Executive Summary
Living in the United States of America, it is currently common to hear of how our healthcare system compares to other countries. In the past, snippets would be shared on occasion on the internet and in the news about the highlights and lowlights of the United States Healthcare system. Presidents all the way back to Theodore Roosevelt would bring it up as important matter to tackle for the nation but it wasn’t until President Barak Obama was campaigning that American’s really started to see the possibility of a solution. We took notice to the vast differences in our healthcare system, especially when compared to our neighbors to the north, Canada. In the past 8 years, more and more American’s have come to realize that our system did have some areas in which we are severely lacking.
Canada offers universal health coverage for all of their approximately 34 million citizens. Coverage is started automatically at birth, and stays with you for life. Healthcare costs are under strict control by the government, and even with everyone covered, only approximate 10% of the gross domestic product, or GDP, is attributed to the healthcare. However, in the United States we have approximately 316 million people, and an estimated 15.4% don’t have coverage. Costs are not controlled, and the with our consumer driven health care, it is common to hear of citizens going bankrupt due to rising health care costs. A whopping 16.2% of our GDP is tied to health care costs, which is a
There is plenty of evidence to validate that many Canadians are incorrect in believing that they have “the best healthcare system in the world”. Spending on healthcare in Canada continues to outpace the government spending program in growth and is limiting public investments in other areas that would make for an overall more effective society (Daniel Muzyka). Canada is the 10th highest spender, spending an average of $2,600 per Canadian per year. Recent studies by Brett Skinner have looked at trends in the annual growth rates for provincial healthcare expenditures and total government revenue. “He found that if recent trends persist, provincial government spending on healthcare will consume more than half of total revenues from all sources in six of 10 provinces by the year 2020” (Neil Stuart).
led by the Sons of Liberty: opened 342 chests of tea and dumped them into the Boston Harbor (dressed up as Native Americans)
The Southern States of America was made up of the following, Georgia with Atlanta as the Capital of the new union, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, Louisiana, Tennessee and Kentucky. Although, Kentucky wasn’t a sure bet at this point, there was still a lot of work to do in that state.
America’s current healthcare system costs too much. Trying to implement universal coverage into the system as it is will end in disaster. Universal coverage is a promising and achievable goal, as proved by European nations, “In the United States, we spend 16 percent of our gross domestic product on health care; in France, they get by on 11 percent. And note: They cover everybody for that amount, while we leave 46 million people out” (Moore 2009). Universal, cheap coverage is possible, but America has not attempted a venture in that direction yet. America is the land of opportunity, the great super-power among nations, and yet it does not have proper, affordable healthcare.
The journey of how the United States of America became the United States of America is a very complex one. With America declaring separation from the Great English Empire, to the organization of becoming a free, sovereign nation and lastly, the migration and colonization of the now, western United States, including the great state of Nevada, has many components. The Declaration of Independence initiated the process of becoming a country of its own. This Document pushed the separation from England and showed the world that America was now its own nation. The United States Constitution laid out the blue print of how the United States would work. This was after a failed attempt of the Articles of Confederation. After the Constitution was created, the process of migrating west began in order to colonize the western region of the United States. Nevada had a big role in this because we helped President Abraham Lincoln gain a second term. The first chapters of the story of the Untied States of America were a dangerous, difficult and long one, but because of this, the people that live in this country today have the freedom of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Globally, countries struggle with the challenge of providing adequate healthcare services to all their citizens. The United States spent approximately 17.6% of its GDP on healthcare in 2010, which could escalate to close to 19.6% in 2021 if cost containing measures are not put in place to control healthcare spending (The Commonwealth Fund, 2012). Even with this large amount of healthcare spending, the U.S. has almost 50 million residents without health insurance and 29 million who are underinsured (The Commonwealth Fund, 2012). Tanner (2008) estimates “total U.S. healthcare spending exceeds $1.8 trillion dollars, more than Americans spend on housing, food, national defense, or automobiles” (p.2).
