Plans are being developed to improve health care in the United States to help meet the needs of the population and improve the health of Americans. At the top of his agenda is providing adequate health care to all people within the borders of the United States, an achievable goal according to PR Newswire (2007). Health Care Delivery and Resources In the United States, nearly all levels of health care are provided by private sector providers. Many hospitals and healthcare facilities are owned and operated by for-profit companies. Doctors and other healthcare professionals are independent professionals or work for private sector healthcare institutions. Access to healthcare is gained through employment-based private health insurance. The government is the one that funds the non-working poor and retired citizens through the state's two large social insurance programs: Medicaid for the poor, funded by both the state and federal general revenues, and Medicare for retirees, which is funded by both from the state and from federal general revenues. funded by a federal payroll tax and general revenue. The three branches, namely Medicaid, Medicare and private health insurance, therefore cover approximately 84% of the entire population while the remainder, made up of the working poor and their families, depend on their own resources. financial or charitable resources to meet their medical expenses which in most cases are not adequate. In most cases their medical care is often below the required standards and their health is always compromised due to lack of adequate care (Institute of Medicine, 2002). The aging of the population has also increased, which has led to an increase in the incidence of chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease… in the midst of paper support or labor. Individuals in the community may decide to offer volunteer services to their fellow community members who are not self-sufficient or who do not have adequate support from health workers or family. Qualified medical personnel from the same community can also come in and provide their services for free or they can train some volunteers who will then help people in the community access services with the same care but at a reduced cost. It is generally possible to reduce the gap through shared responsibility between the community, resource providers and the state. Institute of Medicine Reference List, (2002). Assistance without coverage; Too little, too late.Washington, DC: National Academy Press.PR Newswire, (2007). PR Newswire Association LLC. Retrieved from: http://search.proquest.com/docview/448726907?accountid=45049