Elisa Blow
Eng 112 Formal Assignment #2 Live health and happy Universal Health Care (UHC) was first started in Germany in the year 1883 and spread through other countries especially the rich countries of Europe. UHC is a term that is used to address a health care system which provides health care and financial protection to every citizen of a specific country. UHC is all about providing a specified health care package which will be of benefit to every member of the society with the aim of providing financial risk protection, improved health outcomes and improved access to health services. UHC is the type of health care plan where every member of the society can receive health coverage irrespective of their social status, income, age, gender, race, pre-existing condition or wealth. This means that as far as you are certified as a legal member of the region where universal health care is being practiced then you are eligible for universal health care. When we talk about universal health care we are referring to health care that’s paid for or subsidized by the government, which is also called single-payer health care system. There are many issues on American’s health care system regardless the fate of Obama Care which is also known as Affordable Care Act. UHC should be provide for all American citizens because it boost the economy and stops medical bankruptcies. UHC will boost the economy be people spending less money. On statista.com “On March 23, 2010, then-U.S. president Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law. Some would say that this was one of the greatest moments in the history of U.S. health politics. A look at the situation before this law helps to understand why the Obama Administration – and many Americans citizens – thought this step to be inevitable.” (Laporte) At that time of 2010 fifty million people didn’t have health insurance. The US is last in healthcare among most developed countries. The uniton kingdom is number one in heath care. Providing one of the cheapest at 3,405 compared to our 8,508 a year.( mahon) UHC will raise the standard of living of every individual in the society which will lead to more economic productivity. A single-payer insurance agency will cut the cost per person will be less than half of the system we have now. “This will cut our country’s health care expenditure, now at $2 trillion, by more than $1 trillion/year.” (mohit) this stops the doctor from filling out billing forms and allows that to spend more time taking care of patients. UHC can put an end to medical bankruptcies.The main advantage of this type of health care is it gives people that can’t afford health care the services they need. This health care system allows basic health care services for all citizens and it doesn’t discriminate against anyone. It helps those that aren’t employed or have other difficulties get health care when they need it the most. One of the greatest advantage of UHC, every member of the society that practice this type of health plan can be able to access health care no matter his social status. Since no single human life is greater to another, the poor can be able to receive exactly the type of health care that could only be afforded by rich man under normal circumstances. This type of health care does not discriminate against anyone. It puts all the legal member of the society in the equal pedestal. The entire population spreads around the cost of the health care so everyone can at least get the basic care that they need. This type of health care will help to improve the health of general population, since every member of the society has an equal access to medical health care. Hence, it will lead to reduction in the amount of illness suffered by general population; create healthier people and increased productivity. Citizens can get free treatments for basic conditions without the fear of not being able to afford them. This can help reduce the spread of infectious diseases and other common health problems that people may ignore if they can’t afford health care. UHC leads to a socialism. The president candidate Bernie Sanders has been criticized that his UHC plan is such an un-fetched dream. To make this happen, he admitted that he would have to increase taxes to every citizen, which can plunge United States into a socialism state where government controls the distribution of goods and services. United States is currently practicing free market system where market forces determine the availability and cost of health care services and not the federal government. The introduction of UHC will lead to great distortion in the economy. “The cost of malpractice lawsuit can increase because the government controls it and expose the government to legal liability as well as a chance to sue somebody with a low budget will give more lawsuits.”( Post) It could be a first step towards government controlling other aspect of the economy. The UHC will reduce the amount of money doctors can make thereby reducing the attraction in the practice. This could create shortage of doctors in the long-run. Those with higher incomes may complain that their money is going to pay for the health care of other citizens when it should be going to pay for their own health care. The biggest argument against UHC is that it raises taxes. A single payer health care system causes an increase in taxes as the system needs to be paid for. “Universal health care also known as free health care is not actually free because the registered members must pay it using certain taxes.”(Post) The overall costs if the system can be draining on a country and causes large debts. The existing U.S government health care programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program is already putting a huge strain on public budget. Adding a UHC program to these would amount to enormous growth in government spending and debt. Governments aren’t that great at running large systems and the fact that the government runs health care can lead to a lot of problems. To run the health care system there may need to be cuts made in other areas of the government which weaken those areas to compensate for the need of the health care system. UHC is all about providing a specified health care package which will be of benefit to every member of the society with the aim of providing financial risk protection, improved health outcomes and improved access to health services. UHC will help the citizens become healthier, and ends to medical bankruptcies. UHC will raises the taxes and causes a socialism state. Work cited Laporte, John. “Topic: Obamacare.” Www.statista.com, www.statista.com/topics/3272/obamacare/. mahon, Mary. (2017). US Health System Ranks Last Among Eleven Countries on Measures of Access, Equity, Quality, Efficiency, and Healthy Lives. [online] Commonwealthfund.org. Available at: http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/press-releases/2014/jun/us-health-system-ranks-last [Accessed 7 Dec. 2017]. mohit, behzad. (2017). Universal Health Care Can Save Our Economy. [online] HuffPost. Available at: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-behzad-mohit/universal-health-care-can_b_187484.html [Accessed 7 Dec. 2017]. Post, Formosa. (2017). Why Universal Healthcare is Bad for America?. [online] Formosa Post. Available at: https://www.formosapost.com/why-universal-healthcare-is-bad-for-america/ [Accessed 8 Dec. 2017].
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