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 a bit from other countries. Unlike other
countries, the U.S. does not have a universal uniform health care syste universal health m,
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, multi-payer universal health insurance the U.S. or a fund,
health care system can best be described as a hybrid system” (Barrows, 2020). Financing
