The purpose of this research is to answer the following question: What is the main cause of the problems within Colombia’s Health Care System? The Health Care System in Colombia has had in incredible improvement over the years, both in quality and coverage. However, the system is not perfect and has flaws. The most serious problem is the fiscal gap that the system has; there is not enough money to pay for the health of all citizens. The goal of this research paper is to understand and identify the main causes of the fiscal gap the system has and propose solutions to it. But to understand the problem, it is necessary to understand how the system works first. In order to understand how it works it is essential to identify it´s economic agents, …show more content…
Also, there are private services, in which people that have the means to pay for all their medical needs simply go into a hospital or doctor’s office and pay for the service they are receiving. The Health Care System in Colombia is a clear example of a Welfare State policy as it intends to provide the basic substantial services citizens need in order to achieve well being. Health Care is essential for citizens as it enssures well being and therefore, a more productive and stable society. Colombia has had an enormous improvement in both quality and coverage of health throughout the country. “Como resultado de la unificación del POS y de las normatividades establecidas en los últimos años, aumentó la cobertura casi al 100% de la población, acompañada de una mejora en la calidad, puesto que se incrementó el acceso a tratamientos y procedimientos con mayor tecnología” (Olaya). [As a result of the unification of the POS and the established rules in the past years, coverage has increased almost to 100% of the population, accompanied with better quality, due to the increase in access to treatments and procedures with better technology]. These new rules and structures have been implemented since 1993 and because of them, along other measures, both coverage and quality have been increasing over the
Hence, the citizens must pay a large amount of money to get treatment, and this also makes it difficult for them to find specialists
Unlike most countries, America doesn’t have universal coverage for health care. This means that it is the responsibility of an average American to obtain health insurance, either through private insurance companies or through their employer. Under this system, there is a notion of a certain premium due at regular intervals of time, but the insured may need to “co-pay” or pay a certain deductible for their treatment before their insurance takes care of the rest. The American health care system caters to all its citizens. These are all publicly funded.
Healthcare is one of the main pillars of development that hold a country in great position. The aim of every healthcare organization is to provide quality medical care to all human beings right from infants to old generation (Koutsogeorgou, 2014). Usually, this is achieved by having adequate medicine, competent and enough medical staffs, sufficient medical centers or hospitals as well as efficient and effective medical equipment. Besides, the government also plays a vital role in ensuring that every citizen gets the best medical care as a means of reducing high mortality rates that affect their people. However, many of these health facilities face many challenges and instead of keeping death rates low, the reverse happens. Lately, hospitals in Venezuela have been underperforming, and this has been characterized by increased infant mortality as well as lack of medicine in those hospitals, a factor that has contributed much to the current crisis facing the country. Based on the background mentioned above, the purpose of this paper is to evaluate what has contributed to the crisis, how is has happened, and the possible recommendation or course of action that can be undertaken to correct the situation.
Despite the established health care facilities in the United States, most citizens do not have access to proper medical care. We must appreciate from the very onset that a healthy and strong nation must have a proper health care system. Such a health system should be available and affordable to all. The cost of health services is high. In fact, the ...
The World Health Organization defines universal health care as, “ensuring that all people can use the promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative health services they need, of sufficient quality to be effective, while also ensuring that the use of these services does not expose the user to financial hardship.” This means that every citizen of a country will have access to health care; if someone cannot attain it themselves, then the government will provide it. This topic is controversial because the state provides health care funding for every citizen; it can easily be described as being socialistic. Also, without state provided care, every citizen may not have access to the level of care needed due to costs. This topic is especially relevant because thirty two of the thirty three developed nations have universal health care with the United States as the exception. However, recently the United States has adopted the Affordable Care Act, which possess traits of universal health care. Universal health care is not a good choice for society for three reasons. The first is that it lowers quality of care. Also, the whole system and the way it is set up could certainly be a burden on taxpayers and the government which could lead to some major debts. Third, it would be easy for people to abuse the system.
Medicine and other health services are expensive without these important conveniences that many people lack. These people have been “falling through the cracks” in U.S.
Health care in Brazil became a major issue between the years 1985-1988 (Nascimento, 2013). The citizens took notice that a large gap between health care services provided to the wealthy and services provided to the rest of the population existed. Health care in Brazil became a right to all citizens in 1988 and the Sistema Unico de Saude- SUS (Unified Health Care System) was established (Nascimento, 2013). Citizens are able to purchase private insurance provided that they can afford it. The Brazilian health care system is funded by the government through social security, taxes, and those employed by the government. This system was instituted during a time in the nation’s history that was politically and economically unstable. The Family health Program was established in 1994 (Nascimento, 2013). Preventative care is this primary focus of this program. The government sets up community health centers that are financed through the government. Nurses, primary care physicians, and medical assistants. The program is commended for being efficient. The program solves 85% of health related problems (Nascimento, 2013). Cost, quality, and access to care still remain a challenge to the Brazilian health care system. Although improvements have been made, impacts on women and maternal child health, the elderly, and increasing cases of many non-communicable diseases create many disparities.
