In the current climate of rapid growth in the number of new diseases, it is essential to discuss the effectiveness of a particular health system. Along with the development of minimally invasive operations, the introduction of the latest achievements, and new methods of diagnostics and treatment into practical medical activity, it is essential to develop a preventive direction. Today, there are convictions that the U.S. health care system prioritizes curing patients rather than preventive measures to control the disease. Such views tend to be argued by tacit financial collusion aimed at increasing the sales of medicines. This essay discusses the emphasis that the U.S. health system has.
Patients with acute pain that can be suppressed, and the irritant removed can often hear about the benefits of new medical technologies aimed at surgical intervention at the doctor’s office. Approximately thirty per cent of all surgeries performed in the U.S. are fee-based when probably not even required (MĂĽllenbeck, 2017). In other words, patients find themselves in an almost desperate situation: medical staff imposes services on them that is nearly impossible to abandon. This is because the salaries of doctors and nurses in America are made up of precisely the money that patients bring in. Patients are thus trapped in a financial trap from which it is difficult to choose.
In this case, we can say that the health care system is aimed at pumping money out of patients, not maintaining the health of the nation. This can be confirmed by the absence of an effective program aimed at improving the lifestyle of the population. Americans, unlike other countries, are more likely to suffer from obesity problems (Conway et al., 2018). It is known that neglected body weight can be a catalyst for severe chronic disease or contribute to infection (Conway et al., 2018). Treatment of obesity and related illnesses is expensive for a U.S. citizen, especially without health insurance (Lee et al., 2018). A patient is willing to pay much money or borrow money to be cured. Eventually, the health care system will benefit from this, and the patient will be in a debt trap. This situation could easily have been avoided if the health care system had aimed at preventing obesity. As the “fire” in a certain sense, health care burns down for inhumane purposes, destroying the health of its citizens.
References
Conway, B. N., Han, X., Munro, H. M., Gross, A. L., Shu, X. O., Hargreaves, M. K., & Blot, W. J. (2018). The obesity epidemic and rising diabetes incidence in a low-income racially diverse southern US cohort. PLOS One, 13(1), 1-18. Web.
Lee, S. M., Choi, I. S., Han, E., Suh, D., Shin, E. K., Je, S., & Suh, D. C. (2018). Incremental treatment costs attributable to overweight and obesity in patients with diabetes: Quantile regression approach. Obesity, 26(1), 223-232. Web.
MĂĽllenbeck, M. (2017). What if we paid doctors to keep people healthy. TED. Web.