healthcare in america
Healthcare in America
Abstract
Healthcare has become one of the largest social problems in the United States. Healthcare costs are rising and at the same time preventative care is spiraling downward. Healthcare has become unattainable for those who are financially disadvantaged or those with chronic illnesses and unaffordable by those that are already insured. The United States is fast becoming one of the worst health care systems in the world. Not only are they the only industrialized nation that does not provide some form of universal health care to its citizens, they have one of the highest rates for health care expenditures. (healthcareproblems.org, 2013). Most Americans believe that there needs to be a change but how to obtain that change has polarized the nation into two groups: those for national healthcare and those who do not want big government. In this essay I will identify the social problem of healthcare, examine how this problem is affecting the United States and use a conflict perspective to examine one of the causes of this problem.
Healthcare in America
The rising cost of medical care and health insurance is impacting the livelihood of many Americans in one way or another. The inability to pay for necessary medical care is no longer a problem affecting only the uninsured, but is increasingly becoming a problem for those with health insurance as well. (healthcareproblems.org, 2013).
Because technology in healthcare has become more sophisticated and the rate of the uninsured is rising, healthcare costs are skyrocketing. As a result, small companies or the self-employed are opting out of buying insurance. Many young healthy employees cannot afford the cost of health insurance and decide it is not worth paying for and remain uninsured. There are also those who do not qualify for healthcare due to pre-existing conditions usually caused by preventable chronic illnesses.
Both the uninsured and underinsured are seeking care in the
Abstract
Healthcare has become one of the largest social problems in the United States. Healthcare costs are rising and at the same time preventative care is spiraling downward. Healthcare has become unattainable for those who are financially disadvantaged or those with chronic illnesses and unaffordable by those that are already insured. The United States is fast becoming one of the worst health care systems in the world. Not only are they the only industrialized nation that does not provide some form of universal health care to its citizens, they have one of the highest rates for health care expenditures. (healthcareproblems.org, 2013). Most Americans believe that there needs to be a change but how to obtain that change has polarized the nation into two groups: those for national healthcare and those who do not want big government. In this essay I will identify the social problem of healthcare, examine how this problem is affecting the United States and use a conflict perspective to examine one of the causes of this problem.
Healthcare in America
The rising cost of medical care and health insurance is impacting the livelihood of many Americans in one way or another. The inability to pay for necessary medical care is no longer a problem affecting only the uninsured, but is increasingly becoming a problem for those with health insurance as well. (healthcareproblems.org, 2013).
Because technology in healthcare has become more sophisticated and the rate of the uninsured is rising, healthcare costs are skyrocketing. As a result, small companies or the self-employed are opting out of buying insurance. Many young healthy employees cannot afford the cost of health insurance and decide it is not worth paying for and remain uninsured. There are also those who do not qualify for healthcare due to pre-existing conditions usually caused by preventable chronic illnesses.
Both the uninsured and underinsured are seeking care in the