Healthcare Reform
Health Care Reform
It should come as no surprise that the United States’ current health care system is in need of some major changes. Everyone knows that going to the doctor or hospital in the United States can cost a lot of money out of pocket, whether you have insurance or not. Americans who do have insurance pay into it with every pay check, only to go to the doctor and have to pay more. What it would be like to not have to worry about how much money there is in the bank when someone is sick? When a person is ill there are enough things to worry about without having to worry if they can afford the doctor bill. What are some of the pros and cons of a health care reform for the United States? No one person or company is safe when it comes to the burdens of the rising costs and
decreasing quality of care in our current health care system. “Per-person health care
expenditures in the United States have risen 6.5 percent per year since 2000, and 5.5 percent per
year on average since 1994.” (Furnas, Ben. (January 2009). "American health care since 1994:
the unacceptable status quo". Center for American Progress) Many Americans who do have
insurance are not safe from the rising costs of insurance. “Health care costs burden American
employers, who are forced to cut back on providing coverage and benefits or suffer a competitive
disadvantage against international companies who don't bear health costs.” “Premiums for
employer-provided health care have doubled since 2000.” (Furnas, Ben. (January 2009).
"American health care since 1994: the unacceptable status quo". Center for American Progress)
Due to the recession, many Americans have lost their jobs and are left with no
insurance. There are 46 million Americans with no health insurance. A large number that do
have health insurance are under-insured. Under-insured means that some who have insurance
are not adequately protected from high
It should come as no surprise that the United States’ current health care system is in need of some major changes. Everyone knows that going to the doctor or hospital in the United States can cost a lot of money out of pocket, whether you have insurance or not. Americans who do have insurance pay into it with every pay check, only to go to the doctor and have to pay more. What it would be like to not have to worry about how much money there is in the bank when someone is sick? When a person is ill there are enough things to worry about without having to worry if they can afford the doctor bill. What are some of the pros and cons of a health care reform for the United States? No one person or company is safe when it comes to the burdens of the rising costs and
decreasing quality of care in our current health care system. “Per-person health care
expenditures in the United States have risen 6.5 percent per year since 2000, and 5.5 percent per
year on average since 1994.” (Furnas, Ben. (January 2009). "American health care since 1994:
the unacceptable status quo". Center for American Progress) Many Americans who do have
insurance are not safe from the rising costs of insurance. “Health care costs burden American
employers, who are forced to cut back on providing coverage and benefits or suffer a competitive
disadvantage against international companies who don't bear health costs.” “Premiums for
employer-provided health care have doubled since 2000.” (Furnas, Ben. (January 2009).
"American health care since 1994: the unacceptable status quo". Center for American Progress)
Due to the recession, many Americans have lost their jobs and are left with no
insurance. There are 46 million Americans with no health insurance. A large number that do
have health insurance are under-insured. Under-insured means that some who have insurance
are not adequately protected from high