The “new” Rocket science
“It’s not rocket science!” or maybe it is. Maybe if we dragged NASA into the equation we’d have some sort of health care system that worked for everyone. Obviously, we can’t make everyone happy; maybe we should first look at who we want to make happy.
As the LGBTQ , Women’s and Immigrant rights are heavy hitters for every politician’s agenda I can’t help but be confused by our route for tackling healthcare. If we can agree that we all have a right to not only be alive, but to live our lives freely and equally then why can we not agree that it’s also a right to live healthily.
With more than 64% of our state budgets already allocated to healthcare, we’re essentially already paying for our own, so why does it suck? In the podcast intelligence squared, distinguished people debate over topics and while they make several great points, …show more content…
Formosapost has a fantastic article explaining the pros and cons simply for those of us who know little about the subject.
The affordable care act, was moving us in this direction and while it obviously has some issues it was certainly a solution for our lower-income population. Reddit has a great thread explaining the affordable care act, and thebalance.com has a great pro-con list explaining its effects. If you want to read an angry rant about why american health care sucks click here.
Part of how universal healthcare works in European countries, is that the government is able to force insurance companies to offer competitive bids on drug pricing; the lowest one receives a contract and dominates the market. Part of what “makes america great” is our extremely capitalist market, allowing anyone to succeed or fail, fueling growth and innovation. While we can’t follow Europe’s example precisely, as it would damper our capitalist nature, finding a way to implement something similar could be very
“It’s not rocket science!” or maybe it is. Maybe if we dragged NASA into the equation we’d have some sort of health care system that worked for everyone. Obviously, we can’t make everyone happy; maybe we should first look at who we want to make happy.
As the LGBTQ , Women’s and Immigrant rights are heavy hitters for every politician’s agenda I can’t help but be confused by our route for tackling healthcare. If we can agree that we all have a right to not only be alive, but to live our lives freely and equally then why can we not agree that it’s also a right to live healthily.
With more than 64% of our state budgets already allocated to healthcare, we’re essentially already paying for our own, so why does it suck? In the podcast intelligence squared, distinguished people debate over topics and while they make several great points, …show more content…
Formosapost has a fantastic article explaining the pros and cons simply for those of us who know little about the subject.
The affordable care act, was moving us in this direction and while it obviously has some issues it was certainly a solution for our lower-income population. Reddit has a great thread explaining the affordable care act, and thebalance.com has a great pro-con list explaining its effects. If you want to read an angry rant about why american health care sucks click here.
Part of how universal healthcare works in European countries, is that the government is able to force insurance companies to offer competitive bids on drug pricing; the lowest one receives a contract and dominates the market. Part of what “makes america great” is our extremely capitalist market, allowing anyone to succeed or fail, fueling growth and innovation. While we can’t follow Europe’s example precisely, as it would damper our capitalist nature, finding a way to implement something similar could be very