Universal Health Care

Universal Health Care is defined as the belief that all citizens should have access to affordable, high-quality medical care (Anderson, 2013). Currently there are 46 million that do not have health coverage in the United states and this would drastically increase to 72 million if a health reform was not passed (The Economic Case for Health Care Reform, 2012)Why the United States is the last to adopt this government mandated insurance coverage, is possibly one of the most widely asked question around the nation. This, however; is all in the process of changing and will be completed by 2014 with the passing and implantation of Obama-care. There are three systems or levels of coverage under Universal Health Care; Single Payer, Two-Tier,

Currently the United States has the most expensive health care system in the world and some 45 million Americans are uninsured under the current health system, these numbers continues to grow. Using the theory of an Utilitarianism perspective and developing a single-payer system such as universal health care all Americans could enjoy equal access to quality health care. The single-payer system will provide tools to manage health spending more effectively and ensure health care for everyone. If the United States would follow the blueprint of other developed nations who have successfully implemented universal health care coverage it would protect citizens from high medical premiums, co-payments and give everyone access to equal health care. In the United States people go without health coverage, it is a problem that needs to be resolved, yet we remain one of the last developed countries to implement universal health care coverage. Despite efforts to enact polices for

Universal Healthcare sounds appealing, but it actually lowers the quality and quantity of healthcare services that are rendered to patients, thus downgrading the healthcare system as a whole.  Not having to pay, with everyone having coverage leads to longer wait times for medical service and many people overusing health care services. Implementation of Universal Healthcare in the United States would lead to a detrimental crippling of the nation’s health system. For those countries that have implemented Universal Healthcare or a system similar to it, all or most aspects of the coverage such as cost and care is generally provided by and tightly controlled by the government, a public-sector committee, or employer-based programs, with most of the funding essentially coming from tax revenues or budget cuts in other areas of spending. This paper will conclude with comparing the US healthcare system to others and how the US has one of the most advanced systems in the world.

“Health care is an essential requirement for well being” (Maruthappu). All over the world, health care is a constant concern because of the difficulty maintaining quality and affordability. In the United States, health care reform has been a huge debate topic. The purpose of health care is to satisfy the medical needs of an individual. However, many Americans consider health care a “luxury,”because millions of low-income families cannot afford the same care as the middle or high class. In this case, the right to quality and affordable health care is not extended to all Americans. Universal health care will ensure a higher life expectancy, reduce the cost of medical treatment through a single-payer method, and improve medical treatments.

I strongly believe that all American citizens should be entitled free healthcare. This is due to that fact that this can play a big role of ensuring that there is an improved access to health services. In addition, ensuring that all American citizens have an access to the right health care will also decrease health care costs. For instance, by allowing people to receive regular and preventive medical care and not wait until they are persistently ill to request treatment when medical costs are much higher (Niles, 2011). In relation to this free health care will promote equal chance by decreasing the number of people who are economically deprived in society (Niles, 2011). This can be because of bad health and other medically-related financial problems.

The administration of the United States is incompetent and is growing more useless, this is stated when a compare and contrast between the United States, who does not have universal healthcare, and Canada, who does have universal health care. Canada’s healthcare is not too far from the United States but it does vary with certain things. One of these key things is cost, and administration. (Woolhandler, Himmelstein. 1991) The cost of health care within the United States has enlarged, Canada’s spending has waned. Canada funds the hospitals and doctors with one payer (one lump sum) while The United States hospitals bills several different insurances (per-patient policy) who vary with policies, qualifications, and certification. Doing this causes a complex accounting scheme for acquiring payment and further charging insurance and patients. Another reason the administration of healthcare in the United States is incompetent is due to private insurance, because, the owner profits a percentage of premiums that is much larger that the federal government.

The American Dream is described by The Free Dictionary as, “An American ideal of a happy and successful life to which all may aspire” ("Definition," 2013, p. 1) yet this can mean different things to different people. To this student it means happiness, prosperity, health, freedom, and the ability to makes choices according to what this student believes in. For other people, the American Dream will mean similar and probably different things. To many Americans the ability to have health care is a part of the American Dream. Obtaining health care insurance and being able to choose the

Why do people remain uninsured? According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), “Even under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), many uninsured people cite the high cost of insurance as the main reason they lack coverage”(Key Facts) “In 2015, 46% of uninsured adults said that they tried to get coverage but did not because it was too expensive”(Key Facts). Many people do not have access to coverage through a job, and some people, particularly poor adults in states that did not expand Medicaid, remain ineligible for financial assistance for coverage. Some people who are eligible for financial assistance under the ACA may not know they can get help, and others may still find the cost of coverage too expensive.

