The Importance Of Universal Healthcare In The United States

    The United States is considered by most as the greatest country in the world. It has the largest military, the largest economy, freedom of speech and religion, one of the first “successful” democracies and of course, the American dream. Yet, the most dominant force in the world, is also the only westernized industrial nation without a Universal Healthcare system. Clearly, something has to be done, America should have universal healthcare for all citizens. There are too many people in the country that is falling victim to the expensive private insurance companies.

America is a country that is commonly appreciated by its citizens for the values that it fought for and stands by today. When new policies and ideas are brought forward and introduced to our society, proponents and opponents frequently rely on our historic values such as freedom, equality and democracy to support their stances. While capitalism is something that has always been important to the United States people, it is important that we don’t confuse the systems that should be accessible and guaranteed to all with the systems that are excludable and look to make a profit. Health care is one system that should be easily accessible and available for all American citizens

The United States is known as one of the greatest world powers: however it is held back by its weak healthcare system. As of 2010 the US healthcare system currently ranks the 37th best out of 190 countries (Murray). Before the introduction of the Affordable Care Ac in 2010, the United States had an individual insurance market. It was the responsibility of the individual or their employer to take care of their healthcare costs. On top of this, millions of people could be denied insurance by different agencies due to pre-existing claims. Healthcare was expensive, but the costs were nothing compared to the medical bills owed by an uninsured person. Universal healthcare is a basic right not a privilege. Everyone should be given the

Healthcare should be a right for all U.S. citizens because not only would it drastically lower costs from the current healthcare system for both the individual and the government, but also greatly improve healthcare rankings and satisfy the majority of the population. By expanding coverage to all U.S. citizens, universal healthcare would significantly lower healthcare costs for both the individual and the government. Without a doubt, something should be done to fix the current healthcare system; it is just a matter of what should be done. Over the past several years, the cost of healthcare in the U.S. has risen significantly and does not seem to lower, surpassing “$2.2 trillion in 2007”. Universal Health Care is a "Social Program", not "socialized medicine"; under Universal Health Care, one can choose any doctor(s) or public hospital (A "private" hospital, even in the U.S.A. today, is just that. A hospital that is exclusive to the general population according to the wealth and contacts of an individual. There is no "out of network" doctor, hospital or medical facility in the program.

The Declaration of independence even states that all men have "unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness… ". Take that how you want, but I think Thomas Jefferson was trying to tell us something.

It can be argued that establishing Universal Healthcare would be a drain of government resources and would necessitate subsidization by taxes. A Universal Healthcare system provided for all citizens would create an extra tax on

1. Its unfortunate when reading the text you realize how much the country you live in is lagging behind so many others in healthcare. Japan, Germany, Canada, and the United Kingdom all provide universal healthcare for their citizens, something that the United States does not do, yet we spend some much more on healthcare than those nations.

By instituting a right to health care the U.S. could possibly lower cost, and make health care services more affordable for everyone. According to a 2012 study, using a single-payer system, in which all citizens are guaranteed a right to health care, total public and private health care spending could be lowered by $592 billion and up to 1.8 trillion over the next decade due to lowered administrative and prescription drug cost. The cost of healthcare in America has increased ( Health Affairs). A study done by Consumer reports in 2012 stated that paying for health care is the top financial problem for US households. In Light of health care’s expanding costs, many Americans are delaying or not receiving treatment, as well as having trouble paying for care. According to a study done by the American Journal of Public Health, Canada, a country that provides universal health care, spends half as much per capita on health care as the U.S. The American Medical Association has made a claim stating that, on average, private health insurance plans spends 11.7% of premiums on administrative cost vs. 6.3% spent by public health programs. On the contrary, providing universal

As the world’s richest and most powerful nation, the United States sets itself apart from other countries on a range of issues. Some of these issues are worth celebrating, while others highlight how this country continues to lag other developed countries. No issue demonstrates this divide more clearly than our lack of universal healthcare. Touted as the best system in the world by supporters, when compared with other rich nations, we continue to spend more but have lower outcomes. The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, attempted to address many of the problems with the current system; however it does not go far enough. To further improve outcomes and lower costs we must establish a universal single-payer system.

The author states that if America is able to find the political will to provide universal healthcare coverage, the rest of the world can then show the way. This says to me that the United States must look within itself and make the moral determination as to whether healthcare should be considered a fundamental right granted to all its citizens as a theme of this book. Once addressed, the United States can join the other industrialized countries that have long since implemented universal healthcare systems such as: Germany, France, United Kingdom, and Canada; who have more cost effective systems which produce better health outcomes than the US.1

Universal healthcare seems like a good thing at face value . Liberal politicians can quote statistics all day, but these can be misleading. One way to find the truth is to examine the diseases instead of the statistics. One must also evaluate the ease of access to medical treatment. You can evaluate the amount of finances socialized countries spend on insurance programs. There is also a biblical argument involved. If you really look at the full picture, universal health care will negatively impact the lives of the citizens of the United States of America.

Today it is a common debate amongst Americans on Universal Healthcare. Universal Healthcare is also known as Universal Healthcare Coverage, or, Universal Healthcare Insurance. At the present time, Universal Healthcare Insurance is a system which provides health care and financial protection to all citizens of a particular country. Notably, it is believed that Universal Healthcare Insurance will distress the American economy. Universal Healthcare Insurance will be sturdy for the American economy since there will be a one payer source system. We can eliminate insurance claims submission, high deductibles, claim approval, and denials. Providers will be able to make a more concrete diagnosis.

On March 23, 2010 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed by President Obama, raising the question for many of whether this new law was going to be more helpful or hurtful. With universal healthcare, healthcare coverage would be increased tremendously, costs would be reduced, jobs would be created, and consumers would be protected. Conversely, it will also raise taxes and wait times, lead to a smaller number of doctors, and infringe on some employers’ 1st amendment rights. Presenting both arguments for and against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act allows one to draw a conclusion on whether the new program will benefit or hinder the citizens of the United States.

The United States is one of the only countries of the 34 members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the only major country that does not provide its citizens with universal health care. In the past, however, many presidents and people tried to give Americans universal health care but unfortunately failed. Nevertheless, most people believe that universal health care should be provided to citizens because the cost of medicine and health care are increasing and the number of people without insurance is increasing as well. But opponents argue that the right to health care will lead to socialism and health care should be the individual's reasonability, not the government's. However, even though universal health

As stated by the Declaration of Independence, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life, Liberty and the