The Role Of Health Policy In The US
The health policy decisions in the U.S. are both drivers and shapers of the health care system (Williams & Torrens, 2008). How the health care system is organized sets the blueprint for the health policy, and the health policy influences the way the health care systems develops and operates. The health policy of the U.S. in the past has been the general theory of the least government involvement as possible. The main role was protecting the people from the dangers of health through public health rather than having a direct involvement in how the system was delivered and paid for. Health care in the U.S was a private, employer-based coverage. The health policy in the U.S. is now driven by financing and insurance mechanism. The federally funded Medicare and Medicaid play a huge role in this finding.
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was the development of the federal Medicare and Medicaid program. This was enacted in July 1965 and has since been the driver for health policies in the U.S (Lee, 2015). Over half of the financing in the healthcare system is now funded by Medicare and Medicaid (Williams & Torrens, 2008). Until this time, the government had little interest in the healthcare system. Now the state and federal government have a greater responsibility to healthcare. This leads to more government involvement in setting laws and regulations for the health care system to
was the development of the federal Medicare and Medicaid program. This was enacted in July 1965 and has since been the driver for health policies in the U.S (Lee, 2015). Over half of the financing in the healthcare system is now funded by Medicare and Medicaid (Williams & Torrens, 2008). Until this time, the government had little interest in the healthcare system. Now the state and federal government have a greater responsibility to healthcare. This leads to more government involvement in setting laws and regulations for the health care system to