Health Care Observation Paper

I also understand your observations Pearl James-Iser, my sister works for the State of Texas Department of Health and Human Services and the issues that they are going through with families is astounding. Personally, I knew families that had insurance prior to the implementation of the ACA, and eventually were told that the coverage they had did not meet the requirements set forth by the government. Then when they tried to apply for coverage the cost is way higher than expected and they could not afford the plans.
The entire thought of having a comprehensive health care system for the nation is a dilemma. It is quite easy to say or claim “we need this or we would have this”, but the reality is that for every action results in a reaction. Therefore,

Tanner. It was presented on March 8th, 2008 and the points presented, are as valid today and the day they were presented.
“There is no single international model for national health care, of course. Countries vary dramatically in the degree of central control, regulation, and cost sharing they impose and in the role of private insurance” (Tanner, 2008).
Additionally:
Health insurance does not mean universal access to health care. In practice, many countries promise universal coverage but ration care or have long waiting lists for treatment.
Rising health care costs are not a uniquely American phenomenon. Although other countries spend considerably less than the United States on health care, both as a percentage of GDP and per capita, costs are rising almost everywhere, leading to budget deficits, tax increases, and benefit reductions.
In countries weighted heavily toward government control, people are most likely to face waiting lists, rationing, restrictions on physician choice, and other obstacles to care.
Countries with more effective national health care systems are successful to the degree that they incorporate market mechanisms such as competition, cost sharing, market prices, and consumer choice, and eschew centralized government