Three of the Most Difficult Issues Facing Health Care in the U.S.

Identify and explain at least three of the most difficult problems facing medical care today in the United States. Williams & Torrens (2010) noted that the three most difficult problems facing medical care in the United States are decision-making practices, administrative practices and funding practices in health systems (p. 337). The first problem facing medical care in the United States is the practice of making decisions. Indeed, the more moral issues decided by regulation, regulation and litigation, the narrower the range of ethical decisions made by providers (Grad, F. P., (1978), pp. 19-36).

Healthcare, Medicare, and Medicaid The US healthcare system is the subject of serious scrutiny that affects all of young people, the elderly, wealthy people, and the poor. The healthcare system consists of three main components. Since 1973, most Americans have turned to managed healthcare programs called HMOs. The second type of healthcare provided to Americans is Medicare, health care for the elderly. The third type of healthcare is the Medicaid program, a health care plan for the poor. Why is our medical system made up of three parts?

Most laws and policies are trying to cope with the problem of medical costs, access and quality provided by the United States. The cost of the health care system is currently rising so that it is difficult for most Americans to access high quality medical services. The introduction of high-tech and modern medicine has resulted in an increase in medical expenses for medical facilities in the United States. Therefore, the high management cost of a healthcare system increases the cost to acquire service from the system. This is not good for low-income people and those not enrolled in insurance. As a result, enacted laws and public policies guarantee that poor people, children, the elderly, and disadvantaged people will pay medical expenses with government-funded insurance (Kronenfeld, 2002).

This does not mean that American citizens do not care about their health. Indeed, we are one of the most controversial issues of medical policy and medical outcomes in the past three presidential elections. The themes such as opioid addiction, cancer treatment, contraception countermeasures have played a leading role in public discourse recently, but this is correct. These are imminent problems involving all Americans. However, the relative silence of similar disruptive diseases such as heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and stroke is no longer acceptable. The time has come to solve this problem.