Elective Questions: Health Care: Right or Privilege?

Hello Liana, thank you for your detailed and on target response to these important discussion-participation topics.

I do agree with your perspectives, when you say following comments:

“. . . The cost of healthcare services in the U.S is very high, making it inaccessible by underinsured or uninsured (Yoder-Wise, 2011). For instance, the amount of money spent on healthcare in the United States in 2011 was $2.6 trillion, yet people who have cheap health insurance policies and the uninsured do not have access to basic healthcare services (Yoder-Wise, 2011). The healthcare system in the United States is also characterized by significant disparities in the provision of healthcare services based on gender and race. . . .”

Well established models show, that if we as a nation begin to heal populations , via more effective utilization of the over 3 trillion dollars already spent annually to decrease costly unmanaged chronic illness thereby decreasing the cost of care access to care can be improved?

The purpose of these discussions is to examine how we can improve current process and systems to optimize quality of care and access to care.

Therefore, let us explore down upon these topics with the following opportunity questions.

Elective Questions:

1. Please do a bit of research using the WWW or UOPX library search then in 50 words or less define what the “IHI Triple AIM or Iron Triangle” is?
2. Discuss how this model would benefit care, quality, reduce costs, and explain if this is being implemented today?

Think about it! Research it and please do use examples to explain your response. Do support with facts as needed!