innovation. Another strength …show more content…
While they both offer access to care for their citizens, there are some major differences as well. In Italy, citizens and non-citizens are immediately entitled to insurance as it is a fundamental right, unlike the United States where non-citizens are not eligible for insurance. Another difference is how doctors are paid. In Italy, hospitals pay their doctors a salary or a wage is paid by the USL if general practitioner and in the United States providers are paid through public insurance, private insurance reimbursement, and patient portions. This difference accounts for the higher salaries in the US than in Italy.
More differences can be seen with prescription medication. In Italy, each medication is priced depending on its absolute necessity for the health and living of the patient which means the majority of medications are paid a fraction of their full price. In the United States, however, individuals are responsible for prescription medicine just like health care and price is not reflective of the necessity of drug.
Both countries struggle with providing access to its insured's with access to care. Rural communities in both countries struggle with having adequate facilities and less advanced medical
The United States spends more on healthcare than any other developed country, yet still ranks towards the bottom of the Bloomberg report for the efficiency of health care. Less than ideal health outcomes and much dissatisfaction brought by unequal access, the numbers of uninsured and underinsured Americans, uneven quality, and large healthcare waste are weaknesses that the United States strives to fix.
As there is no single payor system and payment schedules vary across payors and providers, health care financing in the United States is very complicated. One of the great strengths of American health care is the advancement of medical technology and funding into medical innovation. Another strength …show more content…
While they both offer access to care for their citizens, there are some major differences as well. In Italy, citizens and non-citizens are immediately entitled to insurance as it is a fundamental right, unlike the United States where non-citizens are not eligible for insurance. Another difference is how doctors are paid. In Italy, hospitals pay their doctors a salary or a wage is paid by the USL if general practitioner and in the United States providers are paid through public insurance, private insurance reimbursement, and patient portions. This difference accounts for the higher salaries in the US than in Italy.
More differences can be seen with prescription medication. In Italy, each medication is priced depending on its absolute necessity for the health and living of the patient which means the majority of medications are paid a fraction of their full price. In the United States, however, individuals are responsible for prescription medicine just like health care and price is not reflective of the necessity of drug.
Both countries struggle with providing access to its insured's with access to care. Rural communities in both countries struggle with having adequate facilities and less advanced medical