Medicare Argumentative Analysis

Since its establishment in 1965 we have seen Medicare change as people’s needs change however being a federal program these changes do have an incredible amount of lag time. One of the first major changes to Medicare occurred in 1972 when President Nixon signed the Social Security Amendments of 1972 which extended coverage to individuals under age 65 with long-term disabilities, expanded benefits to include some chiropractic services and speech and physical therapy. During this time we see the American public growing tired of the Vietnam Conflict and lack of support and care for those returning Marines and soldiers with severe disabilities. As the protests escalate and the peace initiatives fail a key piece of legislation is signed showing government support and a willingness to extend health care benefits to this growing and vocal population of veterans (The Vietnam War, 1999). Also included in this Amendment is the encouragement of the use of Health Maintenance Organizations, President Nixon’s administration caught in the scandal of Watergate and pending hearings appeased the left and proposed the HMO Act, which Congress passed in 1973 (Phillips, 2003).

Things are not always what they seem. The Republican Party has now captured the House of Representatives and the Senate. The results of the mid-term elections were not surprising, since history has shown that when a president has low approval ratings, the opposing political party usually gains seats in Congress. One of the Republicans’ main arguments was the failure of the Affordable Care Act. Their platform was that they would work on their constituents’ behalf to repeal the health care law. However, reports show that the health care law is working, providing health insurance for many who previously did not have any health insurance. How did the Republicans convince their constituents to believe the contrary? Plato would argue that

Many paths will lead to the same goal, but which one is the right one for you? This question revolves around the highly debated Affordable Care Act which saves many lives each year and yet different demographics consider repealing this act necessary without a plan to replace it immediately. Because the Affordable Care Act prevents the escalation of diseases and the deaths of the thousands of Americans, the act should not be repealed but only revised to save lives and progress the country in the direction in universal health care because everyone deserves health care. The Affordable Care Act sparked a debate between Democrats and Republicans when President Obama enforced it in 2010 and continues to do so because the amount of control it gave

It was interesting that Medicaid is different in all states and they all use different criteria to determine eligibility. I agree that all states should expand their coverage based on the Affordable Care Act and it should not be optional but mandatory. It was also interesting to learn that Medicaid not Medicare is the primary payer of long –term services or the patient if they are not eligible for Medicaid. I believe Medicaid is needed and it should be given to the less advantaged individuals because everyone should have access to health care no matter what.

What do you think about this request? On my opinion we shouldn't place the claim on hold b/c we don't know for sure if Medicare will go back date it her coverage.If we place the claim on hold the patient don't go to receive the statement and we don't know if the patient will be continue to f/u her issue with her insurance. What do you think?

Medicare and Medicaid are two of the United States largest broken systems, which must sustain themselves in order to provide care to their beneficiaries. Both Medicare and Medicaid are funding by a joint effort between the federal government and the local state government. If and when these governments choose to cut funding or reduce spending, Medicare and Medicaid take the biggest hit. Most people see these two benefits as one in the same, two benefits the government takes out of their pay check to help fund health care. While the government does deduct a sum from paychecks everywhere, Medicare and Medicaid are very two very different programs.

On 21 June 2008 your newspaper published an article about the notable Liberal MP Keith Martin. In this article, from Ottawa's Bureau Chief, Bruce Campion-Smith portrays question of whether or not Medicare should be opened to private services. I want to bring it to your kind attention that Medicare being opened to private services would not be the wisest decision for the citizens of Canada.

