Why do you want to participate in Bass Connections? (250 word maximum)
When my family faced financial hardship, we lost our health insurance. We had to avoid doctors for a few months. Fortunately, my mother received a new job and her employers insurance. A day later, I contracted a virus that sent me to the ER. Insurance saved us from the burden of a hospital bill. For the uninsured, medical bills provoke fear. Society must provide insurance for those who cannot afford it. The ACA touted Medicaid expansion as the solution. However, North Carolina and 18 other states have refused to expand Medicaid. If passed, expansion could insure 500,000 North Carolinians. The uninsured avoid consulting doctors until an emergency occurs. The insured seek prevention rather than reactive treatment therefore, “the premature-death rate decreases in states who have expansion... In NC, this means there are 1,000 to 2,000 unnecessary deaths each year.” Prevention brought on by expansion would save money, for instance, “even if [NC] expands Medicaid to the point where [it] was paying 10% of the cost, [Medicaid] would still pay for itself... and would create 43,000 jobs.” NC has bipartisan consensus on this issue, as “72% of North Carolinians” including “84% of Democrats”, “62% of Independents and Republicans”, and “50% of “very conservative” people” agree that “NC should make a plan to fix the Medicaid gap.” Republicans in the state legislature oppose expansion on principle, not fact. I want to participate in Bass Connections to bring expansion to North Carolina by spreading fact and fighting false principle. …show more content…
Your contributions could include lab experience, languages, programming skills, statistics, public speaking, writing, performing arts, leadership experience, group dynamics expertise, etc. (250 word
When my family faced financial hardship, we lost our health insurance. We had to avoid doctors for a few months. Fortunately, my mother received a new job and her employers insurance. A day later, I contracted a virus that sent me to the ER. Insurance saved us from the burden of a hospital bill. For the uninsured, medical bills provoke fear. Society must provide insurance for those who cannot afford it. The ACA touted Medicaid expansion as the solution. However, North Carolina and 18 other states have refused to expand Medicaid. If passed, expansion could insure 500,000 North Carolinians. The uninsured avoid consulting doctors until an emergency occurs. The insured seek prevention rather than reactive treatment therefore, “the premature-death rate decreases in states who have expansion... In NC, this means there are 1,000 to 2,000 unnecessary deaths each year.” Prevention brought on by expansion would save money, for instance, “even if [NC] expands Medicaid to the point where [it] was paying 10% of the cost, [Medicaid] would still pay for itself... and would create 43,000 jobs.” NC has bipartisan consensus on this issue, as “72% of North Carolinians” including “84% of Democrats”, “62% of Independents and Republicans”, and “50% of “very conservative” people” agree that “NC should make a plan to fix the Medicaid gap.” Republicans in the state legislature oppose expansion on principle, not fact. I want to participate in Bass Connections to bring expansion to North Carolina by spreading fact and fighting false principle. …show more content…
Your contributions could include lab experience, languages, programming skills, statistics, public speaking, writing, performing arts, leadership experience, group dynamics expertise, etc. (250 word