Pros And Cons Of Health Care Reform
The Great Healthcare Debate of 1993-94
Early in this century, the Congress played a big role suggesting having plans to provide universal health coverage. Worrying portion of population still lacked on basic healthcare coverage which it’s become economically alarming. This proposal is merely based on allowing the population to have accessible and affordable health assistance when needed. Many opposed to this proposal for the simple fact of becoming more responsible to provide this benefit to more people than planned. “…Most everyone in healthcare knows the infamous quality/cost equation: the lower the cost and the higher the quality, the higher the value” (Scheurer). Also, hospitals were interested due to the fact they face major complications
of having free medical care to uninsured individuals every day (Bok). Healthcare universal coverage hoped to reduce uninsured emergency rooms usage while increasing complete health and reducing costs (Zwelling). Meanwhile, Ex-President Bill Clinton’s urge to make this proposal into a law drove him to announce his wife to be in charge of the movement. Healthcare Reform’s goal being every American to obtain health care benefits coverage. Based on employment title, many employers would finance by payroll taxes. However, when unemployed the government would settle with a health maintenance organization (Bok). Americans would’ve benefited from this proposal but also harmed business as a whole, this became an obstacle that was impossible to not face.
Ex-President Clinton announced the plan with his speech on September 22, 1993. In powerful tones, he urged the lawmakers "to fix a health care system that is badly broken...giving every American health security--health care that is always there, health care that can never be taken away” (Bok). As tough and persuasive this speech and effort were, the plan did not face a successful ending. Confusion filled Americans’ heads until driven to mainly focus on the amounts of increased taxes to be accounted for if the plan succeeded. At the end, having Americans being aware of the risks and benefits could’ve been the worse imaginable. It is easier to be handed something affordable rather than working to make it affordable, right?
Early in this century, the Congress played a big role suggesting having plans to provide universal health coverage. Worrying portion of population still lacked on basic healthcare coverage which it’s become economically alarming. This proposal is merely based on allowing the population to have accessible and affordable health assistance when needed. Many opposed to this proposal for the simple fact of becoming more responsible to provide this benefit to more people than planned. “…Most everyone in healthcare knows the infamous quality/cost equation: the lower the cost and the higher the quality, the higher the value” (Scheurer). Also, hospitals were interested due to the fact they face major complications
of having free medical care to uninsured individuals every day (Bok). Healthcare universal coverage hoped to reduce uninsured emergency rooms usage while increasing complete health and reducing costs (Zwelling). Meanwhile, Ex-President Bill Clinton’s urge to make this proposal into a law drove him to announce his wife to be in charge of the movement. Healthcare Reform’s goal being every American to obtain health care benefits coverage. Based on employment title, many employers would finance by payroll taxes. However, when unemployed the government would settle with a health maintenance organization (Bok). Americans would’ve benefited from this proposal but also harmed business as a whole, this became an obstacle that was impossible to not face.
Ex-President Clinton announced the plan with his speech on September 22, 1993. In powerful tones, he urged the lawmakers "to fix a health care system that is badly broken...giving every American health security--health care that is always there, health care that can never be taken away” (Bok). As tough and persuasive this speech and effort were, the plan did not face a successful ending. Confusion filled Americans’ heads until driven to mainly focus on the amounts of increased taxes to be accounted for if the plan succeeded. At the end, having Americans being aware of the risks and benefits could’ve been the worse imaginable. It is easier to be handed something affordable rather than working to make it affordable, right?