Healthcare in the United States is largely provided by private sector healthcare facilities, and paid for by a combination of public programs, private insurance, and out-of-pocket payments. The U.S. is the only developed country without a system of universal healthcare, and a significant proportion of its population lacks health insurance.

This section of the report highlights two areas of disease burden that have major impact on the health system of the United States: years of potential life lost and leading causes of death. The NHQDR tracks measures of quality for most of these conditions.

The U.S. health system is a mix of public and private, for-profit and nonprofit insurers and health care providers. The federal government provides funding for the national Medicare program for adults 65 and older and some people with disabilities, as well as for various programs for veterans and low-income people,

2020年6月5日 · The U.S. health system is a mix of public and private, for-profit and nonprofit insurers and health care providers.

2024年12月13日 · In 2023, the United States had an estimated population of 330 million individuals. Most of those individuals had private health insurance or were covered under a federal program (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid). About 7.9% of the U.S. population was uninsured.

This analysis of the US health system reviews the developments in organization and governance, health financing, healthcare provision, health reforms and health system performance. The US health system has both considerable strengths and notable weaknesses.

Key Components of the U.S. Healthcare System. A fully functional healthcare system operates based on the needs and expectations of its consumers and is systematically structured to improve the overall health of the population.

Healthcare quality assessments evaluate health systems’ effectiveness to provide patient care that is timely, affordable, and based on reliable evidence. This section of the report provides a broad portrait of U.S. healthcare to support contextual understanding of the structural factors, including societal inequities, that affect how today ...

This article provides an overview of the U.S. health care system and recent proposals for health system reform. Prepared for a 15-nation comparative study for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the article summarizes ...

2023年5月12日 · US Health System: Key data and sections on coverage, finances, expenditures, outcomes, and much more - World Health Systems Facts