Roles of Five Major Stakeholders the U.S. Healthcare System

                              


Roles of Five Major Stakeholders the U.S. Healthcare System 


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Roles of Five Major Stakeholders the U.S. Healthcare System
Stakeholders in the healthcare system are the bodies or entities that wholly or partly take part in the activities of a health care system. These entities are characterized by the substantial effects that are brought to them whenever a reform is made to the healthcare system. The bodies which form the major stakeholders in the health systems include the patients, providers, government, payers, and the employees. According to Yesalis, Politzer, and Holt (2012), these significant stakeholders are obligated with various responsibilities that enable the attainment of a quality health care delivery system, and whenever they neglect their responsibility, a direct negative effect is experienced in the healthcare delivery system (Yesalis, Politzer & Holt, 2012). 
Background of the Study 
This study explores the various roles that are accorded to the different stakeholders in the healthcare system. It is the expectation of everyone that the hospitals give out services that result in a quick recovery for their patients. This is always achieved in instances whereby all the participants in the healthcare delivery system comply with the roles and duties accorded to them. The roles and responsibilities can be from both the laws of the country or ethics set up to act as guidelines for the healthcare systems. Neglected health care services usually arise from the primary stakeholders: patients, providers, employers, payers, and the government in the healthcare system. Jonas, Goldsteen, and Goldsteen (2012) explain that the patients form the greatest stakeholder party in the healthcare system. For high-quality health care delivery to be attained, they are the greatest population responsible for this attainment. The United States healthcare system has been insufficiently efficient for a very long time; the greatest fault comes from the fragmentation of the delivery system, which leads to low-quality service delivery systems in the country despite the highly skilled professionals. Another cause of poor delivery of healthcare services is the lack of laws that guide the healthcare system. It is the role of the major stakeholders to ensure that there is improved quality of service that is being delivered in the country (Jonas, Goldsteen & Goldsteen, 2012). 
Patients expect the employers to provide them with different options for the services they are being offered at their healthcare centers. They expect these options to be in line with their specific needs. It is also in their expectation that the employer pays for most of their cost of insurance. On the other hand, at all times, the employers want to maintain or reduce their cost of contribution. In this regard, they expect the patients and the providers to seek only the needed care and the ill to follow the physician’s prescription to the latter. It is also their wish that the patients recover as quickly as possible into maximum utility after receiving services from the health care systems. Therefore, they at all times urge the patients to avoid risky lifestyles that threaten their health (Yesalis, Politzer & Holt, 2012). 
It is the dream of every provider to give out the best service by the use of the most accurate and newest tests and treatments. They also work towards providing preventative care which the payer cannot or may not cover. On the other hand, the payers want the providers, or rather the physicians, to be in line with a vivid, evidence-based, diagnostic plan and arrive at an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan with the least number of tests and visits (Yesalis, Politzer & Holt, 2012). 
The Roles of the Government in the U.S. Healthcare System 
The government has a critical role in the U.S. healthcare delivery system. The U.S. government is designed to serve its people. It can all be attained if the citizens are assured of their well-being not only in security matters and economic endeavors, but also health-wise. Authorities, therefore, have to ensure that the country breeds on a high-quality health-care delivery system. This is so because the current healthcare market cannot be trusted with servicing its clients with access to quality healthcare. 
The roles of the government in the quality delivery of healthcare services include purchasing healthcare. The government is supposed to build hospitals and other healthcare centers throughout the country to ensure that even the people in remote areas get access to the services. Secondly, the government should ensure that all the vulnerable populations get access to quality care. By doing so, the mortality rate in the nation will be reduced as a result of fewer diseases (Harrington & Estes, 2012). Thirdly, the government should regulate healthcare markets and monitor the quality that is being offered in the market. I