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@article{24321, author = {Lustová, Helena}, article_location = {Jihlava}, article_number = {2}, keywords = {private health insurance; medicare; structure; the flow of funds; Medicaid; high health expenditures; private health insurers; uninsured americans; health care reform; the affordable health care act; health insurance exchange}, language = {eng}, issn = {1804-3682}, journal = {Logos polytechnikos}, title = {The Health Care System in the United States}, volume = {roč. 5}, year = {2014} }
TY - JOUR ID - 24321 AU - Lustová, Helena PY - 2014 TI - The Health Care System in the United States JF - Logos polytechnikos VL - roč. 5 IS - 2 SP - 87-98 EP - 87-98 PB - Vysoká škola polytechnická Jihlava SN - 18043682 KW - private health insurance KW - medicare KW - structure KW - the flow of funds KW - Medicaid KW - high health expenditures KW - private health insurers KW - uninsured americans KW - health care reform KW - the affordable health care act KW - health insurance exchange N2 - The article deals with the basic structure of the United States health care system, first by introducing the most important parts and showing how the system works. It points out the most serious problem of the system, mainly high number of uninsured people (which is currently changing for the better) and extremely high health expenditures. The article provides brief information about the recent health care reform, the expected solution for the health system. The reform has been dealing with high number of uninsured people as well as setting fair conditions of health insurance for all Americans. The article points out the newest OECD health data, showing enormous financial expenditures of American health care system, in comparison with other OECD countries and several successful numbers as well. The statistics show that despite the high technical quality of the United States health care and high financial expenditures, the results do not appear to be better than in other OECD countries. The United States health care system also has to deal with obesity as the number one health risk factor. ER -
LUSTOVÁ, Helena. The Health Care System in the United States. \textit{Logos polytechnikos}. Jihlava: Vysoká škola polytechnická Jihlava, 2014, roč. 5, No~2, p.~87-98. ISSN~1804-3682.
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