The healthcare system in the U.S

The healthcare system in the U.S

The healthcare system in the U.S has not been reasonable since its cost continues to rise and inequalities in accessing healthcare services. Therefore due to these shocking reasons, it is necessary to carry out some healthcare reforms. The Affordable Care Act or the “Obama Care” was created purposely to improve the healthcare system U.S citizens. From the time it was enacted, the ACA has been helpful to Americans in getting health insurance. The ACA was driven by three main goals, which are increasing affordable health insurance availability, provision of Medicaid for those falling below the poverty level, and develop techniques that will ensure that the cost of healthcare is lowered. By the time it was created, about 29million Americans had lacked healthcare insurance cover. The accessibility and affordability of healthcare insurance coverage will result increase in the number of health insured populations in the U.S, thus making the tracking and researching on crucial health issues easier.

The ACA impacts on the public health system in various ways. First, the ACA impacts on the provision of clinical services by the public health departments. Also, the new care model allows for the integration of the public health principles that are beneficial to the community effort. At the same time, it allows for the outreach of wider population during the integration of health programs and services. Nursing practitioners must provide equitable healthcare services and reduce disparities, whether at the national or global level. Therefore nurses are required to be acquainted with the ACA provision. Through the ACA, nurses are expected to expand access to care, collection, and tracking of data for health care improvement, upgraded quality that is less costly, education of the patient about healthcare, and informing patients of changes that are in line with ACA provisions. These will result in patient healthcare better outcomes and lower cost. The majority of healthcare team comprises the nursed thus the success of ACA greatly depends on them.