Uninsured In The USA: A Case Study

Introduction

Ideally, the most important thing in a person’s life should be their health. Without proper care complications can arise that will stop an individual from doing anything else. With this in mind, it might be astonishing to think that a lot of people in our city do not have any form of health coverage to help them with the medical expenses that may arise from any unexpected medical complication. It is a fact that a lot of people in El Paso do not have health insurance, the question is why is this the case? Why is such an important aspect of life for every one so disregarded by a great number of people? Do we not value our own health? Do we have priorities other than taking care of ourselves? Factors that contribute to this phenomenon include the Mexico factor, the cost factor and the ignorance factor.

Mexico Factor

If we look at the percentage of uninsured people in the United States, the vast majority of that percentage would be in the US-Mexico border. A considerable amount of people living in the border between Texas and Mexico are in fact not insured in Texas, because they are insured in the other side of the …show more content…
The people on the border because of the causes mentioned above are more prone to be unaware of the harm that can happen without health insurance. These harms include both medical and financial factors because not only does it put them at risk of a possible medical situation but also because with the new laws everyone is required to have some form of insurance or they will receive a fine. Due to the barriers mentioned people are unaware that health insurance is important for many aspects of their