HSC 4201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Life Extension
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History of health care delivery in the us. The infusion of federal funds helped to remedy the serious hospital shortage caused by the lack of construction during the depression and wwii. State agencies were given grants to determine the need for hospitals and then were provided with seed money to begin construction of the facilities. Major portion of construction dollars came from state and local sources. This has been amended several times to meet healthcare need in the us. Funds have been made available for additional construction, modernization, and replacement of other healthcare facilities and for comprehensive health. With improved procedures, equipment, and facilities and the increase in noncommunicable planning disease the cost of health care began to rise. It became too expensive for some people: concerns were expressed about who should receive health care and who should pay for it, the debate over whether healthcare is a basic right or privilege in american began in earnest.
