Comradecare Case Study

ComradeCare functions as a single proposal, however, the act puts forth smaller sub-solutions as branches that address specific sub-problems within the American healthcare sector. The source of the secondary solutions is inefficient government spending in terms of healthcare in the United States, which is engaged and solved by strategic redirection. The money then recovered through the reformed government spending solution will be used to improve the government’s vital role in contracting out with privatized health clinics, regulation through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), using market and tax incentives, and improved education of the American people with their healthcare options.
Government spending is a problem that ComradeCare addresses and solves
However, the only individuals who have the authority and ability to carry out the proposed solution are those who have been elected into political office. As Honors students, direct action with the proposal is out of reach. However, political involvement and advocacy are the two components that give us an opportunity to indirectly influence the direct influencers through activism and voting. Volunteering has temporary benefits, such as volunteering at a Hispanic health clinic or non profit hospital such as Trinity Health, however, “We have to recognize what volunteers can do, and what we need other institutions to do” (Bell). In this case, institutions do what their policies instruct them to do, and those policies are formed by powerful figures, who are influenced by politicians, who ultimately, are influenced by the active political participation of the people. Therefore, it is our job as students and as citizens to advocate for the cause and to participate in political activism, so that our voices are heard by those who have direct influence on the solution at