Week 7 Discussion Professor and classmates, Healthcare in the United States is

Week 7 Discussion
Professor and classmates,
Healthcare in the United States is a mixture of private and public sectors, which is like most other countries. I am actually from Canada, a country where healthcare, in comparison, is very different. In the United States, most care is private and about 70 % of our hospitals are non-profit and privately run. Whereas In Canada, we use a single payer system, which according to Lee et al. (2021), is a publicly funded healthcare system that is the source of national pride in Canada (p.30). This type of system (single payer) operationally includes no direct cost to patients for medically necessary hospital and physician services (p.30). In the U.S., healthcare is increasingly expensive and complex, which inhibits the health of its citizens. According to Black (2020), although the U.S. supports some of the most up to date health technologies, highly sophisticated procedures, and well-educated providers, many people do not have the basic care they need (p.312). 
Access to healthcare is a basic human right, and therefore should be recognized as such. In an article by American nurse (2012), they discuss the affordable care act and how it gave millions of people greater protection against losing or being denied health coverage, as well as better access to primary and prevention services. According to the article, the ANA also agrees that society has a moral obligation to provide basic health care to all people and access to healthcare shouldn’t be limited by an individual’s ability to pay (American Nurse, 2012). I couldn’t agree more with this statement, since as nurses we know first-hand that preventative care and early-intervention are necessary in hope of improving patient outcomes and saving lives. 
References
American Nurse (2012). Healthcare as a basic human right. AM Nurse, 44(5): 3-3. (3/5p).
Black, B. P. (2020). Professional nursing: Concepts and challenges (9th ed.). Elsevier
Lee, S. K., Rowe, B. H., Sukhy, K. (2021). Increased private healthcare for Canada: Is that the right
solution? Healthcare Policy, 16(3): 30-42. (13p). Doi: 10.12927/hcpol.2021.26435