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The U.S. Healthcare Delivery System

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The U.S. Healthcare Delivery System

Healthcare delivery in the U.S. is an intricate and complicated process involving

several government agencies, institutions, and people. Access to high-quality medical care,

improved health outcomes, and cost management are the key goals of a healthcare delivery

system. Healthcare professionals, insurance companies, governmental organizations, and

patients make up the fundamental functional parts of the American healthcare delivery

system.

Healthcare facilities, pharmacies, and doctors are just a few examples of healthcare

providers essential to delivering healthcare services. Insurers financially cover these services,

such as commercial medical insurance firms and governmental programs like Medicare and

Medicaid (Ecker, 2022). Governmental organizations like the Food and Drug Administration

(FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) govern healthcare

regulations and procedures. Patients are the primary consumers of healthcare services, and

they significantly influence how quality care is delivered through their expectations and

preferences.

The leading American health services system participants are healthcare

professionals, financial institutions, pharmaceutical firms, governmental agencies, and

patients. These actors’ self-interests might affect the healthcare delivery system both

favorably and unfavorably (Yabroff et al., 2019). Innovation and better healthcare facilities

are two positive effects while rising costs and decreased access to care for some subgroups

are two adverse effects.

Despite programs for both public and private health insurance, some Americans lack

universal coverage. This effect results from the high cost of healthcare, the inaccessibility of

healthcare services in some areas, and their lack of affordability (Ecker, 2022). Controlling
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healthcare processes and procedures, supporting healthcare programs, and funding healthcare

services are the primary responsibilities of the state in the American health services system.

To efficiently administer healthcare services, allocate resources, and make policy

choices, managers and decision-makers in the healthcare industry must thoroughly

understand the healthcare delivery system. Healthcare administrators and politicians may

endeavor to provide access to high-quality medical care and guarantee improved health

outcomes for all populations by knowing the responsibilities of various stakeholders and the

difficulties they encounter.

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References

Yabroff, K. R., Gansler, T., Wender, R. C., Cullen, K. J., & Brawley, O. W. (2019).

Minimizing the burden of cancer in the United States: Goals for a high‐performing

health care system. CA: a cancer journal for clinicians, 69(3), 166-183.

https://doi.org/10.3322/caac.21556

Ecker, N. (2022). The Right Prescription: High Cost Savings and Other Benefits from

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage of Medical Marijuana. Ohio State Legal Studies

Research Paper, (699). https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4084028