In the a time of rising costs in the U.S., not to mention a contentious political debate over insurance and medical care, Costa Rica’s take on the issue is refreshing. This is an advantage and benefits to residents and citizens of Costa Rica. Health care is cost is very cheap and easy to access. Individuals do not loss standard of care. Several of these doctors are educated in the United States, Canada, or Europe they are familiar with all the up-to-date procedures, all the clinics and hospitals have innovative tools and equipment like Magnetic Resonance Imaging. The disadvantage of Costa Rica’s healthcare system include the long waiting hours for residents who needs to get ultrasounds, CT scans, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging done. The waiting period may take months or weeks in a non-emergency situation. It is also the similar with non-emergency surgery. The doctors, nurses, and administrative staff mostly speak English. It is very annoying for patients who mainly speak
A country’s health care system refers to all the institutions, programs, personnel, procedures, and the resources that are used to meet the health needs of its population. Health care systems vary from one country to another, depending on government policies and the health needs of the population. Besides, health care programs are flexible in the sense that they are tailored to meet health needs as they arise. Among the stakeholders in the formulation of a country’s health care system are governments, religious groups, non-governmental organizations, charity organizations, trade/labor unions, and interested individuals (Duckett, 2008). These entities formulate, implement, evaluate, and reform health services according to the needs of the sections of the population they target.
The role of the states in protecting and promoting the health of the population is broad and complex, but can be described within six broad functions: (1) guardians of the public’s health, (2) purchasers of healthcare servi...
It is hard to imagine life without health insurance. If you have any type of medical problem that requires attention, and you have appropriate health care insurance, you can be cared for in the finest of private hospitals. You can get great treatment and your ailments, depending on the severity, can be treated as soon as possible. Doctors, physicians and surgeons are willing to put out a big effort if they know that they are dealing with patients who are insured and have the money to go under extensive medical treatment. But imagine life without such luxuries. For example, what happens if a relative requires much needed surgery, but does not have health insurance to cover the procedure? What happens if a lack of medical insurance prevents you or your family from seeing a doctor, which could result in health problems that had not been identified but could have been treated before they became life threatening? These scenarios may seem far-fetched, but these types of situations happen to people who lack health coverage everyday. There is a true story about a patient who was insured and diagnosed with treatable cervical cancer. Unfortunately, she lost her job and with it her insurance. She was then unable to see her private doctor, and was turned away from other hospitals because ?cancer treatment is not considered an emergency in a patient who can?t pay? (?Help for D.C.?s Uninsured?). The woman later died at her home without ever being treated. This example raises the question, since when are people with less money less deserving of health care or appropriate treatment?
In the United States of America, there are millions of individuals that live with chronic medical problems. In which these conditions require some sort of medical attention at least once a month for revaluation, and possible treatment. Thankfully, for the majority of those individuals with their health insurance covers those costs that essentially would cripple their bank accounts. On the contrary, there are millions of people living in the United States, who are uninsured. Even with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act or as it is known by the public Obama Care, there are still individuals who cannot afford the basic needs of healthcare. Health care should not be looked at as a privilege but a right for everyone regardless of their
...ompanies are not oversee by the government - which means that they can change prices or deny services if they want. This creates a culture where people only look for the hospital for treatment when the thing is already severe, often in a the condition could be easily avoided if it treated by a doctor sooner. At the bill, in the end, is very expensive.
In today’s healthcare system, there are many characteristics and forces that make up the complex structure. Health care delivery is a complex system that involves many people that navigate it with hopes of a better outcome to the residents of the United States. Many factors affect the system starting from global influences, social values and culture. Further factors include economic conditions, physical environment, technology development, economic conditions, political climate and population characteristics. Furthermore the main characteristics of the Unites States healthcare system includes: no agency governs the whole system, access to healthcare is restricted based on the coverage and third party agencies exist. Unfortunately many people are in power of the healthcare system involving multiple payers. Physicians are pressured to order unnecessary tests to avoid potential legal risks. Quality of care is a major component; therefore it creates a demand for new technology. A more close investigation will review two main characteristics and two external forces that currently affect the healthcare delivery system. Furthermore, what will be the impact of one of the characteristics and one of the external forces in review with the new affordable care act 2010? The review will demonstrate the implications to the healthcare delivery system and the impact on the affordable care act 2010.
Our story begins, with a man named Roger. Roger had bought a five dollar scratcher the kind that your aunt sends you in a birthday card, it’s fun but you never really expect to win, not only did Roger win he hit the $5,000 jackpot and he also hit the 10x multiplier, Roger finally had the capital to do what he always wanted to own his own ice cream parlor, “Sugar Cow ice cream shop”, as a kid he had such great memories at places like that with his family and friends. He invested $1000 dollars into the business and opened his doors for the first day.