Ann Clwyd is a citizen of the UK and her husband passed away a couple of years ago. As many of you may know, the United Kingdom has universal healthcare. This means that Ann’s family did not have to pay large bills for her husband to be admitted into the hospital. However, she explains in her story that during her husband’s last days he was not treated properly. “ ...(He lay there) with an oxygen mask so small it cut into his face and pumped cold air into his infected eye… nurses treated...him... with coldness, resentment, indifference and even contempt". Eventually Ann concludes that universal healthcare may sound ideal but in reality is a bad idea. Because of stories like this my partner, Will and I negate Resolved: The United States Government should fully fund universal healthcare coverage.
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Fully fund is defined as the US government paying for a single-payer health care program. Universal health care is defined as an insurance program that provides comprehensive coverage for all Americans. We contend that universal healthcare is a moral hazard, it will be poor quality, and will put our country in even more debt.
First contention: universal healthcare is bad for the economy. According to “US News and World Report,” in 2016 the health insurance industry made up 17.8 percent of our economy. If universal health care is written into law, the use of private insurance would decrease. Private health care would most likely be used to cover procedures not covered universal health care. The $3 trillion health care industry would Second contention: universal healthcare would be poor quality. Logically speaking, if everyone is getting the same exact product, it will not be high
Fully fund is defined as the US government paying for a single-payer health care program. Universal health care is defined as an insurance program that provides comprehensive coverage for all Americans. We contend that universal healthcare is a moral hazard, it will be poor quality, and will put our country in even more debt.
First contention: universal healthcare is bad for the economy. According to “US News and World Report,” in 2016 the health insurance industry made up 17.8 percent of our economy. If universal health care is written into law, the use of private insurance would decrease. Private health care would most likely be used to cover procedures not covered universal health care. The $3 trillion health care industry would Second contention: universal healthcare would be poor quality. Logically speaking, if everyone is getting the same exact product, it will not be high