Classmate Discussion Response

Shereen

The federal government has the role of regulating finances in mandatory health insurance.  The federal government dominates the financing aspect of U.S healthcare, based on this governance, it is responsible for social insurance, ensuring the quality and safety of pharmaceuticals and medical device, oversee public health initiative and promote research. Healthcare value to attributed from federal investment in our health care and a growing tax burden on taxpayers.  Costs increase and an increase in unaffordability of healthcare.  In addition, there is a decline in benefits and choice of insurance coverage.  The government domination over the U.S. healthcare has increase in the act of fraud in health care.  In order for the government to improve health care quality and safety, the following actions should take place.  These roles include purchase health care, provide healthcare, ensure access to quality care for the vulnerable population, regulate health care markets, support acquisition of new knowledge, develop and evaluate health technologies, monitor health care quality, inform health care decision-makers, develop healthcare workforce and convene stakeholders from across the health care system. 

Health insurance impact healthcare delivery based on the restrictions that are put on various insurances to perform certain tests and functions.  The restrictions on various insurance are based on funding and attributions of a strong partnership among the federal, state and local governments and the private sector. 

In order to reduce the number of uninsured people while maximizing the quality and access and minimizing costs, it is necessary to reduce cost in hospital spending by incorporating technology that would allow physicians to manage and accomplish tasks without extraneous costs.  Incorporating electronic health care records and clinical information systems will reduce costs and increase patients being taken care of. 

Reference:

Tang.N, Eisenberg.J, G.Meyer. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety. January 2004. Volume 30, Issue 1. Retrieved on September 8, 2019 from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1549374104300067