Chapter 8 Weekly Reflection

Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance coverage are the three economic accesses to health service. Unfortunately these three basic sources of health insurance coverage do not fit together in such a way that all American are included in 1998, 16.3 per. Of the United States population or 44.281 million persons, were without any health insurance. The size of the uninsured population varies across states within the United States. Ethnic variation most advantages in the United States racial and ethnic minority group members tend to fare worse than the white majority. Age variation the elderly are most advantaged in terms of health insurance coverage. A mix model form also characterises the health services themselves, in the hospital, nursing home care agencies, outpatient clinics, and other organisational settings of such services are sometimes public tax supported, sometimes private nonprofit, and sometimes private for profit. Most Americans are very satisfied with the health care services they receive ( Zis Jacobs, and Shapiro, 1996), and professional health care providers, such as physicians, nurses, and allied health care professionals( social worker, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech therapists) are generally well traine, with high legal and professional practice standards.

Reference: Social Work in the Health Field A Care Perspective Second edition Lois A. Fort Cowles