Mha 707 test 1stuvia 2024 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The Importance of good health care in America: - ANSWER - altruistic oriented set of providers and activities + huge industry + profitability - 20% of our GDP is devoted to medical care and health promotion (value) - 11% of all US jobs are in the health sector - sizable share of our income is spent on the health care we need Characteristics of US health system - ANSWER - not ordered or organized as a single enterprise - actors and organizations often work independently - little coordi...