Millions of Americans across the United States think of healthcare as merely being a part of life. When they start to feel ill or experience pain, they call a doctor and schedule an appointment. Then, they only show up, flash their health insurance card, and receive healthcare services. When the bill for a small portion of their fees, they pay it and proceed with their lives as usual; they think nothing of it. The reality, however, is that this narrated interaction of activities is highly idealistic and is becoming rarer for a good number of average, everyday Americans. Access to healthcare is not a universal right in the United States because many people cannot access healthcare, even though it is a governed expectation of citizens. The following pages will discuss the social groups most negatively affected by this disparity of access to healthcare.
The stark financial reality is that one must hold health insurance to gain access to healthcare. Healthcare is not free. Health insurance increases people access to …show more content…
Most specifically, Hispanics experienced the highest rate of non-insurance in 2016, which was the most recently reported year according to the United States Census Bureau (Barnett and Edward, 4). Beyond that, poor non-Hispanic whites experienced the second-highest rate of a lack of health insurance ( Barnett and Edward, 4). Then, according to the New York Post, middle-class Americans is the group growing at the fastest rate in regards to experiencing a lack of health insurance, and that rate is expected to continue ( McCaughey, 2). It is projected that several million middle-class Americans will end up dropping their health insurance plans during 2018, due to unaffordability and an inability to pay for the accessibility to healthcare (McCaughey,
The stark financial reality is that one must hold health insurance to gain access to healthcare. Healthcare is not free. Health insurance increases people access to …show more content…
Most specifically, Hispanics experienced the highest rate of non-insurance in 2016, which was the most recently reported year according to the United States Census Bureau (Barnett and Edward, 4). Beyond that, poor non-Hispanic whites experienced the second-highest rate of a lack of health insurance ( Barnett and Edward, 4). Then, according to the New York Post, middle-class Americans is the group growing at the fastest rate in regards to experiencing a lack of health insurance, and that rate is expected to continue ( McCaughey, 2). It is projected that several million middle-class Americans will end up dropping their health insurance plans during 2018, due to unaffordability and an inability to pay for the accessibility to healthcare (McCaughey,