Within the last decade , the United States has become home to 3.5 million immigrants from the Caribbean. The Caribbean accounted for 9% of the country 's 38.5 million immigrants. more than 90% of the immigrants come from Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The number of Caribbean immigrants grew from 193,922 in 1960 to 3,500,000 in 2009. This represents more than a 17 fold increase. They have been among the top ten foreign born groups in the United States each decade since 1970. Between the years of 1970 and 2009 , immigrants from the Dominican Republic significantly contributed to the rapid growth of the carribean born populatio. They accounted for 26.2 percent of the increase during the time
The intention of colleges in the United Stated during the 18th and 19th centuries was to create a system that would serve in loco parentis (in place of the parent). In the early years of American higher education, college professors sought to be disciplinarians, who played a parental role. However, the students at these institutions often behaved in a disruptive manner towards teachers, as well as fellow students. This unruly behavior can be directly linked to the economic background of the students attending these institutions, in addition to the philosophies set forth by the colleges. During this time period, colleges attracted mostly upper class men who showed little interest in their academic studies. They were individuals following generations of family members to the institution, and as a result of their connections possessed more authority at the school than the faculty. This issue began to change in the early 20th century, when colleges began admitting more economically diverse individuals. The economic background of the students, in addition to their reluctance to abide by the rules, led to violent and unruly behavior at these institutions.
The United States of America was founded on the basic principles and ideals that gave citizens a voice in the dictation of their country. The “We the People” mindset has been a clear example of the American citizen’s right to the ballot. This right was originally only given to white men. Not everyone was entitled to enfranchisement. Some citizens had to fight for their right to vote. Passed in 1870, just five years after the War Between the States, the 15th Amendment was passed, granting African American men the right to vote. While this was a huge step towards equality at the ballot box, a large portion of the population was still missing basic equalities. Women still were not granted the right to vote, and had no say in any political
The United States of America, a country that used fight for the small guy, that used fight to protect the people that needed to be saved. Yet now we can barely save ourselves from a water balloon fight. This country got caught up in the small thing .We are fighting ourselves about bathroom rules, being democrat or a republican. Recently people are making a deal about the pledge of allegiance some people who don 't believe in a religion or have a different region than most people in this country.
Does the United States of America actually get the media it deserves? This is a crucial question for not only U.S. citizens to be asking themselves, but the media personnel as well. If a country’s media is not efficiently and effectively providing its citizens with news stories, there is a huge problem at hand. While the media thrives off of breaking news stories, it’s generally the minute details that grab the attention of viewers. In essence, the minute details are what makes a breaking news story a truly breaking news story. If the media withholds certain details from a story, which happens daily, they are depriving the viewers of “real news.” Due to this, American citizens often times do not get the news they deserve.
Introduction: The United States is well known for being the melting pot because of the diversity of its people. There are variety of racial, ethnic, religious, and cultures that make the United States what it has become today. In America it doesn’t matter who you are, you can worship any religious faith you chose under the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Although they are different, you can still find many similarities among them. Although some may object, even within the United States, times have shown that religion still helps bring people together.
Almost right away, the United States had acquired a massive overseas empire. Some Americans expressed disbelief over the control of the Philippines, but expansionists wanted to join the entire archipelago. Believers of extension viewed the Philippines as a market in their own way and as the entrance to the markets of the East. Many Americans, including the president, were influenced by "the general idea of getting what we can get." After the treaty with Spain on December 1898, the United States of America did not force any quick action to take over the Philippines. However, United States of America had been trying to find ways of growing. They were searching for new markets, areas for refueling their ships and military bases to protect
The United States of America is a multinational and multicultural country. This wonderful country opens the door to millions of people from different countries, religions and ethnicity. But that does not mean every American citizen opens their doors happily to every ethnicity. Such as Donald Trump and his opinion on the Hispanic culture and society. I am against to the critical and bias opinion of Mr. Trump 's presidential campaign towards the Hispanic community.
Countries like the United States of America or Canada is for many individuals the synonym of prosperity, opportunities and better quality of life, based on the economic power and lifestyle that is perceived by the general population. This situation has generated that people from third world countries such as Latin American countries immigrate to achieved the “American Dream”, this means having the possibility of a better life for them and their families. Although, the majority of the immigrants choose the USA over other countries to achieved this dream for either its location or its reputation and “is woven into the fabric of American history and culture” (Hilfinger, Morris and Boyle, 2014). However, the “American Dream” is not always