Description
Read the following publication from the Commonwealth Fund that compares the United States healthcare system to other countries in the world.
https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2020/jan/us-health-care-global-perspective-2019
Answer the following questions:
1) What surprised you about the US healthcare system when compared with other countries?
2) What are the strengths of the US healthcare system in comparison of other countries?
3) What are the limitations of the US healthcare system in comparison of other countries?
4) The US healthcare system has become a political issue in this year’s Presidential election, what are the issues at stake? What are the options being discussed?
5) If the US were to change its’ model to another country’s healthcare system, which country would you pick and why? What is the model of this country? When was it implemented there? How would you transition the US towards this model?
