American law is complex. Not only is it based on four very disparate sources (including medieval English
Question:
American law is complex. Not only is it based on four very disparate sources (including medieval English common law), but it is implemented by both the federal and state governments. There are three branches of the federal government, and all three have some involvement in creating or implementing the law. In addition, multiple government departments make regulations which may change at any time. Finally, individual states make their own laws regarding health care issues; while they can't actually conflict with the Constitution, they may be different from the laws of other states.
Present your response in the form of a short proposal either defending the current legislative system that influences health care laws or your ideas for changing the legislative process.
- You will be assigned to a group and will participate in discussion within the assigned group via Canvas.
- Your initial response is due on day three and two peer responses are due by day seven at 11:59 pm.
these are the following peers answers i have to respond to
1)In my opinion the current American Health Care Law is complex because of the involvement of multiple entities like federal government and different state governments which resulting in health care laws to be different in different parts of the country. This makes a lot of mess for the people and for the government to understand which health care law is valid for a particular person and particular state. So I suggest the following measures to be considered for making the health care law less complex.
Measures to be considered:
The federal government should me given more power so it may create and administer health care policies on its own, rather than relying on state governments. This will streamline the process by lowering the number of organizations involved in creating and carrying out health care laws.
The health care law should be made by federal government in such way that it is useful and acceptable for all the state governments. Instead of giving power to the individual states to make their own laws regarding health care issues, the state government should first contact the federal government and resolve the issue instead of making their own laws.
The federal government should frequently monitor current health care laws and regulations and check for any flaws in the system and handle them as soon as possible. Also, the changes should be made in the health care laws and regulations based on the current needs and issues.
Costs and Benefits:
Removing the power of state governments to not make their own laws will cost the state governments to not make their own laws based on their needs. But having a centralized health care law system by the federal government will benefit in reducing the confusion among people and the government regarding health care laws and regulations making them system less complex. Also, the cost of state government as mentioned above can be rectified by contacting the federal government to resolve the issue by taking certain measures giving more health budget to that state if needed or in other ways. Finally, I can say even though there are certain costs arises by creating a centralized health care law and regulations system they can be resolved by taking certain measures.
2)Healthcare laws are very complex in the United States to understand. Every state has its own laws for the healthcare system. Although the Federal government has provided Medicaid and Medicare services for low-income families. However, the eligibility criteria bar is certainly high for the same. Finding a good doctor is a problem that most people deal with. Social and economic discrimination in healthcare services is a result of high healthcare expenses and the absence of insurance for low- and middle-class households.
Therefore, here are my points and suggestion which can allow the healthcare laws to be less complex. First, In order to receive more money from insurance companies, providers "upcode" a procedure, so that employers pay more premiums for insurance. As a result, people of health services are left in the dark regarding costs and medical results. To deal with it, the provider's staff should inform the cost of the treatment at the same time, and later on, the insurance company can clear the bills.
Second, legislation should amend the single-payer health care system for every state, where the government will pay for health care for every individual in every state. For example, New Hampshire passed SB 413 to expand the criteria for eligibility of the people. Where, the cost of the premiums was covered by a combination of federal and state funds, while copays were the responsibility of the enrollees. To cover its portion of the cost of expanded Medicaid, the state uses a variety of different revenue sources. These consist of taxes on insurance premiums, the portion of liquor profits, and additional gifts or donations. These increases appear to have positive effects on the health of the people.
Moreover, the pricing of the medications (generic or prescription) differs from state to state in the USA. In order to keep the same price of medication across the US, the law should be amended to allow price reductions. People will therefore find it easy to purchase the drug without insurance and will have to pay a lower premium for the same.
How can the process of legislation be amended to allow health care laws to be less complex?
Discuss the question in terms of the costs and benefits of having so many different entities involved with making and implementing health care laws.
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