Argument Paper On Today's Healthcare

Argument Paper - Today's healthcare

Health care is an aspect of life no one should be without. It is vital to a family’s survival when things go wrong; it is also a critical issue that the American people face today. Words such as reform, health care bill, and insurance are all we hear about when we read the newspaper, turn on the evening news, or listen to our President speak. There are many aspects to the problem with health care today; however, the focus for this paper will be on those that, in my opinion, need the most immediate attention. One aspect is that adequate health insurance is no longer affordable for the working class with employers cutting back on health care contributions due to the risings cost in relation to their budget.…show more content…
Once the health care reform bill is takes effect, and the state of Indiana chooses to be non-objective to their specific state’s participation, it would mean the profit from the insurance companies would no longer go to their pockets, but instead go to the pockets of the American people and the people of our community. Moreover, as a result of insurance companies being no longer able to deny coverage to individuals that get sick, insurance holders can be rest assured that their coverage would not be dropped and their efforts to obtain insurance would not be in…show more content…
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