Many insurance plans cover only a limited number of doctors’ visits or hospital days, exposing families’ to unlimited financial liability. Over half of all personal bankruptcies today are caused by medical bills. Lack of affordable health care is compounded by serious flaws in our health care delivery system. About 100,000 Americans die from medical errors in hospitals every year. One-quarter of all medical spending goes to administrative and overhead costs, and reliance on antiquated paper-based record and information systems needlessly increases these costs.
First the pro side, the first main issue is the fact that the 32 million Americans that don’t have health care will now have access to health care coverage. Many Americans can’t afford health care coverage and this policy lowers the cost so that more Americans will have the opportunity to get the coverage they need. Another pro is that people with preexisting conditions can no longer be denied coverage. Insurance companies have been getting away with denying people the coverage they need because they either get sick or because they have a preexisting condition and this policy puts an end to all of that. Lastly, the amount of personal bankruptcies will be reduced.
Individuals that can afford health care will unfortunately have to pay more to cover those that can’t. The 30 plus million Americans that currently have their own insurance plans, are now facing the unnecessary hardship of receiving cancellation notices due to their plans not meeting the “Obama Care” requirements. Which goes against the initial promise stated by President Obama “if you like your current plan, you could keep it”. As stated before, the money to cover health care cost has to come from someone, who? There’s no magic formula to solving the health care predicament facing a good percentage of Americans.
Tale of Two Health Systems Stephanie Alston Excelsior College Abstract In today’s media outlets and congressional talks, there seems to be a continuing debate on the state of the US health system. In 2014, the Social Progress Index report rated the U.S. at 70th in health and wellness out of 132 nations. (Squires, 2012) According to a 2011 Health Policy study the U.S. ranks dead last in preventable deaths among 16 developed countries. $2.3 trillion dollars are spent annually on healthcare. (Squires, 2012) This cost is about 18% of the Gross Domestic Product.
Amari Fulton 4-11-12 ENGL 1321 Hence The Resistance of Health Care Reform In 2009, the U.S. had the highest healthcare costs relative to the size of the economy in the world, with an estimated 50.2 million citizens without insurance coverage. The Affordable Health Care Act was a bill that was created by the United States House of Representatives in November 2009. It is a perfect example of health care reform in the United States. The Affordable Health Care bill sets up a new national health insurance exchange. This bill puts in place strong consumer protections, provides new coverage options and gives Americans the tools they need to make informed choices about their health.
I see big debate among all the candidates for the presidency, but the most time their critics focus just about their personal matter, gender, race, ethnicity, or believes. I wonder who will be the one that could make right decisions to lot of issues that Americans face in daily basis. One of the issues that close to my heart is the universal healthcare system. This issue it is one of fundamental and basic of human dignity, it is right for every citizens. According to the Census Bureau, 43.6 million Americans had no health insurance in 2002.
AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE The Healthcare Industry is a 2.8 trillion dollar industry. From issues like personal bank-ruptcy, overpaid executives in the healthcare industry, inconsistent pricing from health care pro-viders and hospitals and patients not able to afford to have health care, there was a need for health care reform. Due to several inefficiencies that drove up the cost of healthcare, a reduced standard of care to patients, and Americans that could not afford to have health care, the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010. Some of the key goals of the ACA were to reduce the rate of health care spending and the burden it placed on families, businesses, employers and state and federal budgets as well as improving the quality of care provided to patients. One of the provisions in the ACA is that all Americans are required to have health insurance.
Parts of the public opposed to universal health care including health care lobbyist express that our current system gives the highest quality and most attainable care in the world for children. The United States has an unacceptable rate of infant mortality compared to our leading nations and many third world nations. More children are surviving birth in El Salvador compared to Detroit, Michigan and is wondered to be a cause of faulty care provided regularly by private hospitals that aren't regulated by the federal government. Lately reports have surfaced concluding that 54 percent of American children currently have no doctor or regular care provided to them. Due to Obama care, children are now able to stay on their parents insurance until the age of 27 which shows a step forward for protecting the country's youth and for a future of equal universal
Daniel Alekhuogie Professor Fozouni English 101 September 7, 2012 Should all Americans have the right to healthcare? 46.3 million People in the U.S were uninsured in 2008 according to the U S Census Bureau .In 2007, healthcare expenditures totaled $2.2 trillion 16.2% of the U S economy .Healthcare is the largest industry in the U S employing more than 14 million people .Proponents of the right to health care argue that it would stop medical bankrupsies, improve public health ,and reduce overall healthcare spending .They say that no one in the richest nation on earth should go without health care .A June 12 – 16 2009 poll shows that 64% of Americans say healthcare should be a right .Opponents argue that using tax
Amber Henson ENC 1101-1 27 Nov. 2010 How the Healthcare Reform Will Effect Physical Therapy For many people today, the cost of health care for a serious injury is so expensive that people cannot afford to pay the costs from an average income, while health care in general has risen faster than overall inflation. In today’s society, many people obtain health benefits through the workplace. People over the age of sixty-five have government programs which help out with the coverage of medical expenses. Medicare and Medicaid are not being offered in many states to help pay for the cost of physical therapy since it is not a big demand unless it is a serious injury. The new health reform bill will affect physical therapy in many negative