Universal Healthcare and the Political Polarization: A Professional’s Perspective. Isabela C. Gutierrez Department of English, Stark State College ENG 231: College Composition II Mrs. Jenkins March 15, 2024. Abstract This essay was based on the hypothesis that political polarization was the cause of the disunity in the healthcare coverage debate. With the immensely heated debate about universal healthcare, it comes into question whether this is due to a lack of knowledge caused by the gap in extreme political ideologies. While researching this topic, it was determined that an interview would be the safest method while conducting primary research. Interviewing a professional (Mari Young, a local nurse) in the medical field can not only allow the audience to be …show more content…
Holistically, it is believed that the healthcare system is obligated to be modified to ensure the safety and health of citizens. Methodology Data collection was done to get an in-depth understanding of universal healthcare from a healthcare professional perspective. Mari Young, a local nurse, was interviewed about the inner workings of universal healthcare from her perspective. Her experience with both a school background and a doctor's office has exposed her to the insurance aspect of healthcare. Young was asked about her personal opinion of universal healthcare insurance and its adaptability in the United States. The data was analyzed by searching through the transcript and interpreting the information from both a local and global standpoint. By using questions detailing the possible bias of the interviewee and the substance of the transcript. It should be noted that purposefully asked questions to Young that she was unsure of or had irreverent responses were omitted from the evidence. Often, the wording of the questions can cause a lack of
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Conservatives, ideology places the values on status quo. They have difficulties accepting changes, and believe that change should be taking at a slow pace. They believe that human institutions are the product of a gradual process of experience. Conservatives believe slow changes would be more effective over a long period of time. time. They believe changing institutions and practices would affect the would affect the underlying structure. Conservatives be that it is not realistic to expect that that changes in institutions and practices would replace the existing without causing chaos.
Universal health care is a topic that plenty of Americans are arguing over. In editorial one, the author uses anecdotal and logical evidence to help provide evidence for his claims about why America should have a universal health care system. In editorial two, the author uses the rhetorical appeals of ethos, logos, and pathos to argue against creating a universal health care system in the United States.
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Healthcare has been a topic of discussion with the majority of the country. Issues with insurance coverage, rising costs, limited options to gain coverage, and the quality of healthcare have become concerns for law makers, healthcare providers and the general public. Some of those concerns were alleviated with the passing of the Affordable Care Act, but new concerns have developed with problems that have occurred in the implementation of the new law. The main concerns of the country are if the Affordable Care Act will be able to overcome the issues that plagued the old healthcare system, the cost of the program, and how will the new law affect the quality of the health delivery system.
Universal health care refers to any system of health care managed by the government. The health care system may cover different programs including government run hospitals and health organizations and programs targeted at providing health care. Many developed countries such as Canada and United Kingdom have embraced universal health care with the United States being the only exception. The present U.S health care system has often been considered inefficient in terms of cost control as millions of Americans remain uncovered. This has made it the subject of a heated debate characterized by people who argue that the country requires a kind of socialized system that will permit increased government participation. Others have tended to support privatized health care, or a combined model of private and universal health care that will permit private companies to offer health care for a specific fee. Universal healthcare has numerous advantages that remain hidden from society. First, the federal government can apply economies of scale in managing health facilities which would reduce health care expenses. Second, all unnecessary expenses would be eliminated by requiring all states to bring together all the insurance companies into a single entity whose mandate would be to provide health insurance to all people. Lastly, increased government participation will guarantee quality care, improve access to medical services and address critical problems relating to market failure.
Healthcare professionals want only to provide the best care and comfort for their patients. In today’s world, advances in healthcare and medicine have made their task of doing so much easier, allowing previously lethal diseases to be diagnosed and treated with proficiency and speed. A majority of people in the United States have health insurance and enjoy the luxury of convenient, easy to access health care services, with annual checkups, preventative care, and their own personal doctor ready to diagnose and provide treatment for even the most trivial of symptoms. Many of these people could not imagine living a day without the assurance that, when needed, medical care would not be available to themselves and their loved ones. However, millions of American citizens currently live under these unimaginable conditions, going day to day without the security of frequent checkups, prescription medicine, or preventative medicines that could prevent future complications in their health. Now with the rising unemployment rates due to the current global recession, even more Americans are becoming uninsured, and the flaws in the United States’ current healthcare system are being exposed. In order to amend these flaws, some are looking to make small changes to fix the current healthcare system, while others look to make sweeping changes and remodel the system completely, favoring a more socialized, universal type of healthcare system. Although it is certain that change is needed, universal healthcare is not the miracle cure that will solve the systems current ailments. Universal healthcare should not be allowed to take form in America as it is a menace to the capitalist principle of a free market, threatens to put a stranglehold on for-...
