Universal Health Care Research Paper
Should the United States provide universal health care is a huge question that the
government is contemplating? Everyone in America wants to be healthy, but it is very
difficult when many people in America can not afford health insurance and face issues
worse than this on a daily basis. Problems like these are issues that politicians are
constantly working to come up with a solution to (Oppapers, 2008).With several states
already pursuing universal coverage programs, and presidential hopefuls touting national
proposals, health care reform is fast becoming one of the top issues in the 2008 election.
This is not surprising given that the private market is failing to control escalating health
care spending or cover …show more content…
Given that health care premiums continue to grow at
several times the rate of inflation, many businesses are simply choosing to not offer a
health plan, or if they do, to pass on more of the cost to employees. However, any costs
not covered by insurance must be absorbed by all the rest of us, which means even higher
premiums (Messerli 2008). Even if the businesses and individuals that choose to keep
their health plans still must pay a much higher amount. Remember, businesses only have
a certain amount of money they can spend on labor. If they must spend more on health
insurance premiums; they will have less money to spend on raises, new hires, investment,
and so on(Messerli 2008). Individuals who must pay more for premiums have less money
to spend on rent, food, and consumer goods; in other words, less money is pumped back
into the economy. Thus, health care prevents the country from making a robust economic
recovery. (Messerli …show more content…
How often is a certain illness associated with a specific set of symptoms? A centralized national system would allow us
to do data analysis that we never dreamed possible, leading to medical advances and
increased diagnosis efficiency, and would be able to have more time for the patients care
(Messerli 2008). The main argument against a centralized database is that certain
insurance providers may deny coverage if they find certain past medical problems.
However, if the government is paying for everything that should never be a problem
(Messerli 2008). Since many people are uninsured and those that do have insurance face high
deductibles. If you would only see the statistics of people who are just infected with
diseases and the sad thing is not being capable to do anything about it because of the cost
of health care. Patients life spans are shorted as will for the reason that, by the time they
get a chance to go to the doctor it would be too late for treatment. Americans often
government is contemplating? Everyone in America wants to be healthy, but it is very
difficult when many people in America can not afford health insurance and face issues
worse than this on a daily basis. Problems like these are issues that politicians are
constantly working to come up with a solution to (Oppapers, 2008).With several states
already pursuing universal coverage programs, and presidential hopefuls touting national
proposals, health care reform is fast becoming one of the top issues in the 2008 election.
This is not surprising given that the private market is failing to control escalating health
care spending or cover …show more content…
Given that health care premiums continue to grow at
several times the rate of inflation, many businesses are simply choosing to not offer a
health plan, or if they do, to pass on more of the cost to employees. However, any costs
not covered by insurance must be absorbed by all the rest of us, which means even higher
premiums (Messerli 2008). Even if the businesses and individuals that choose to keep
their health plans still must pay a much higher amount. Remember, businesses only have
a certain amount of money they can spend on labor. If they must spend more on health
insurance premiums; they will have less money to spend on raises, new hires, investment,
and so on(Messerli 2008). Individuals who must pay more for premiums have less money
to spend on rent, food, and consumer goods; in other words, less money is pumped back
into the economy. Thus, health care prevents the country from making a robust economic
recovery. (Messerli …show more content…
How often is a certain illness associated with a specific set of symptoms? A centralized national system would allow us
to do data analysis that we never dreamed possible, leading to medical advances and
increased diagnosis efficiency, and would be able to have more time for the patients care
(Messerli 2008). The main argument against a centralized database is that certain
insurance providers may deny coverage if they find certain past medical problems.
However, if the government is paying for everything that should never be a problem
(Messerli 2008). Since many people are uninsured and those that do have insurance face high
deductibles. If you would only see the statistics of people who are just infected with
diseases and the sad thing is not being capable to do anything about it because of the cost
of health care. Patients life spans are shorted as will for the reason that, by the time they
get a chance to go to the doctor it would be too late for treatment. Americans often