Question

Which parts of the health care system in the United States are paid for, or controlled, by government? Why? What role should the government play in the health care system? How much control should they have over the health insurance companies?

Answer 1

Health care in the United States is provided by many distinct organizations Health carefacilities are largely owned and operated by private sector businesses. 58% of US community hospitals are non-profit, 21% are government owned, and 21% are for-profit. Acccording to the World Health Organization(WHO), the United States spent more on health care per capita. Health spending was paid for by the government, and funded via programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Veterans Health Administration. People aged under 67 acquire insurance via their or a family member's employer, by purchasing health insurance on their own, or are uninsured. Health insurance for public sectoremployees is primarily provided by the government in its role as employer.

The role of government of United States in healthcare delivery system is mainly on financing and rationing. he long-term exclusion from taxes of employers’ costs of employer-sponsored health care (ESI) amounts to a government subsidy of about250 billion a year in forgone income and payroll taxes; that invisible government subsidy represents 1.6 percent of GDP and about 9 percent of all federal tax revenues over the next ten years.