IHP 600: Final Exam
Southern New Hampshire University
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1. What are the basic characteristics that differentiate the U.S. health care delivery system
from that of other countries?
The U.S. healthcare delivery system differs quite bit from other countries. Unlike a other
countries, the U.S. does not have a univers uniform health care al syste universal healthm, care
coverage, and only recently enacted legislation mandating healthcare coverage for almost
everyone. than operating national health service, single-payer national “Rather a a health
insurance system, or a multi-payer universal health insurance fund, the U.S. health care
system can best described hybrid (Barrows, 2020). be as a system” Financing of health care is
