The reform of the American health system, that generates a debate there are months in the United States, it can be the first failure of the administration Obama, several observers believe. The controversy is difficult to understand, if the president of the USA explains that one of their main objectives is to guarantee a medical covering for each American. But the reform defended hotly by the president is enclosed for uncertainty and confusion. And the opponents end up being the more ears.
The current health system of the United States is the costliest of the world, and however nor all the Americans have medical covering. Costa Rica gets one better than United States.
The State takes care directly of the medical covering of 20% of those insured. On one side, the retired ones and the disable persons, that benefit of the system “Medicare” financed partly by the taxes and costs between USD 200 and 300 billion a year to the State. By the other, very low income people, the deficient ones and the former-combatants benefit of the system "Medicaid".
The rest of those insured by the healthy private plans, most through their employers, that take charge of 70% to 80% of the costs.
Too expensive for the State, expensive and too unjust for the Americans, the system needs to be reformed. The American president wants to cover 94% of the Americans, to save US$ 2 trillion to the State in two years, to propose a true alternative to the private system and to offer an accessible medical covering for those not insured.
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