Week 2 The System for Providing Health Care in The United States Discussion

Week 2 Topic:

“HEALTH CARE SYSTEM”

The system for providing health care in the United States differs from most other developed countries, but these countries also differ from each other. Click on the links, and do your own professional research, on comparing healthcare systems from other countries with that of the United States.

Respond to the following questions in your post:

• What changes do you think need to be made to the health care delivery system in the United States?
• Do you think the United States should have government funded health care for all citizens? If so, how do you suggest we fund it?
• Do you think that employers should be required to provide health insurance for all employees?
• What changes do you recommend to the health care delivery system to make it more available for more people?
• Do the people that are in the most need of health care receive it?
• Which populations are most under served?

2. Your initial post (your response to the topic) must contain a citation. It is your ideas supported by research. Please refer to the APA Power Point in the Start Here section of the classroom for information on proper formatting. There will be a deduction of 20 points for failure to cite a source within your initial post and to provide a reference at the end of your initial post.

3. Your initial post must be a minimum of 300 words

Some links to get you started:

• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2007-06-13/is-europes-health-care-better-businessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advic
• https://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2011/may/11/european-healthcare-services-belgium-france-germany-sweden

Explore these sites as well:

• https://medlineplus.gov/africanamericanhealth.html
• https://medlineplus.gov/hispanicamericanhealth.html
• https://medlineplus.gov/asianamericanhealth.html
• https://medlineplus.gov/nativeamericanhealth.html