Affordable Act
Student Discussion Questions:
1. What countries provide some form of free, universal health care for their citizens? 2. A medical professional who supports universal health care outlined a History of Universal Health Care Efforts in the U.S. She listed some American beliefs, values and political ideas that help explain why the United States does not provide government-run, free universal healthcare, the way that many other countries do. These beliefs, values and ideas include: interest-group influence, ideological differences, anti-communist and anti-socialist views, the entrepreneurial character of American medicine, a tradition of American voluntarism (meaning we don’t like to be told what to do), and the association of public programs with charity, dependence and personal failure.
Do you think these beliefs, values and political ideas exist in the United States today? Explain your answer. 3. Depending on their political beliefs, some may view a law or policy positively, while others believe it represents “government overreach.” This is the case with the Affordable Care Act. In the United States, are there other issues that people tend to view in these two opposite ways? 4. Republicans’ objections to the Affordable Care Act include beliefs that the law will result in increased health care costs and lower-quality care. What is your take on these objections? Explain your answer. 5. How do voters feel about the Affordable Care Act? 6. How satisfied are Americans with their healthcare, compared to citizens of other countries? Summarize the following for the countries outlined in the article:
1. How people are insured
2. Politics and lobbying
3. Who decides what’s covered
4. Quality
5. Satisfaction
Which country is most satisfied with their health care system? 7. Do you think the Affordable Care Act will be successfully implemented and reach its goal of improving Americans’ access to health care? Why or why not?
1. What countries provide some form of free, universal health care for their citizens? 2. A medical professional who supports universal health care outlined a History of Universal Health Care Efforts in the U.S. She listed some American beliefs, values and political ideas that help explain why the United States does not provide government-run, free universal healthcare, the way that many other countries do. These beliefs, values and ideas include: interest-group influence, ideological differences, anti-communist and anti-socialist views, the entrepreneurial character of American medicine, a tradition of American voluntarism (meaning we don’t like to be told what to do), and the association of public programs with charity, dependence and personal failure.
Do you think these beliefs, values and political ideas exist in the United States today? Explain your answer. 3. Depending on their political beliefs, some may view a law or policy positively, while others believe it represents “government overreach.” This is the case with the Affordable Care Act. In the United States, are there other issues that people tend to view in these two opposite ways? 4. Republicans’ objections to the Affordable Care Act include beliefs that the law will result in increased health care costs and lower-quality care. What is your take on these objections? Explain your answer. 5. How do voters feel about the Affordable Care Act? 6. How satisfied are Americans with their healthcare, compared to citizens of other countries? Summarize the following for the countries outlined in the article:
1. How people are insured
2. Politics and lobbying
3. Who decides what’s covered
4. Quality
5. Satisfaction
Which country is most satisfied with their health care system? 7. Do you think the Affordable Care Act will be successfully implemented and reach its goal of improving Americans’ access to health care? Why or why not?