American Modern Social Problem

Introduction

The United States is the third largest country in the world after Russia and Canada. The total population of the United States is about 29 million people. In the United States, there are both publicly funded and privately funded insurance plans designed to provide health services to citizens (Aaron A., 2009). Compared to other countries, this country spends most of its GDP on healthcare, which is the highest.

However, the United States is the only industrialized and wealthy country that does not offer a universal health care system. 8 percent of the country’s citizens have health insurance that is purchased by individuals, provided by the state, or provided by an employer. About 15.3% of American citizens, or
5.7 million people, live without this insurance.

US Health Care Analysis

The US is not known for having one of the best health care systems in the world, but the US is known for having the best emergency system in the world. Advances in medical technology in the United States have not resulted in better care for American citizens, but the states are at the bottom of the list internationally. In part, in the United States, it is more profitable to treat diseases than to prevent them. In addition, America is known for its income inequality and the poverty of all developed countries.

Maintenance quality c. s causes anxiety for many people. Every patient with adequate insurance coverage and living in the right place has access to the best medical care in the world. Patients have access to tertiary care hospitals fully equipped with modern diagnostic and treatment equipment. Unfortunately, this system is not uniform in terms of the quality of health care. It varies greatly by location, type of insurance and quality.

Patients from rural areas of the United States experience serious problems (Grzeskowiak M. 2008). First, they are understaffed, lack health insurance and inadequate health care. Unlucky patients who are uninsured end up in the emergency room and receive little or nothing afterward.
Health care costs in the United States have increased over the years. The government allocates most of its health budget to hospitals. Compared to other services provided by these hospitals, the amount of money spent on prescriptions has increased day by day.

However, the quality of treatment is remarkably good. On the other hand, the quality of health services varies between urban cities and remote and rural areas of the country. Concerns were raised about the intensity of government funding and the overall quality of services provided. Health care delivery in the United States faces immediate challenges such as long delays in seeking health care, cost sharing for uninsured patients, poor health care coordination, and mental health disparities.

Factors that make health care an important social issue

Mental health equity: Despite being the leading cause of disability in the United States. is mental illness, there is no system in America that covers mental health. Over the years, it has been feared that approximately half of all mentally ill patients receive treatment as a result of visible factors such as failure to receive needed treatment and stigma.

Uninsured and health insurance shops: To get public health insurance, people often need to take out insurance. Before taking the risk, insurance companies screen residents for possible pre-existing diseases (Aaron A., 200
). As a result, some people with these conditions do not receive much-needed protection. Citizens with diseases such as heart disease, cancer and arthritis.

Minority Health Disparities: Disparities in care affect people from minority communities such as Native Americans, Hispanics, African Americans, and Asian Americans. Compared to whites, these groups are more prone to poorer health outcomes, chronic disease, and higher mortality.
Poorly coordinated care: Primary care physicians are assumed to be the point of access for most patients requiring care. However, this is not the case in the United States, because the health care system is fragmented. In addition, it has been observed that the doctor-patient relationship has weakened.

Concepts that currently seem promising to solve the problems

1. Designing a Medicare Advantage plan
2. Approving the efficacy and safety of drugs
3. High salaries for clinical staff and other health care professionals
4. Using specialists at lower costs
5. Potential unforeseen social problems which solutions are being considered may create

Possible contingencies Social problems may arise as a result of the solutions considered

Health care costs may rise even more than they are now. The cost of drugs is already a problem, especially for the elderly. If it affects a Medicare Advantage plan, it will only have some limited benefits because it is not widely accepted. Agreeing on the effectiveness and safety of drugs does not regulate their price or even coverage of treatment. Distributors of such approved drugs in the United States have complete price freedom.

Conclusion

Questions about the US health care system affect citizens’ access to medical care. Although the country is among the most developed countries in the world, its system needs to be addressed so that citizens have equal access to medical care.