Universal Health Care
According to one of the videos which had compared the United States health care system to that of other countries such as France and Canada, we are ranked a whopping 37th in the nation when it comes to our health care system. I think it would be fair to say that that sounds pretty accurate considering that there are 47 million people uninsured in the United States, but that is not something to be proud about. However, if you have money in the United States or are just simply insured, then there is no other country that could possibly provide you with better health care opportunities. Sadly, this is not an option for families like the Banes.
When your employers lack any form of health coverage, when you are living in a neighborhood that is …show more content…
Though they may have to wait a longer amount of time to receive certain procedures, they still seem to be satisfied with where their health care system stands, whereas in the United States, not very many people can say that they are satisfied. According to our lecture on Health Care System, the costs for health care are going to continue to rise dramatically and millions more people will either be inadequately insured or completely uninsured as a result of this. Referring back to other countries, Canada guarantees everyone free health care along with universal child care, where each child under age six puts a hundred dollars per month towards their families income. Canadians pay a third less to doctors, less for prescriptions and cut paperwork all in the hopes of saving money. It works and as a result of that, they save two billion dollars per year. Also, according to the videos Frances Day Care System and French System Lowers Poverty and Illness Level for Kids, we learned that France has a variety of policies and programs which benefit their children. They believe that investing in their children is similar to investing in that countrys future, whereas the United States does not have policies and programs like that of France because we are too worried about the costs. If the United States does not start look to other alternatives to improve our health care system, whether it be by making it accessible to everyone, lowering costs, or providing high quality; then families like the Banes are going to continue to
When your employers lack any form of health coverage, when you are living in a neighborhood that is …show more content…
Though they may have to wait a longer amount of time to receive certain procedures, they still seem to be satisfied with where their health care system stands, whereas in the United States, not very many people can say that they are satisfied. According to our lecture on Health Care System, the costs for health care are going to continue to rise dramatically and millions more people will either be inadequately insured or completely uninsured as a result of this. Referring back to other countries, Canada guarantees everyone free health care along with universal child care, where each child under age six puts a hundred dollars per month towards their families income. Canadians pay a third less to doctors, less for prescriptions and cut paperwork all in the hopes of saving money. It works and as a result of that, they save two billion dollars per year. Also, according to the videos Frances Day Care System and French System Lowers Poverty and Illness Level for Kids, we learned that France has a variety of policies and programs which benefit their children. They believe that investing in their children is similar to investing in that countrys future, whereas the United States does not have policies and programs like that of France because we are too worried about the costs. If the United States does not start look to other alternatives to improve our health care system, whether it be by making it accessible to everyone, lowering costs, or providing high quality; then families like the Banes are going to continue to