The Right to Free Healthcare in the United States and How Our Government Should Handle the Issue
Overview
This annotated bibliography examines academic sources on the US healthcare system, with focus on mobile health clinics, palliative care integration, and healthcare reform. The paper analyzes peer-reviewed literature to support arguments about government approaches to providing free or accessible healthcare to vulnerable populations.
What this annotated bibliography covers
- Stephanie et al. on mobile health clinics' scope and impact in reaching underserved US populations
- Aldridge et al. on barriers to palliative care integration including education, funding, and policy obstacles
- Obama's article on US health care reform progress and policy implementation
Preview
Name
Professor
Course
Date
The Right to Free Healthcare in the United States and How Our Government Should Handle the Issue
Annotated Bibliography
Stephanie, W. Y., et al. "The scope and impact of mobile health clinics in the United States: a literature review." International journal for equity in health 16.1 (2017): 178. Available at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-017-0671-2
Stephanie et al. wrote this article with details of their findings on mobile health clinics' scope and impact in the United States. They examined the existing literature on mobile Health Clinics and the role of these mobile health clinics in the healthcare system in the US. The study reviewed 51 articles that have evidence of the weaknesses and the strengths of mobile healthcare in the US. The study found out that Mobile Health Clinics (MHCs) have positively affected the US's healthcare system by reaching the vulnerable population. The MHCs deliver healthcare services directly to the communities, capturing all their needs, and being flexible to these communities' changing needs. The study further found out that besides being costs effective to the underserved populations, MHCs address the communities' medical and social needs. MHCs face several challenges, including difficulty recruiting and maintaining a culturally component staff, hence affecting the quality of healthcare. This article will help my research weigh the effectiveness of MHCs in the US healthcare sector and how the government supports the medical method. Stephanie et al. use simple jargon that will add to the quality of my research
Aldridge, Melissa D., et al.