healthcare reform
Healthcare Reform is a term given to the process of discussing / making major changes to an existing healthcare system. According to recent Census information, the United States has a population exceeding 290 million. It is not surprising, therefore, that a single healthcare system cannot take into consideration the needs of every single individual falling within the system. Similarly, a single healthcare system cannot withstand time. As time rolls on, the healthcare system must adapt to conform to any societal health related changes that present themselves.
The major goal of healthcare reform generally tends to revolve around one underlying theme:
- Getting better / more healthcare protection for as many people as possible at the lowest possible cost.
One of the most talked about issues of healthcare reform is the idea of a National Universal Healthcare program that is fully sponsored by the Federal Government, providing citizens with 100% free healthcare services. Groups such as Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) continuously lobby the Government for healthcare reform that would lead to a universal healthcare insurance policy.
PNHP have suggested a major overhaul of American healthcare including:*
- Full coverage for everyone through a single healthcare insurance program.
- Government pays hospitals & nursing homes an annual $ amount to cover all of their expenses.
- Capital costs funded by independent appropriations.
- Cover the costs of physicians & ambulatory services in 1 of 3 ways:
- Fee-for-service payments.
- Global budgets for hospitals & clinics that employ salaried physicians.
- Per capital basis / capitation
- Funded through the same sources, but from a single pool.
- Work to contain costs through savings on billings & bureaucracy.
* Source: www.PNHP.org
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