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Most people agree that changes are needed within the U.S. health care delivery system. Efforts to reform health care have been mediocre at best in recent years, despite the "efforts" and "commitment" of politicians to reform health care delivery in America. This paper argues that part of the problem is the health care delivery system has, in fact, become a commodity rather than a necessity to be provided equitably among all populations. The health care delivery system is especially tragic within the U.S., where the highest quality and most modern technological medical interventions are available, but only to those populations that can adequately afford them. Access to health care, utilization of health care, and financing are all important considerations for government officials, as well as nursing professionals and physicians. The paper examines these ideas in greater detail, as well as the reasons behind the current crisis. Interventions are also suggested for improvement to the current system.

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"The research firmly supports the notion that individuals coming from differing socioeconomic backgrounds and demographics face different prospects related to living a healthy life (Fogel, 2002). Fogel (2002) also points out that evidence exists suggesting that health care delivery systems within the U.S. and other advanced industrial countries is shifting from the principle of "universal access" to a market oriented and driven systems, where rising income inequality is among one of many factors that affects an individuals access to quality health care. The U.S. is not alone however, in their troubles and disparities related to health care delivery. In Britain for example a recent study released reveals that evidence of socioeconomic disparities in the prevalence of illness, probability of long term illness, prenatal deaths and stillborn risk exist (Fogel, 2002). In Denmark a study by Finn Tuchsen and Lars A. Endhal shows that morbidity due to cardiovascular diseases is "promoted by inequalities in income" (Fogel, 2002). The list goes on and on, affecting citizens in Rome, China and Norway."

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