Research article us health-care system

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Article Title: U.S. health-care system ranks last among 11 high-income countries, researchers say

Authors: Claire Parker

According to a study published by the Commonwealth Fund, the US was ranked 11th in healthcare systems. The study focused on the healthcare systems of 11 countries, all who are considered high-income. Specifically, the study looked at access to care, the healthcare process, administrative efficiency, equity of healthcare, and healthcare outcomes. The US was found to be lacking in access to care, administrative efficiency, equity, and healthcare outcomes despite being one of the highest spenders on healthcare. The study cites that the US was the only country out of the 11 to not have universal healthcare. The study demonstrated the flaws in US healthcare and suggests the US should expand and strengthen insurance and spend money in a smarter way.

Although a principle of the US healthcare system is the, "duty to serve", many people in the US found themselves going without healthcare before 2010. This is due to them being uninsured or underinsured. To combat this, the affordable healthcare act was signed into law in 2010. The ACA allowed more people to access healthcare. Despite this, there are still flaws and inequity in the US healthcare system. I think to fix this, we should look further into what free healthcare services we can provide. This would help establish easier access to healthcare similarly to the ACA.

The stakeholders are the healthcare industry and anyone living in the US. To better healthcare in the US, the system needs to be reformed and this would affect the healthcare industry. The healthcare industry includes healthcare professionals and healthcare facilities like hospitals or doctor's offices. The healthcare industry would need to adopt new practices and new policies so that more people could have access to the healthcare they deserve. Another stakeholder in this is anyone who resides in the US as they are the ones who are being treated with substandard care.

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