Module 13 Implementation of Single Payer System Paper

Module 13 Implementation of Single Payer System Paper

Module 13 Implementation of Single Payer System Paper

You must also respond to one of your classmates’ posts prior to Saturday night at 11:59 pm. For follow up posts, you want to add something new to what was already posted (find a case study on the topic and summarize the findings, find a research study and share the statistical findings with the class, provide a real world example of the topic to the class, etc). The post should be at least 250 words.

the advantages of a single-payer system. Why are any attempts to reform the US Healthcare system not based on the single-payer approach?

As our book states, a single-payer system in the United States would be similar to Medicaid’s program, in which beneficiaries get tax-financed healthcare, but with more controls on how that healthcare is delivered. An advantage of a single- payer system is “universal coverage” for all. Everyone would have health insurance under a one health insurance plan, and have access to necessary services including doctors, hospitals, long-term care, prescription drugs, dentist and vision care. However, individuals may still choose where they receive care. It is a lot like Medicare however, a single-player system would not have any eligibility criteria like Medicaid and Medicare. Another advantage to a single-player system would be a healthier population. People would have access to coverage meaning they would be able to obtain preventative services. When people do not have coverage or access to quality coverage, they lose out on many benefits. When compared to other countries the healthcare spending per capita in the US is significantly higher than any other nation in the world. With a single-payer system there would be reduced spending per capita. Although universal coverage for all Americans sounds ideal tax burden would roughly double for tax payers. Another reason the US healthcare system is not based on a single-payer approach is due waiting times for procedures increasing. In 2017, Canadians were on a waiting list for an estimated 1,040,791 total procedures including surgery for, hip, knew, ankles and shoulders. The estimated wait time was 20 weeks to 52 weeks. Lasty, many believe government-run health care cannot deliver on its promises and that it would impose unprecedented taxes on Americans, deliver subpar care to patients, and put government in charge of personal health care decisions.

References

Shi, L., & Singh, D. A. (2010). Essentials of the US health care system. In Essentials of the US health care system (p. 341). Sudbury, Mass: Jones and Bartlett.

Baldacci, M. (n.d.). Why single-payer would make health Care worse for Americans. Retrieved April 15, 2021, from 

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.