Ceniya Jefferson
K. Barton
Research Paper
Funds of American Healthcare
The American Health Care System has led to years of controversy, war, and disloyalty to
the government due to funding. The generalized question is when did the system go from a
philanthropic program to a multi-billion dollar pursuit? Healthcare expense varies throughout the
world depending on society, economy, and the size of the population. It’s a unit that takes part in
each and every life, but has been an issue over decades due to the gameplay and business aspect.
Modernly, the American Healthcare system is shared between physicians, hospitals,
pharmaceutical clinics, shareholders, and insurance companies. Each source has its share in the
overall program but is only functioning due to the patients.
GROWTH & STATISTICS
The cost of American healthcare affects more than the patients, but their level of care and
of availability. Physicians and doctors are at a loss, losing a sense of humanity in their job and
not being able to help while patients continue to suffer due to financial situations. To begin
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arraigned is then a growing number of uninsured and under insured Americans not getting
treatment. ( From kff.org ) “ High health care costs disproportionately affect uninsured adults,
Black and Hispanic adults, and those with lower incomes.” The metrics of business regulation
are the modern adversary instead of medicine and wellness.
Moving forward, the growth of government spending has slowed, but it’s still a heavy
amount against other wealthy countries. Organizations originally were based on nonprofits and
without the worry of cost regulation. After World War II, employers gained health insurance,
with demand increasing. With this, from 1940-1955, Americans with health insurance went from
10% to over 60%. Then the introduction of a business opportunity became upheld. Insurance was
the first source and supported the separation of the consumer to pay. Soon, organizations such as
Medicare and Medicaid were established due to the profit captured from the Health Care market.
More hospitals started popping up and by 1983, one of seven U.S. hospitals was run in for-profit
companies or was linked by an investor-owned system. The contention presented a hierarchy of
money distribution to CEOs instead of general managers/workers turning into a game, which
alluded to a corporation. It’s a function based on human health that led the industry to be the top
employer of the American economy.