Healthcare is very important: It gives you insurance for accidents, injuries, births and deaths. It could help a person pay for their elderly relative getting sick; for a new driver getting into a car accident; or a new baby entering the world. Healthcare is a topic that is usually overlooked, especially by millennials; which is one of the reasons I chose this topic. With the topic of healthcare constantly popping up left and right (and changing) over the past few months, it’s very important now more than ever to stay educated about the constant healthcare bill changes, and definitely if you are old enough and have enough money to legally own and pay for healthcare. And though, ironically, my family doesn't own any of the following types of healthcare, I will be talking about the three types of healthcare that have been talked about the most lately: “Obamacare,” (also known as the “Affordable Care Act/ACA,” a law put into effect by President Obama to try and improve people being able to get access to health insurance in 2012,) “Medicaid,” (A form of health insurance for the elderly, disabled people, and children,) and “CHIP,” (also known as “Children’s Health Insurance Program,” a basic program for families who make too much money for Medicaid, which provides low-cost health coverage for families, specifically children, and in some states, pregnant women.) And as of right now, these three forms of healthcare are in jeopardy.
The “Affordable Care Act,” or “Obamacare,” as
Nikki was a slim and athletic college graduate. However, once she was diagnosed with lupus , she lost her job and health insurance. One day, Nikki collapsed at her home in Tennessee and was rushed to a hospital emergency room, which was required to treat her without payment until her condition stabilized. Unfortunately, she passed away a few months later. We now have a chance to reform this healthcare system. If we let that chance slip away, there will be another Nikki dying every half-hour.
US health care is one of the most talked about or controversial topics in last few years. We often come across debates, articles or columns relating to this topic. This is a hot topic of this generation. Why everyone should have insurance? Why people should have for something that might not use? These are some of the questions we found ourselves surrounding by. In my opinion US citizens should be required to have insurance. Both men and women have separate needs when it comes to health. More women are facing health issues because of teen pregnancies and child birth, it is important to for everyone to have a health care plan according to their needs. So when the time comes right treatment and medical attention can be provided. In this piece I will be presenting some ideas and arguments supporting my side and also looking at the flip side of the discussion.
I have always wonders about the well being of the people who can't afford Health Insurance but
For the past seven years the American people have had something called Affordable Care Act or else known as Obamacare. The Affordable Care Act was signed into act by President Obama on March 23, 2010 . But, with the election of President Donald Trump we can see that the Obamacare Act can come to an end and be changed with the American Health Care Act, or as most Americans have labeled it as Trumpcare.
As I think about getting older and what issues I feel are important, I realize that our nation is plagued with various issues. Most important and dangerous of all is the issue of Healthcare problem and that ObamaCare should not be repealed. Even medical analysts argue that the world is moving into epidemiologic transition, brought by a reemergence of infectious and parasitic diseases. The infectious disease microbes have continuously evolved and changed in response to the environmental pressure by developing a resistance to drugs and insecticides. These diseases are prevalent in poor areas. Health insurance is an expensive service to have and many middle-class families and families living in poverty cannot even afford it. In this very high time, if our people are not protected, there will be no one left to hoist our flag on Fourth of July. Hence, The Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as ObamaCare was enacted to make health insurance more affordable for those with little or no coverage. While our president Donald Trump pledged to repeal the ObamaCare. This is what I feel is a very important social issue our country is facing now.
In other countries, universal health care has been proven successful. For decades, our health care system was in dire need of some kind of change because it has been hurdling toward a crisis. Everyone needs to have some kind of health insurance but it was almost impossible because of the prices skyrocketing and wages haven’t changed but maybe a few cents here and there. Even though the health reform will take years to be fully implemented, it has already helped millions of people access the health care that they need. The uninsured are less likely to receive preventive care and are often diagnosed with disease in more advanced stages which result in a higher risk of dying prematurely than individuals with health care insurance. They would probably
Obamacare has drastically raised health care costs for individuals and families. One of the reasons Obamacare was established was to reduce family premiums by $2,500 a year (Anderson 1). However, this goal has not been accomplished yet, the typical family premiums are increasing at rapid rates (Anderson 2). From 2015-2016, Family Silver, one of the most popular family insurance plans, had a ten percent increase on their premiums price. Some states even rose by forty percent (Furchtgott-Roth 3). Middle class families cannot keep paying an arm and a leg for health insurance. Health insurance should not be a major issue for Americans, it should be
The Affordable Care Act has already reduced copayments for Medicare patients and it will increase the number of people covered for prescription drugs. By making drugs more
President Trump’s inspirational words directed at the average American are actually plans in disguise intended to make them pay the cost. When it came to fixing the current issues of Obamacare, Trump was able to gain fans by declaring that he will eradicate every last statement of it and replace it with something that everyone can afford and understand. Although there is no laid out plan, at this point it appears as if congress will revert back to leaving health care in the hands of the citizens and not the government. If the Trump presidency proceeds with this strategy, then we can expect to witness greater economic turmoil at our own expense. For one, Obamacare boosted the demand for hospital workers which resulted in lower unemployment.