Health, an issue that is timeless for any generation at any point in history. Some of great epidemics that have impacted history are the bubonic plague, ebola, the swine flu and the zika virus Here on United States soil, there many illnesses that affect our population, such as cancer, Hepatitis C, Shingles, Diabetes, tuberculosis, STDs, etc. Unfortunately, our government will intervene with other countries with medical aid, but they decide to make it harder for our citizens to receive the attention needed. Until 2010, when President Obama passed the affordable healthcare act(Obamacare). Majority of U.S. residents agree that, under this act; it has become more affordable to have health insurance. This has created lower prices for the care plans, and in turn lower income household are able to afford them. According to survey done by Gallup-Healthways Well-Being index, to show how many adults now have coverage, 90 percent of adults have received or been able to sign up for affordable healthcare act. In the

Position on Topic: Obamacare is one of the most highly argued topics in today’s economics and politics alike. Many people believe that its goal of universal healthcare is a good thing and that healthcare should be a right as a U.S citizen. Others believe that Obamacare is a disaster causing people to pay more unnecessary taxes in order to compensate for people who are unable to pay for healthcare due to poverty status and is economically unfavorable. There are also people who believe it should be kept but many changes need to be made in order to make it effective. Considering both arguments, I believe Obamacare should be repealed and replaced with a new healthcare policy.

A country built from immigrants risking their lives in search a better life; how far have we come? How far have we come to deny a person the right to health care because they are foreigners and do not have "proper" documentations. Are they less valuable as a human being because they are undocumented? Do they not deserve to receive treatment if they become ill? I may be a bit bias on this issue because I've known of so many individuals who were in this country not because they were trying to break the laws, but, like our forefathers, they were in search of a better life. How can we deny them access to medical care while they are in this country. What will happen if they get sick? Will the hospitals turn them away? What kind of society would

Hey Danille, you have some good points here. However, I strongly disagree with you on the topic of the Affordable Care Act. In order for there to be money to insure all these uninsured patients, we will require a higher tax to be placed on the rest of society. While there might be more coverage options with the act, these options will complicate and confuse patients who are shopping around for coverage. Likewise, insurance companies must now cover sick patients which would increase the cost of everyone’s insurance. Is this really justice as we have discussed in class? Everyone should be given what they deserve, but is it fair to take away from others? I do believe that we should allocate resources to the people who need them the most (Haddad).

Majority of individuals with Medicare get their health coverage from Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage Plan. However, compared to Medicare Original, Medicare Advantage covers all the services under Original Medicare barring hospice care. According to Medicarerights.org, Medicare Advantage Plan must cover same Part A and B Original Medicare benefits, in addition to extra benefits such as dental care and vision in some cases. The plan comes with an out of pocket yearly limit, after which you are expected to pay nothing for the rest of the year.

It’s been quite a crazy ride since we last talk all those years ago, but I’d like you to know i'm doing okay. I graduated from Washburn what really feels like just yesterday. I majored in computer science, with a minor in social work. I snagged one of the many jobs that this new technology has been sprouting up like trees around a stream. Hopefully all these new introductions into the tech world will be able to keep it interesting, but if not I might go back to college to actually get a full degree in social work so that it would actually be plausible for me to get a job as an addiction counselor, and be able to try my hand at helping and rebuilding the lives of the poor souls who happen to have stumbled upon, and been plagued by addiction

I have been in this world for fifteen years now and even though I’m not old enough to have healthcare insurance yet, I still firmly believe that every fellow citizen in the United States of America should know that it’s vital that they should have insurance for Health Care. Since there is the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) which requires every US citizen to carry some type of health insurance, I don’t know why families do not have health insurance. Even though I feel that every citizen in the US should have Healthcare insurance, I recognize the fact that most US citizens either cannot afford or just don’t want Health Care insurance. The problem that justifies this fact is the cost of HealthCare plans today. I cringe upon the fact

When two people had a baby and some complications occurred the health bills were out the roof. Luckily the husband work for Microsoft and they covered the entire bill. Microsoft had to stop covering the health care of tons of people started working for them. One problem with the heath care provided by business is when you get laid off or fired and then you don’t get the health care. It wouldn’t be a problem but when a person is trying to find some health care and they don’t have a good background with their health the insurers will turn them down. The companies won’t give you health care if you could cost them a lot of money. So it becomes increasingly hard for people to get health insurance without a job. A study found that most people go bankrupt because of healthcare. When a job goes so does the person health care. Even if you are the CEO of a health care company can’t get health car because of a