Healthcare in the United States

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The private sector primarily controls health care in the United States. About 58% of the hospitals present in the communities are privately owned, and 22% belong to the government. Thus, healthcare has become supper expensive for low-income earning individuals, leading to Americans' life expectancy reduction (Budrionis & Bellika, 2016). Due to income disparities among the citizens, it proved impossible to provide healthcare, especially for low-income earners, without straining the budget. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, was introduced in 2010 to solve this issue. It came as a surprise to most citizens. Obamacare increased taxes for the high-income earners to fund healthcare in the low-income areas.
Advancements in technology have led to significant health breakthroughs. Through technology, research has been done in the advancement of vaccine developments for common diseases. For instance, Stem cell research has made it possible for individuals to grow new tissues and organs that the body does not reject compared to when one undergoes a transplant. Other technology advancements are gene mapping, x-rays, body scans, and robotics to help surgeons during surgery (Reibling et al. l., 2019). Another technology that has been predicted to revolutionize the healthcare system entirely is artificial intelligence. AI allows the sharing of patient data across the globe, helping doctors diagnose patients, hence preventing deaths resulting from doctors wrongly diagnosing patients (Manogaran et al., 2017).
Other changes in healthcare over the period are improved delivery, integration, and consolidation. Healthcare today has developed networks, such...