Basics of the U.S. Health Care System

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"It is important as a healthcare consumer to understand the history of the U.S. healthcare delivery system, how it operates today, who participates in the system, what legal and ethical issues arise as a result of the system, and what problems continue to plague the healthcare system. We are all consumers of health care. Yet, in many instances, we are ignorant of what we are actually purchasing. If we were going to spend $1000 on an appliance or a flat-screen television, many of us would research the product to determine whether what we are purchasing is the best product for us. This same concept should be applied to purchasing healthcare services. Despite U.S. healthcare expenditures, disease rates in the United States remain higher than those of many other developed countries because the United States has an expensive system that is available to only those who can afford it. A recent…

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