Open Vs. Closed Healthcare Compare And Contrast Essay

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Open vs. Closed Healthcare Compare and contrast the U.S. healthcare system with that of another developed country. What aspects of open and closed systems are exhibited by the United States and by your selected country?

The country that will be used for comparison is Great Britain, which operates its healthcare through the National Health Service (NHS, 2013). Most, but not all, of the healthcare in the country emanates and/or is regulated by the government. This stands in contrast with the United States which is basically the opposite in that there are a lot of taxpayer dollars spent on needs-based and age-based healthcare through programs like Medicare and Medicaid but most healthcare not directly tied to one or both of those services in the United States is ran by the private sector even if the government heavily regulates it as it operates. The United States spends roughly half its budget on retiree benefits including healthcare but the private sector is a main genesis point for health...

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In fact, the United States healthcare system basically forces people to use private sector sources unless there is a needs-based or age-based need for healthcare involved while going through the government in Great Britain is the norm.
2. Review the assigned article for this week, "Healthcare Payment Reform: Implications for Nurses." - An emerging political issue is to change the way healthcare providers are compensated to control healthcare spending. Nurses are the largest group of healthcare providers and can make the greatest impact on the healthcare system. Compare and contrast two advantages vs. The disadvantages of the policy to disentangle nursing costs from the patient room charges and/or organization charges. How can this policy affect your policy priority? Is there evidence?

A plus to separating nursing costs from the rest of the cost structure is that a lot of nursing is simply about comfort and spot-checking things that are already being checked by people higher up the chain in some form or another. Another plus is to be able to parse out exactly where the money is being spent and what is discretionary on part of the…

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Beck, M. (2013, July 29). More Doctors Steer Clear of Medicare - WSJ.com. The Wall Street Journal - Breaking News, Business, Financial and Economic News, World News & Video - Wall Street Journal - Wsj.com. Retrieved August 7, 2013, from http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323971204578626151017241898.html

CBPP. (2013, August 7). Policy Basics: Where Do Our Federal Tax Dollars Go? -- " Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Retrieved August 7, 2013, from http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=1258

NHS. (2013, August 7). NHS Choices - Your health, your choices. NHS Choices - Your health, your choices. Retrieved August 7, 2013, from http://www.nhs.uk/Pages/HomePage.aspx

Potempa, K. (2013, June 20). The Experts: Physician Shortage Solutions for the U.S. - WSJ.com. The Wall Street Journal - Breaking News, Business, Financial and Economic News, World News & Video - Wall Street Journal - Wsj.com. Retrieved August 7, 2013, from http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323393804578555741780608174.html


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