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Salud Estados Unidos de América. Un programa nacional de salud para los Estados Unidos
1School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles 90024-1772.
JAMA
|January 22, 1992
Resumen
La Ley de Salud de los Estados Unidos de 1991 propone una cobertura de salud universal, financiada con impuestos para todos los residentes, con el objetivo de reducir los costos y eliminar la atención no compensada. Esta ley garantizaría un seguro de salud continuo independiente del estado de empleo.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Política de salud Política de salud
- Economía de la salud Economía de la salud
- Salud Pública La salud pública.
Sus antecedentes:
- Más de 30 millones de estadounidenses carecían de seguro de salud, creando importantes barreras de acceso.
- El aumento de los costos de la atención médica y el seguro de salud planteó una carga financiera sustancial para los individuos y la nación.
- El sistema existente vinculaba la cobertura de salud con el empleo, lo que generaba brechas en la atención y complejidades administrativas.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para analizar la Ley de Salud de los Estados Unidos de 1991, una propuesta legislativa que aborda los desafíos de la financiación de la atención médica.
- Esbozar un sistema de salud universal, financiado con impuestos, diseñado para cubrir a toda la población residente.
- Evaluar el impacto potencial del sistema propuesto en los costos de atención médica y el acceso a los servicios.
Principales métodos:
- La propuesta esboza un sistema de financiamiento universal, financiado con impuestos, para la atención médica integral, preventiva y de larga duración.
- El gobierno federal financiaría el 87% de los costos del programa, y los estados establecerían y administrarían sus propios programas de salud bajo las directrices federales.
- Los individuos podrían inscribirse en planes de salud privados o públicos aprobados por el estado, con el programa estatal actuando como pagador de último recurso.
Principales resultados:
- La Ley de Salud de EE.UU. tiene como objetivo proporcionar una cobertura de salud ininterrumpida al desacoplarla del empleo.
- Busca controlar los costos a través de una mayor rendición de cuentas del proveedor y del plan de salud y una menor dependencia de las revisiones de utilización y el reparto de costos entre los pacientes.
- Las estimaciones independientes proyectaron una reducción en el gasto nacional en salud de 11.500 millones de dólares en 1991.
Conclusiones:
- La Ley de Salud de los Estados Unidos de 1991 ofrece un enfoque integral para la cobertura universal de salud.
- Propone un cambio del seguro privado basado en el empleo a un sistema financiado con impuestos, mejorando la rendición de cuentas financiera y potencialmente reduciendo los costos generales de atención médica.
- La ley promueve la elección tanto para los inscritos como para los proveedores, mientras que apunta a eliminar la atención no compensada y el desplazamiento de costos.
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