Universal Health Care Case Study
The quality and security of a person’s health care depend on multiple factors, among that the accessibility, the cost, the skills of the practitioners and many more… Nowadays the financial and social status are taken into consideration by some providers to provide care and few of insurance companies are still considering the preexisting conditions to get insured. Those factors are among the barriers of the healthcare system improvement.
In calling back many years, the health care in the United States has experienced many changes that tended to improve the system and reduce the cost. Many options have been implemented for reducing the cost of care. Unfortunately, the universal healthcare model has never been taken place in the United States. …show more content…
Without insurance; undeniably, people’s health would be jeopardized. Considering the case studies where Raymond and Emmanuel have almost the same rang of age (54 et 55), have a disparate work and life history. They have a different life style. Both have a medical condition. Raymond has a confirmed Hypertension while Emmanuel has unexpected high blood sugar; then, unconfirmed possible diabetes.
The analysis of the two cases shows that Raymond is more at risk than Emmanuel who has in a financial and social condition to financially take care of his health. Living in a rural area without any insurance with a health condition can be risky. In the rural area; the distance (in the present case study, the closest clinic is 30 miles away) and the lack of insurance are among the barriers in the U.S. health care delivery system related to cost, quality, and/or access in the first scenario. No visible barrier is detectable in the second scenario concerning …show more content…
Therefore, regarding his professional, financial and social status, it can be affirmed that Emmanuel should have the best quality of care with low cost; while Raymond could have his life jeopardized due to the distance and to the lack of insurance associated with his questionable financial status.
• The potential outcome health care for both is clearly different and evident. In the first scenario, Raymond could be faced to an enormous health problem unless he is considered an emergency room with EMTALA program for instance; while in the second scenario, Emmanuel be able to make his routine checkup and consequently, take care of his possible medical problems when diagnosed.
RHIhub (2017). Rural residents often experience barriers to healthcare that limit their ability to obtain the care they need. In order for rural residents to have sufficient healthcare access, necessary and appropriate services must be available and obtainable in a timely manner. Even when an adequate supply of healthcare services exists in the community, there are other factors to consider in terms of healthcare access. For instance, to have good healthcare access, a rural resident must also
In calling back many years, the health care in the United States has experienced many changes that tended to improve the system and reduce the cost. Many options have been implemented for reducing the cost of care. Unfortunately, the universal healthcare model has never been taken place in the United States. …show more content…
Without insurance; undeniably, people’s health would be jeopardized. Considering the case studies where Raymond and Emmanuel have almost the same rang of age (54 et 55), have a disparate work and life history. They have a different life style. Both have a medical condition. Raymond has a confirmed Hypertension while Emmanuel has unexpected high blood sugar; then, unconfirmed possible diabetes.
The analysis of the two cases shows that Raymond is more at risk than Emmanuel who has in a financial and social condition to financially take care of his health. Living in a rural area without any insurance with a health condition can be risky. In the rural area; the distance (in the present case study, the closest clinic is 30 miles away) and the lack of insurance are among the barriers in the U.S. health care delivery system related to cost, quality, and/or access in the first scenario. No visible barrier is detectable in the second scenario concerning …show more content…
Therefore, regarding his professional, financial and social status, it can be affirmed that Emmanuel should have the best quality of care with low cost; while Raymond could have his life jeopardized due to the distance and to the lack of insurance associated with his questionable financial status.
• The potential outcome health care for both is clearly different and evident. In the first scenario, Raymond could be faced to an enormous health problem unless he is considered an emergency room with EMTALA program for instance; while in the second scenario, Emmanuel be able to make his routine checkup and consequently, take care of his possible medical problems when diagnosed.
RHIhub (2017). Rural residents often experience barriers to healthcare that limit their ability to obtain the care they need. In order for rural residents to have sufficient healthcare access, necessary and appropriate services must be available and obtainable in a timely manner. Even when an adequate supply of healthcare services exists in the community, there are other factors to consider in terms of healthcare access. For instance, to have good healthcare access, a rural resident must also