The government plays many vital roles in healthcare and the impact it
has is tremendous. The government plays a role in areas such as
policy making, enforcing regulations, providing funding, making
healthcare accessible as well as promote the welfare of the
population. Individual healthcare organizations all have a mission in
which they intend to direct their organizations, it’s usually a
statement that shows the fundamental reason the organization exists.
The government plays a role in this because although each
organization has its own mission the government is what holds
organizations accountable to these standards. Another vital part of
healthcare and healthcare systems is health insurance and its impact
on healthcare delivery. Health insurance improves quality of care as
well as access to care. Health insurance ultimately determines
whether or not people can get the necessary medical care they need.
Insurance also determines things such as when and where they get
care and how they get medical care as well. Health insurance can also
be dependent on income, location, age, and preexisting conditions
and these types of things can determine the insurance you can
receive and ultimately the care that is delivered to a person. There are
probably many ways we could reduce the number of uninsured
people while maximizing quality and access and minimal costs but
healthcare in its entirety is complex and delicate so coming to that
would be challenging. One big way we have already improved the
numbers of uninsured people and will continue to improve numbers is
with Medicaid and making the enrollment process easier but creating
less enrollment barriers. When we limit the barriers people face when
enrolling it increases the likelihood that people would enroll and
receive access to care and benefits.
