There are many Americans in the United States that do not have health care. To be exact forty-three million Americans are uninsured. Health care should not only be offered, but affordable for all. Some of the biggest problems with our health care system right now are the unbearable cost of insurance premiums, denial of services due to costs or loss of coverage because of lay off or changing of jobs.
Late in 2003 and continuing into the early part of 2004, seventy thousand workers went on strike their health care benefits. They are not alone because thousands of families, who work at low-income jobs, can’t afford health care. There are also thousands of students in college who fear sickness or injury because health care is unaffordable for them at this time. There is no easy way to solve the growing health care problem in this country.
The hot topic for public policymakers has always been how to provide coverage for all Americans. This year’s presidential election will not be any different from elections in the past. Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be a solution anytime soon. Many economists, doctors, and members of government have debated this issue for almost fifteen years, and still no one has come up with a solution. No matter what is done, not everyone can be happy.
As stated before, the United Food and Commercial Workers Union were either on strike or locked out of their jobs due to disputes in upcoming contract disputes (UFCW). The reason for the strike/lockout was because employers, which included Safeway, Albertson’s and Kroger’s, had decided to ask employees to contribute to the cost of increasing health insurance premiums. With the rising costs of premiums these employers had asked their employe...
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...y bring down the quality of health care, everyone will be able to afford it. Moreover, if people cannot afford healthcare there will be no need to worry were services may be rendered. Universal health care has worked in other countries and maybe it is time that we take a lesson from someone else.
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Healthcare has now become one of the top social as well as economic problems facing America today. The rising cost of medical and health insurance impacts the livelihood of all Americans in one way or another. The inability to pay for medical care is no longer a problem just affecting the uninsured but now is becoming an increased problem for those who have insurance as well. Health care can now been seen as a current concern. One issue that we face today is the actual amount of healthcare that is affordable. Each year millions of people go without any source of reliable coverage.
One of the most controversial topics in the United States in recent years has been the route which should be undertaken in overhauling the healthcare system for the millions of Americans who are currently uninsured. It is important to note that the goal of the Affordable Care Act is to make healthcare affordable; it provides low-cost, government-subsidized insurance options through the State Health Insurance Marketplace (Amadeo 1). Our current president, Barack Obama, made it one of his goals to bring healthcare to all Americans through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. This plan, which has been termed “Obamacare”, has come under scrutiny from many Americans, but has also received a large amount of support in turn for a variety of reasons. Some of these reasons include a decrease in insurance discrimination on the basis of health or gender and affordable healthcare coverage for the millions of uninsured. The opposition to this act has cited increased costs and debt accumulation, a reduction in employer healthcare coverage options, as well as a penalization of those already using private healthcare insurance.
For the last five years of my life I have worked in the healthcare industry. One of the biggest issues plaguing our nation today has been the ever rising cost of health care. If we don't get costs under control, we risk losing the entire system, as well as potentially crippling our economy. For the sake of our future, we must find a way to lower the cost of health care in this nation.
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Every other country in the world that is on the same level as America industrially and developmentally offers universal health care to its citizens. Some Americans are worried about the rise in taxes if the government offers guaranteed care to everyone. The insurance companies will suffer, as well. But the sacrifice is more than worth it.
In recent years, the number of Americans who are uninsured has reached over 45 million citizens, with millions more who only have the very basic of insurance, effectively under insured. With the growing budget cuts to medicaid and the decreasing amount of employers cutting back on their health insurance options, more and more americans are put into positions with poor health care or no access to it at all. At the heart of the issue stems two roots, one concerning the morality of universal health care and the other concerning the economic effects. Many believe that health care reform at a national level is impossible or impractical, and so for too long now our citizens have stood by as our flawed health-care system has transformed into an unfixable mess. The good that universal healthcare would bring to our nation far outweighs the bad, however, so, sooner rather than later, it is important for us to strive towards a society where all people have access to healthcare.
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