Who is Responsible for the Public Good

The criteria to be used in analysing the impacts of the healthcare reform in the insurance coverage is the level of access to the insurance cover services to the citizens. That is the insurance coverage should be accessible to nearly all citizens and the legal residents in the States. The analysis should focus on the extent to which Medicaid has been expanded to the low-income Americans and the level at which the cover has reduced insurance for the people at the middle-income range (Singleton, 2010). The criteria for analyzing the impact of the reform on the health system is the quality and efficiency of the healthcare system. This can be done by analyzing the degree at which the quality of services has improved in the health centres, including the efficiency of the medical care specifically on the individuals using Medicare. Chronic disease prevention and improved outcomes in public health are the criteria best suited to analyse the impacts of health reforms on patient outcomes. The criteria can be used to analyse the percentage of reduction of the chronic diseases on the vulnerable group as compared to the previous years before the reforms. The criteria also can be used to analyse the number of new initiatives introduced in public health to mitigate or prevent chronic diseases since the health reforms were made. Revenue provision and transparency in remittance and use of finances set aside for healthcare are the best criteria to analyse the impacts of the reforms on financing success or failure. The criteria can be used to analyse the newly established taxes by government and the fees set to pay for the programs of healthcare. The newly initiated taxes and fees to pay for the services of the healthcare reforms should create more benefits than burdens on the citizens (James & Neumann, 2010). The criteria can also be used to analyse the rate of perpetuity and sustainability of government remittances to cater to healthcare services in the healthcare reforms.