ENC 1101
September 15, 2014
Essay 1: Illustration and Exemplification
Health Care Coast Issues Health care has come to be one of the top economic problems that many Americans are facing. The prices of health care have reach the highest point. One of the biggest problem is that this issue is not only affecting the uninsured people, but the people that is paying for a health care insurance. Many people have come to the conclusion that the causes of these issues are mainly the use of new technology, treatments, and the lack of information on prices and quality. For many families and seniors, the coast of medical care means less money in their pockets and forces them to make tough choices about balancing food, rent and needed care. Some of the most expensive health care services are the medical treatments on chronic diseases, such as cancer, and other illness that need special care. The significant cost not only in medical care, but in health insurance is impacting the live hood of many people in America. Many people are in a situation where they have to pay a costly health insurance and still have to pay a big portion of a medical bill because most of the time insurance does not give enough coverage for people to be covered in any situation where they …show more content…
These uninsured people reported that the costs of health insurance is a major barrier. Most Americans get health insurance coverage through an employer, but not all workers are offered this coverage. The number of uninsured people has increased throughout most of the past decade due to decreasing employer sponsored insurance coverage and rising health care coast. A good example to this situation would be the people that are unemployed or those that earn minimum wage. They cannot afford to pay the costs of premiums, and they end up paying much more when they necessitate medical care because of the high