Subsystems of US Health Care Delivery Managed Care Military Vulnerable Populations Integrated Delivery Health insurance can be bought from: 1,000 health insurance companies 70 BlueCross/BlueShield plans The managed care sector includes approximately: 540 licensed health maintenance organizations (HMOs) 925 preferred provider organizations (PPOs) Introduction 187.4 million Americans have private health insurance coverage, 35.2 million Medicare beneficiaries, and 31.5 million Medicaid recipients. All Americans are not “entitled” to routine and basic health care services. Introduction In contrast to the United States, most developed countries have national health insurance programs referred to as “universal access” provide routine and basic health care run by the government and financed through general taxes. provision of health care services to patients.

Introduction “ Health care delivery” and “health services delivery” Can have slightly different meanings,but in a broad sense, both terms refer to the: major components of the system processes that enable people to receive health care. The US health care delivery system is complex and massive. Introduction The United States has a unique system of health care delivery.

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