The main cause for the healthcare reform bill is the rising cost of health insurance for the American citizens. From the 1960s to the 1980s healthcare spending went from $28 billion to $255 billion. By the beginning of 2000, healthcare spending increased to $1.4 trillion. The United States economy has slowly declined due to several factors, the cost of health care is one. Presidents, state representatives, hospital and insurance executives, and economists have tried to attack this huge deficit. There are several things that can be done in order to reduce rapidly increasing health care spending. Some actions that could benefit the United States economy is the stop of wasteful

The health care system in the United States is one of the greatest concerns facing Americans today and is an issue both moral and economic in nature. Some think the system should stay, for all intents and purposes, the same. They believe that the right to healthcare is a stepping stone toward socialism, and that it is the responsibility of the individual to obtain health care. These are usually the more ideologically conservative citizens and politicians who believe that medicine should remain a free enterprise, not to be constrained by government interference. Then there are those who believe that healthcare is a right, and the federal government has a responsibility to make sure it is available to all citizens, not just those who can afford

“Should America adopt a universal healthcare system?” is a question that seems to be easy to answer. In reality, it is a dilemma for a first-world, democratic country like America. Universal healthcare recently becomes a heated issue as Obamacare, also known as the Affordable Care Act, was passed through Congress. Many people, who were uninsured previously, are now able to purchase insurance at an inexpensive cost. They are relieved. After many years of being denied to healthcare, some people finally gain access to the right care, the right treatment. However, the United States should not adopt a universal healthcare system, for there is a multitude of underlying problems associated with universal health care, outweighing its benefits.

Universal healthcare can be defined as a universal insurance of medical services are normally sponsored from a single payer system, and the organization behind the universal healthcare was mainly supported by the government. Universal healthcare is

These passages present a discussion concerning universal health care. This is an important debate to all health care recipients in the U.S. because of the potential troubles that could be associated with universal health care. The two positions argue whether or not there should be universal health care in America. Both viewpoints have valid claims warranting consideration. For example, evidence indicates universal health care would be more affordable. In contrast, opposing evidence suggest that it would not. While both sides of the issue have valid points, the claim that universal health care should not be provided by the government is the stronger position, the position supported by a preponderance of the evidence cited in the passages. The most convincing and forceful reasons in support of this position are that the government could ration healthcare and decide if a person receives treatment or not, patients may have to wait long periods of time to be treated, and no part of the government runs efficiently. Accordingly, these reasons and opposing viewpoints will be discussed next.

There are many different issues concerning health care in America which should be addressed as this is currently a topic that has support on both sides of the political spectrum and affects many people. While it is argued and believed that a national health care system is a form of socialism, should be an individual’s responsibility not the government’s to provide health insurance, the government providing health insurance would decrease the quality and availability of health care, and would lead to a larger government debt. As there may be some truth to this, it should not prohibit the access for all people to have health insurance in America which would improve public health, reduce overall health care spending, help small businesses,

Unlike many countries in the world who understand the importance of a universal health care system, the United States are lacking in accommodating their citizens with services that many counties see as a public good or even a human right. For years, American’s have been under pressure to search for health care insurance without the guarantee of coverage (SOURCE MICHEAL MOORE). Health care seems to be on on going topic in American politics and it has its reasons (SOURCE SPRINGER LINK). As of recently, many Americans did not have access to health care without being pummelled by excessive bills. Health care in America is seen as a private good. This seemed to be the reality of many American citizens until March 21st 2010 when The Patient protection and Affordable care act, also known as Obamacare, was passed in the house (SOURCE OBAMACARE). The PPACA is a balance between the states and the federal government ( SOURCE PASCALS WAGER). Obamacare is transforming the once private health care systems into a public good (SOURCE). Over 20 million Americans who were unable to receive coverage before, have now been able to get coverage through an agency of their state government. This paper serves to outline the course of how Obamacare has changed the way America serves its citizens in regards to health care. With the use of the theory of the tragedy of commons the back and forth arguments between the Republican and Democratic parties concerning PPACA will show the political games