Cost of health care has been on the rise for decades in the United States and cost are will escalading. Which the cost controls in health care are the first issues that are addressed to find a solution. However hospital facilities have the largest cost in management and utilities in daily operation. That poverty is an issue of central concern to nurses and all health professionals, reason to that it remains one of the key variables negatively affecting health and well-being and denies people the ability to achieve optimal health (Hwang 2001, Wright & Tompkins 2006, Hayes et al, 2008 Morrison 2009, Rachlis et al, 2009, Henderson 2011).
Poverty shape the choices people make and is a catalyst for many social and health problems, such as homelessness for example, which is an increasing problem in many part of the word (Hwang 2001, Henderson 2011, Jordan 2011). Also poverty has been traditionally measure in term of income for males,
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For instance, Kehrer (1976), analyzing survey data from the American Medical Association, estimates a gender gap in average hourly earning about 30%. There was only one minor part of the difference explained by individual characteristics such as experience, specialty, or board certification, among others (Theurl, E., & Winner, H., 2011). Also young adults are able to have health care by their parents if they are still going to school. But it is also hard to children that are low income and their parents don’t have insurance it will also be hard for them. But all of that is changing know with the Obama health care program even if you’re a low income family or middle class family you are able to have insurance. Obama, made it a big deal that everyone should have health care this years if you do not have health care by the time you do your taxes you are going to get