Health care is one of those issues where the political spectrum shows some overlap. Both sides want the same outcome: a healthy and happy society. However, the ways they want to accomplish this varies greatly. The Republicans are staunchly against government-organized healthcare. They believe that the less government the better, believing that “government run affordable health care leads to inefficiencies and can be disastrous to the nation’s health overall.” They believe that health care should be left to doctors, HMOs and insurance companies to decide and manage. However, the democrats’ main point on health care is that it should be funded and controlled by the government for the people. They hold that all people should be able to have the assurance of health without worrying about losing coverage or going into debt. This would be most effective for the poor and elderly, those who normally would not be able to afford coverage and need it most. As such, Med...
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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.
In a universal health care system, the quality of care does not match that of a managed care system because because patients do not have as much say in their health care, wait times are longer versus a managed care, the actual care maybe viewed as less optimal, and doctors may not able to handle the stress of such a system. A universal health care system adds a political side to any type of medical decision because th...
The implementation of a universal health care system in the United States is an important challenge that needs to be overcome. There are numerous amount of editorial that argue on both sides of the debate. Some people argue that a universal health care system would bring costs down and increase access to care while others argue that a universal health care system would be too expensive and reduce the quality of care. The correct answer requires intensive understanding and economics to overcome, the arguments must be examined for a proper answer.
James Madison once said, “Ambition must be made to counteract ambition”. In creating a new form of government, Madison tried to effectively plan for a Constitution that would account for the fact that human beings by nature are self-interested. The United States has witnessed tremendous growth within its people since Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Not only has rapid political and technological advances unified American into a supreme power, but triumphs like the Civil Rights Movement have also helped to promote equality. Yet, from 2009 to 2010, the number of people without health insurance increased from 49.0 million to 49.9 million. Analyzing James Madison’s ideology in The Federalist 10 and 51 suggests that a correlation exists between factionalism and the failure of the United States to universalize healthcare. In order to understand the connection of factionalism and national healthcare this paper will first explain Madison’s notion of factionalism by referencing key components and commentary from his argument in The Federalist 10 and 51. The second part of this paper will discuss the history of American healthcare as a means to explain the many factions that have hindered the success of nationalizing health insurance. Furthermore, referencing the emergence of factions within the healthcare debate, like the AMA (American Medical Association), will highlight the stigma surrounding national healthcare. The last part of this paper will put forward the question of whether America will ever see complete universal health insurance.
There has been a lot of talk and debate lately over Health Care Reform, as people are trying to answer the question – Should a universally accessible health care system be implemented in the United States (US)? This ongoing highly debatable issue remains a hot topic among US citizens from all walks of life, from the very poor to the very wealthy. Health Care Reform affects everyone. The vast majority of the US population is very dissatisfied with the current state of health care. According to the ABC News and Washington Post cooperative poll, 57 percent of Americans aren’t satisfied with the overall system of health care (Langer, 2009). Consequently, the issue of the Health Care Reform was born, but before analyzing the actual aspects of this reform it will be wise to brush up on those major attitudes and concerns which occupy ordinary people and how they respond to the unfolding changes in the area of health care and social security.
Catcher in the Rye by Jerome David Salinger, J. D. Salinger for short, accurately portrays the experience of being a teenager through the main character, Holden Caulfield. Throughout the novel, Holden retrospectively tells the story of Pencey kicking him out of their institution after failing in most of his subjects. After he is kicked out, Holden wanders around New York City attempting to make sense of his life and purpose, and slowly descending into the madness of his own mind, wishing to latch onto any bit of childhood innocence he could. Holden is struggling through his teenage years, trying to figure out what he wants to achieve in his lifetime, and that clearly stresses him out tremendously. He wishes to go back to simpler times.