Instead of debating whether or not health care should be universal, the U.S. should be debating on which venues to take to guarantee that all of its citizens have the right to health care. Health care should be considered a basic right not a luxury reserved for the wealthy and the struggling middle class that is able to afford some of it. Human life has greater value than money. Ironically, in the U.S. we rely on private insurance companies that are for profit and that don’t take into a consideration a patient’s health or economic condition. Why do we allow such a system to
America has their reservations that a universal health may not work because of its lack of choices and freedoms. There are pros and cons to having a universal health care system. For one, a universal health care offers free health services to people that cannot afford health care the services they need. The cons, is that a universal health care system often results in long wait times for patients and not everyone may receive the type of care that they need. The rising cost of health care has cause the government to step in and control regulations and spending; thus creating a health care reform system.
Conversely, it is factual that taxes will rise, but the implementation of universal healthcare will better the health of American citizens. It is a justified right for the people to have the healthcare provision
Why we should have Universal Health Care Did you know that 45,000 Americans die each year because they can’t pay for medical help. Universal health care is the remedy to the problem we face. A universal health care system extends care to anyone regardless of social status or bank account. Secondly it will reduce overall medical costs. Thirdly there would be a greater demand for doctors creating more jobs.
Redefined Health Care The health care system in the United States can use a great deal of work. The US health care ranks 37th in the world based on fairness and quality. In 2010 almost 49 million American had no health insurance. In the US most health care is provided though managed care like a health maintenance organization (HMO) or preferred provider organization (PPO). Managed care is, “a system for providing care to particular group of patients, using regulatory restraints to control costs and increase efficiency.” They typically receive this care through different providers.
The specialists are paid for on a salary basis. All of these salaries are taken from the taxes that UK citizens pay. The general practitioners provide a gatekeeper role and they have a strong financial incentive to not refer you to a specialist, meaning that sometimes you may not receive the healthcare that you actually need. (G. John Chen & Steven R. Fieldman) One economic advantage of the free healthcare in the UK is that it discourages privatisation. If the UK had a private healthcare system like it does in the US then many health problems would be left untreated as individuals may not have the finances to fund the respective healthcare.
According to Shi & Singh (2012), reports showed that 1 in 3 or 87.6 million Americans were uninsured between 2008 and 2009 under the age of 65. This has contributed to the raise in health care costs. In order to reduce costs, the U.S. health care delivery system needs to have a plan in place to ensure that all of America’s population is insured such as the creation of the Obama Care Plan. The term delivery refers to the provision of health care services by various providers (Shi & Singh, 2012). Providers include physicians, hospitals, clinics, private doctor offices, and other entities.
The Impacts of the Affordable Care Act: How Reasonable Are the Projections? Jonathan Gruber NBER Working Paper No. 17168 June 2011 JEL No. H3,I18 ABSTRACT The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the most comprehensive reform of the U.S. medical system in at least 45 years. The ACA transforms the non-group insurance market in the United States, mandates that most residents have health insurance, significantly expands public insurance and subsidizes private insurance coverage, raises revenues from a variety of new taxes, and reduces and reorganizes spending under the nation’s largest health insurance plan, Medicare.
The American Economy Stance Paper #3 Universal Healthcare The United States proudly proclaims itself as a free-market society without a managed economy. This proclamation can be put into question when government officials are calling for healthcare to be managed as a socialist program. There are inherent flaws in attempting to provide every citizen in the United States with free healthcare. Firstly, it would cause the American people’s already high taxes to skyrocket all the more; it would contribute to the degradation of quality within our healthcare system, and it would create extremely long waiting lists for any patient that might need urgent care. First and foremost, creating a system in which healthcare is “free” is incredibly misleading.
Health Care is a Right Introduction Health care is often confused with health insurance however they are two completely different things. Health insurance is a product you purchase while health care is the service you receive from your medical provider. It is very simple, yet for millions of Americans without health insurance, quality health care is not simple and not an option. Historically, government has been an advocate of health care rights, and presently the United States government needs to recognize the universality of all human rights with a national health care system. Historically One of the principles of the Preamble of the United States Constitution is to "promote the general welfare of all Americans" and health care will