Health care reform debate in the United States

with one of the nation’s most intractable and long-standing problems, a health care system that fell far short of its potential. In 2008, the United States devoted 16% of the economy to health care, an increase of almost one-quarter since 1998 (when 13% of the economy was spent on health care), yet much of that spending did not translate into better outcomes for patients.1- 4 The health care system also fell short on quality of care, too often failing to keep patients safe, waiting to treat patients

Barrack Hussein Obama was elected President of the United States on November 4, 2008 and was sworn in the Presidency on January 20, 2009. During his campaign leading up to the election, Obama promised to bring affordable healthcare to all Americans. Obama was widely known as “stating that the cost of health care was a "threat to our economy" and that health care should be a right for every American" (ProCon.org, 2011). While his quotes resonate with many Americans, there are also Americans who do

INTRODUCTION The United States of America, the self-proclaimed sole remaining superpower, often touts that it is the greatest nation in the world. Yet, when the data is analyzed, this claim is proven time and time again to be wrong, whether it is math or science, literacy or numbers, household income or workforce. Time and time again, and the numbers continue to slip. Healthcare is no exception. In 2012, the United States ranked thirty-second worldwide in life expectancy (Avendano and Kawachi 2014)

proposed health care bill. However, by looking at the bill closed-minded, the true potential is never seen. Of course continuing with the current United States health care system is always an option, but without reforming the system, expecting to see higher costs is inevitable. One thing that Americans need to strive for is making health care more affordable, which is the key to making the United States health care system sustainable once again (Mango & Riefberg). Currently, The United States health

1. Introduction In 2010, the percentage of Americans without health insurance was 16.3%, or 49.9 million uninsured people[ ]. According to the World Health Organization, Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is defined as ensuring that all people pertaining to that region can use the health services they require, “of sufficient quality to be effective”, while also ensuring that the use of these services does not expose the user to financial hardship[ ]. This global issue is currently being discussed among

The forecast is rather grim for Medicare, as the figures steadily rise. For example, the predictions from the United States' Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that the program will be faced with a $5.8 trillion cumulative deficit for the period of 2003-2026. Also, it is projected that the transfers the trust fund receives from the general fund being excluded will mean that revenues coming into the system will be much less than what it actually needs to pay out (ESB, 2007). The American Association

America current health system is in such horrible condition. Based on interviews with 120 uninsured men and women, medical providers, policy makers, and advocates in America, they discuss the consequences of being uninsured. There are more than forty million people uninsured in America and they detail what it means for society as a whole when so many people suffer the consequences of inadequate medical care. They analyze America job’s market and how fewer long-term jobs with health benefits are available

People today consider America one of the world’s greatest countries. Many Americans enjoy a high standard of living compared to many other parts of the world. Yet somehow the health care system in America ranks number 37 in the world. (The World Health Organization's ranking of the world's health system) Although the United States is known to be one of the most advanced countries in the entire world, they spend more money on healthcare than any other country. (Zablit) America does not have universal

The Massachusetts Health Care Act of 2006 was an attempt to give healthcare to all of the residents of Massachusetts. The law mandated that nearly every resident of Massachusetts obtain a minimum level of insurance coverage, provided free health care insurance for residents earning less than 150% of the federal poverty level and mandated employers with more than 10 "full-time" employees to provide healthcare insurance. The law was amended significantly in 2008 and twice in 2010 to make it consistent

lives we all continue to grow as a nation with understanding. With the health care and the lack of availability among us it has become a prominent issue all around within the United States of America. Knowing about this issue has become a talk about topic of huge debate in the political venues as well in everyday situations in the court houses. The effect of the most recent years in our country the unavailability of the health care as well of the insurance has been grown as the recession has progressed