During the early 1960’s, the United States health care system lacked government involvement. It was not until 1965 where Medicare and Medicaid were introduced to the senior citizens and the poor. Health care was not accessible to all Americans and it was also not affordable for all. Many administrators have tried to reform the healthcare industry but have failed. In 2008, the President elect Barack Obama, who was a Democrat, with a House and Senate controlled by Democrats have worked to write laws for a health care reform. It took them two years to come up with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. The ACA’s aim is to provide affordable health insurance to all Americans and is designed to protect the
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The ACA is favorable because it ensures that the estimated thirty-seven million to forty-five million Americans who did not have health insurance in the past are now able to get health insurance. With the ACA, Americans are reassured that they will get taken care of without having to worry if they have insurance or not. Given that many people did not have health insurance due to it not being affordable for them caused them to not get the preventive care they needed. The ACA is beneficial because the price you pay for health insurance is based off your income. The higher your income is, the higher the price will be for health insurance. The whole idea of the ACA is to make health insurance affordable so that everyone can have access to health …show more content…
According to the article, Canada has a higher life expectancy of 80.54 years compared to the United States which has a life expectancy of 77.97 years. The reason Canada has a better health care system than the United States is due to the fact that Canadians has a single-payer system where the government pays for the basic coverage through the taxes they pay. (Eves, 78) I believe the system of the government plays a significant role in providing health care. Canada is a socialist country, so they focus more on the social aspect of life, contrary to the United States which is a capitalism system of government. In the United States, it is all about money. The individuals with more money will always be better off. If everyone could benefit from the basic cost of coverage that will make the United States a healthier, safer, and better country. Obesity, mental health, and chronic diseases or illnesses will be looked at with care and
The ACA is favorable because it ensures that the estimated thirty-seven million to forty-five million Americans who did not have health insurance in the past are now able to get health insurance. With the ACA, Americans are reassured that they will get taken care of without having to worry if they have insurance or not. Given that many people did not have health insurance due to it not being affordable for them caused them to not get the preventive care they needed. The ACA is beneficial because the price you pay for health insurance is based off your income. The higher your income is, the higher the price will be for health insurance. The whole idea of the ACA is to make health insurance affordable so that everyone can have access to health …show more content…
According to the article, Canada has a higher life expectancy of 80.54 years compared to the United States which has a life expectancy of 77.97 years. The reason Canada has a better health care system than the United States is due to the fact that Canadians has a single-payer system where the government pays for the basic coverage through the taxes they pay. (Eves, 78) I believe the system of the government plays a significant role in providing health care. Canada is a socialist country, so they focus more on the social aspect of life, contrary to the United States which is a capitalism system of government. In the United States, it is all about money. The individuals with more money will always be better off. If everyone could benefit from the basic cost of coverage that will make the United States a healthier, safer, and better country. Obesity, mental health, and chronic diseases or illnesses will be looked at with care and