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In the United States approximately 61.7 percent of people who have filed personal bankruptcy did so due to their inability to pay their medical bills (PNHP, 2005). To combat the rising cost of healthcare in the United States a single-payer health system should be implemented. In a single-payer system every citizen enjoys the same healthcare regardless of their income or prior medical conditions. Opponents of a single-payer system may try to claim that by implementing such a system the United States would rapidly disintegrate into a communist state. This simply is not true. First we may look at a prime example of this type of system, Canada. Canada has had a single-payer system for many years and the country …show more content…
A single-payer healthcare system will decrease overall healthcare costs by giving the government a bargaining tool against drug companies, medical supply companies, and provider reimbursement. In addition to decreased spending in those areas, spending on administrative costs will also significantly decrease since this type of system overtly simplifies all areas of healthcare. Opponents may point to the monumental issues and complexity that plagued the Obamacare rollout, however it is important to note that there is a significant difference between Obamacare and a single-payer system; single-payer systems are not open markets and are considerably more simplistic. In regards to healthcare Bernie Sanders asserts, “Health care must be recognized as a right, not a privilege. Every man, woman and child in our country should be able to access the health care they need regardless of their income. The only long-term solution to America’s health care crisis is a single-payer national health care program.” Opponents will assert that by making healthcare a right, it can potentially open the doors to …show more content…
Authors Colleen Flood and Aeyal Gross provide a perfect response to this assertion in their article titled "Litigating the Right to Health: What Can We Learn from a Comparative Law and Health Care Systems Approach" when they state “We argue that a properly framed right to health could and should embolden courts to take a close look at policy measures that are clearly retrogressive, and push systems towards a commitment to universal, public health care that secures access on the part of those most in need—not because courts can replace policy decisions, but rather because they should scrutinize whether these decisions adhere to human rights standards.” Opponents may also assert that there will be a lack of doctors following implementation of a single-payer healthcare system because they will not be paid as much
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In the United States approximately 61.7 percent of people who have filed personal bankruptcy did so due to their inability to pay their medical bills (PNHP, 2005). To combat the rising cost of healthcare in the United States a single-payer health system should be implemented. In a single-payer system every citizen enjoys the same healthcare regardless of their income or prior medical conditions. Opponents of a single-payer system may try to claim that by implementing such a system the United States would rapidly disintegrate into a communist state. This simply is not true. First we may look at a prime example of this type of system, Canada. Canada has had a single-payer system for many years and the country …show more content…
A single-payer healthcare system will decrease overall healthcare costs by giving the government a bargaining tool against drug companies, medical supply companies, and provider reimbursement. In addition to decreased spending in those areas, spending on administrative costs will also significantly decrease since this type of system overtly simplifies all areas of healthcare. Opponents may point to the monumental issues and complexity that plagued the Obamacare rollout, however it is important to note that there is a significant difference between Obamacare and a single-payer system; single-payer systems are not open markets and are considerably more simplistic. In regards to healthcare Bernie Sanders asserts, “Health care must be recognized as a right, not a privilege. Every man, woman and child in our country should be able to access the health care they need regardless of their income. The only long-term solution to America’s health care crisis is a single-payer national health care program.” Opponents will assert that by making healthcare a right, it can potentially open the doors to …show more content…
Authors Colleen Flood and Aeyal Gross provide a perfect response to this assertion in their article titled "Litigating the Right to Health: What Can We Learn from a Comparative Law and Health Care Systems Approach" when they state “We argue that a properly framed right to health could and should embolden courts to take a close look at policy measures that are clearly retrogressive, and push systems towards a commitment to universal, public health care that secures access on the part of those most in need—not because courts can replace policy decisions, but rather because they should scrutinize whether these decisions adhere to human rights standards.” Opponents may also assert that there will be a lack of doctors following implementation of a single-payer healthcare system because they will not be paid as much