When it comes to our health, a good healthcare plan is a very important subject for all individuals. Some even argue that it is a basic right to have one. Bernie Sanders stated, “Healthcare must be recognized as a right, not a privilege. Every man, woman, and child in our country should be able to access the health care they need regardless of their income…” (“Issues: Medicare for All”). However, reality tells us a whole different story. America is one of the most developed countries in the world with some of the best medical care. Yet, how can the people enjoy the benefits when it is almost unaffordable to most. People are afraid to fall sick just because they are afraid of how much it would cost. However, sometimes a doctor or hospital visit is unavoidable. In most cases, it comes at a great price, especially to the middle class and the elderly. Wealthy individuals are likely to reap the benefits of having an expensive healthcare plan, while the rest may suffer from the unimaginable cost of treatments, or even worse, live a risky life without insurance. An effective solution to this problem would be a Universal Healthcare System. This would ensure that all people have equal and affordable health coverage, centralized healthcare records for all individuals which will help easy diagnosis by doctors and reduce the intensive labor costs of medical billing. Moreover, it may boost the economy by freeing business from providing expensive healthcare benefits to workers.
Most people in the United States do not have proper health care. Health care in the United States is not the best. Health care policies are very expensive. Most average Americans cannot afford to see a medical physician because of the high medical expenses. Americans can make changes to the health care system, by lowering health insurance cost, not discriminating, and high co-payments.
Healthcare is the maintenance or improvement of health and the prevention of sickness diagnosis, and treatment of disease, illness, and injury. Because of the need for healthcare is so important, the America government had to come up with a way to make sure people have healthcare and be able to pay for it. The government came up with a healthcare system that use insurance and premiums to make sure one has coverage when they go to the hospital for healthcare needs. If the government and hospitals really care about people’s health, then why do they make insurance and premiums so high that people cannot afford them? In 2005 there was an estimate 45 million Americans that lacked health insurance, and the numbers have been climbing since (Clemmitt, Universal Coverage 1). If the government says that they care about human life, then there should just be universal coverage so everyone can get their healthcare needs met no matter if that person is poor or rich.
There are few issues as controversial in politics as the topic of universal health care. While most people consider some sort of health care to be a basic human right, the question remains whether the government holds a moral duty to create a universal healthcare system for its citizens or the free market is expected to provide those services. The idea of universal health care refers to an elaborate type of health care system which allows financial security and health care to all of its citizens. It is designed around providing certain benefits to all members of society with the end goal of improving individual access to health care services. Universal healthcare is not a form of welfare and does not require coverage for all people for everything. It just covers the aspects of certain medicinal services. An individual cannot automatically be deprived of health coverage as long as that individual lives in the country that provides universal health care. I believe that Universal health care is a right. I know many people who have put off important procedures and checkups simply because they could not afford it. I have even experienced this first hand.
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Amongst many of the Unites States government run systems, healthcare is essentially a money making machine with little regard to the well-being of those in need. Our current system, widely known as ObamaCare, is an individual mandate system. The individual mandate system has historically been proposed by republicans, most notably Bob Dole and Mitt Romney, as a combat to the single-payer system. Single payer health care has been implemented by the majority of developed nations throughout the world. Despite being the world's largest economy, the United States healthcare system is ranked 37th by the worlds health organization (2), as it directly causes an estimated (by Reuters) 26,000 annual deaths as a result of lack of coverage (3). Given the context, I am inclined to support the idea of a complete reform to our current system, and pursuing a single-payer system in the US.