Essay about Americas Health Care System - 961 Words

Currently, the state of disease and the prevention of disease are not dealt with equally. The prevention of disease often thought of as a public health concern and the state of disease are a medical concern (Schneider, 2011c). Although, I agree, American healthcare system is unfair and unethical, with resources spent on relatively few desperately ill patients, while millions of Americans have no access to basic health care services, many fear political intervention in light of past failures. The medical system is called upon to deal with the consequences of failures in public health (Schneider, 2011c). I am personally and professionally in a unique position, I have family members who are physicians, I am a HIV researcher equally funded by†¦show more content†¦The inequities of cost of health care partially due to the prioritization of family, values, morality, ethics and fundamental philosophies. Aristotle recognized that politics and ethics are strongly tied and that a pe rsons positions or views on one of those ideas can greatly influence the other (Klugman, 2009). An athlete can earn millions of dollars for throwing a ball, an actor will earn millions of dollars to entertain the public, but the scientist who has dedicated their entire life to cure disease will never earn a fraction of either profession. To this end, many professionals dedicate themselves to further the effort of public health and medical advances. Our health care system needs to commit to the prevention of disease as previously stated, as this will assist to overall reduction in healthcare cost. Public health has done a great job in the reduction of most infectious disease with well thought out campaign effectively reaching the target audience. As example, the public health HINI campaign in New Jersey expeditiously vaccinated the public leaving few ill (Census, 2009). 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