American Health Care Essay
Mckenzie Clutter Clutter 1
2/27/13
Mr.Allen(pd.7)
American Healthcare: A Transformation from Crap to Gold
America is without a question the leading country of medical and scientific advances. There always seem to be a new medical breakthrough every time you watch the news or read the paper, especially in the cure of certain diseases. However, the medical research requires an enormous amount of money. The U.S. spends the most money on health care yet many people, mainly the working class Americans are still without any type of health insurance and thus are more susceptible to health risks and problems. The concept of health insurance for Americans was formulated over a century ago. Most Americans obtain health insurance from employers or government programs, but some Americans are without health insurance. Most of them not being able to pay for it. In 2010, 49.9 million were without insurance. That's 16.3% of the total population. 18.4% were the percentage of uninsured Americans younger than 65 in 2010. When it comes to the United States, American health care is described as the Capitalist System. In England they have what is called as the Socialist system. In America, health care is going to change all because of Obama. Obama trying to do what he thinks is best and will be worth it in the long run called the Affordable Care Act or the called Obama Care.
Capitalism is a free market that balances demand with supply, it works by using money to connect consumer wants and needs (demand) with the production and distribution of goods and services (supply). Capitalism implies equal “opportunity” and there will also be winners and losers (example high class, middle class & low class). For capitalism to function, the consumer must have control of spending and enough information to be a wise shopper in his or her own Clutter 2 self-interest. In U.S. healthcare, the consumer/patient has virtually no control over who will provide service or what
2/27/13
Mr.Allen(pd.7)
American Healthcare: A Transformation from Crap to Gold
America is without a question the leading country of medical and scientific advances. There always seem to be a new medical breakthrough every time you watch the news or read the paper, especially in the cure of certain diseases. However, the medical research requires an enormous amount of money. The U.S. spends the most money on health care yet many people, mainly the working class Americans are still without any type of health insurance and thus are more susceptible to health risks and problems. The concept of health insurance for Americans was formulated over a century ago. Most Americans obtain health insurance from employers or government programs, but some Americans are without health insurance. Most of them not being able to pay for it. In 2010, 49.9 million were without insurance. That's 16.3% of the total population. 18.4% were the percentage of uninsured Americans younger than 65 in 2010. When it comes to the United States, American health care is described as the Capitalist System. In England they have what is called as the Socialist system. In America, health care is going to change all because of Obama. Obama trying to do what he thinks is best and will be worth it in the long run called the Affordable Care Act or the called Obama Care.
Capitalism is a free market that balances demand with supply, it works by using money to connect consumer wants and needs (demand) with the production and distribution of goods and services (supply). Capitalism implies equal “opportunity” and there will also be winners and losers (example high class, middle class & low class). For capitalism to function, the consumer must have control of spending and enough information to be a wise shopper in his or her own Clutter 2 self-interest. In U.S. healthcare, the consumer/patient has virtually no control over who will provide service or what