Healthcare
The Cost, Treatment and Facilities of Healthcare
Service
Healthcare is a wide term which is used to refer to activities
associated with the prevention, treatment and management of
illness. It is delivered by specialist providers made up of
doctors, nurses, therapists, home health aides, technicians
and other paramedical staff.
Today, healthcare is one of the most rapid growing industries
in the world. Healthcare in the US is provided by a couple
of organizations, including non-profit hospitals which are
run by state governments, religious orders, or independent
non-profit organizations; for-profit hospitals run by individuals
or large private corporations; outpatient clinics, run by
healthcare professionals, especially doctors either independently
or in partnership with other doctors.
Most Americans are covered by health insurance which covers
the cost of healthcare. The insurance can be provided by the
employer, bought by the individual or provided by the government.
Americans who have no health insurance will need to bear the
cost of healthcare, which can be very costly. In fact, healthcare
continues to become more and more expensive with every passing
year.
The organizations which benefit most from the rising costs
of healthcare are usually private hospitals, big pharmaceutical
companies and health insurance companies. All these entities
usually have their own arguments to rationalize the high rates
they charge.
The private hospitals put the responsibility of the high
costs on hospital maintenance, buying of state-of-the-art
diagnostic equipment as well as the manpower cost, especially
the cost of hiring skilled physicians and surgeons while the
pharmaceutical companies blame the high costs on research
and development of new drugs. The insurance companies hold
skyrocketing reimbursements as the reason for high healthcare
premiums.
However, it is definitely no doubt that American hospitals
provide the best healthcare in the world. In fact, they have
some of the finest physicians and surgeons; the best diagnostic
equipment as well as great hospitals. It is not a surprise
that patients from all over the world have come to the US
to enjoy these outstanding healthcare facilities.
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