Summary: The American Health Care System

The American health care system can be considered a complex system; because it requires several steps to obtain insurance, access the ideal health care, and maintain it. This can be considered a common health challenge for Asian Americans attempting to seek health care. According to the Asian American Health Initiative (2016) many Asian Americans do not obtain health insurance because they are unsure of who to ask or what to ask when attempting to gain health care (Aahiinfo.org, 2016). Problems also occur when Asian Americans consider the type of providers they may receive. They may have hesitations about the physicians understanding of their culture and how they may treat a certain symptom or illness (Aahiinfo.org, 2016). Their lack of
understanding of the physician’s medical terminology may also create treatment difficulties.