Population Health Care Nursing: Review of Articles by Kellermann and Fielding and Teutsch

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Article 1 by Kellermann (2002)
Introduction
Population centered health is described by the world health organization as the umbrella
term under which all aspect of healthcare is considered across all healthcare systems. Hence, it is
easy to understand that using these guidelines and policies, contribution to local as well as global
healthcare is achievable (Schiller, Lucas & Peregoy, 2012). Besides this, majority of the
population do not have any health coverage and due to this they are unable to get quality
healthcare for their ailments (Ward et al., 2013). Therefore, the aim of this section is to review
article by Kellermann (2002) regarding the health coverage in USA.
Review
Health insurance is one of the crucial aspects of healthcare system as using these, people
can avail quality healthcare service whenever needed. Moreover, it provides them with financial
aid so that their socio-economic status does not become a barrier in receiving such care. The first
article by Kellermann (2002) included in the study discusses about availability of health
insurance among Americans. This is an important information as the Census Bureau of the USA
determines that the rate of uninsured people has only been decreased by 0.3 from 2015 to 2017
and therefore most of the people in USA are not been able to get quality healthcare for their
benefit. The article discussed several myths and truths about the health insurance system of USA
and mentions that private health insurance are much more accepted than the governmental health
insurance system in USA (Kellermann, 2002). For example, people think that without any health
insurance, they can get the quality healthcare whenever they need however, the study revealed
that if the people are not insured, they are not been able to visit healthcare facilities. On the other