The healthcare system in the United States is large comprising of government agencies, research centers, health insurance companies, hospitals, doctors and their offices. Although many U.S citizens are critical on how the country’s health care system is structured, it has several benefits.
i) The U.S HC covers for the Most Vulnerable Citizens – Although more than 50 million U.S citizens are not subscribed to national healthcare insurance, the government provides insurance to those residents who might experience hard time in providing for themselves. The federal government runs Medicare, a health insurance program that covers the senior U.S citizens and the disabled residents in the country. The U.S government is also running Medicaid plan
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has invested in some of the latest medical equipment techniques and technologies in the world. This is mainly due to the country’s high scientific research standards in the field of medicine. People from other countries visits America to access some of its best healthcare services available. The U.S has the most technologically advanced healthcare systems in the world. iii) Multiple Choices- Although the healthcare systems tends to favor the wealthy citizens, those with financial means have the freedom to choose from various health insurance that they prefer. Residents also have the freedom of choosing their own doctor although some of the insurance companies in the country prefers that a person visits his/her personal care doctor before being referred to a specialist doctor. Another freedom aspect of the U.S healthcare system is that doctors can choose from where they prefers practicing medicine. iv) Emergency Treatment- Although the country lacks universal health insurance, resident’s access to emergency treatment is not limited and many people resort to emergency centers when there are limited options. It may be not a solution to the insurance crisis but at least it provides relief for the uninsured residents in the