There has been one topic on millions of Americans minds that is heavily discussed in politics but hasn’t yet come to a conclusion. Would a universal healthcare system affect the American society in a negative way especially in the middle class? The reason why I picked this topic was because of the questions that came to my mind while I was watching Waters World on the Fox News Channel when I was studying. This brought me to ask some questions myself. Some of the questions about universal health care include: Would universal health care cripple the American economy or will it help it flourish? Who would universal health care effect the most? Would the middle class suffer the most? Where would we get all of the money? I plan to go about the research
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Universal health care will consequently cause the price of medication and medical bills to increase as well and people will be denied of the benefits that they need. Why would this increase the price of medicine and medical bills? All doctors’ visits and medicine that you need goes through insurance companies, and they pay for most of it. A study done by Drug Search, an online research company that explains the difference in which medicine would cost with or without insurance. The website sparked the thought how much does insurance effect the price of medication. According to Drug Search a “single pill with insurance will cost $0.43 to $1.99 without insurance it will cost between $0.72 to $3.36.” (Byrd). Now this might not look like a very big numbers but to put it into perspective, in that same study they say “Humira, for instance, can cost as much as $1,890 for just two syringes without insurance to cover it.”( Byrd). With insurance it would cost you about $200. Medical bills will also get more expensive because the companies will no longer cover certain things. That means that not all people will get the benefits that they need in order to live a healthy day to day …show more content…
All of the money that is being used to fund universal healthcare would come from the middle class. That means that the bulk of the economy would be in strain in order to pay for a service most American people have. “This means that the middle class tax will be increased by 35 percent.” (Remuse). Basically, a universal tax will get rid of the class system and there will be no classes at all. The American economy will soon turn into a European economy which will not work in an American society. The middle class is the backbone of the American economy, if you put too much weight on your back it is going to break sooner than later. If the middle class cripples the American economy will be in shambles as we know it, since it’s the foundation. So the main question here that I’m asking is, would having a European healthcare system cripple the American health care service? In the European healthcare system, healthcare is provided through a wide range of different systems running through a national level. It is paid through private funding and non-subsidized healthcare would be an out of pocket service. If the American people decided to adapt a European healthcare system, would that make us more inclined to adopt the system of the EU in all aspect of our
Universal health care will consequently cause the price of medication and medical bills to increase as well and people will be denied of the benefits that they need. Why would this increase the price of medicine and medical bills? All doctors’ visits and medicine that you need goes through insurance companies, and they pay for most of it. A study done by Drug Search, an online research company that explains the difference in which medicine would cost with or without insurance. The website sparked the thought how much does insurance effect the price of medication. According to Drug Search a “single pill with insurance will cost $0.43 to $1.99 without insurance it will cost between $0.72 to $3.36.” (Byrd). Now this might not look like a very big numbers but to put it into perspective, in that same study they say “Humira, for instance, can cost as much as $1,890 for just two syringes without insurance to cover it.”( Byrd). With insurance it would cost you about $200. Medical bills will also get more expensive because the companies will no longer cover certain things. That means that not all people will get the benefits that they need in order to live a healthy day to day …show more content…
All of the money that is being used to fund universal healthcare would come from the middle class. That means that the bulk of the economy would be in strain in order to pay for a service most American people have. “This means that the middle class tax will be increased by 35 percent.” (Remuse). Basically, a universal tax will get rid of the class system and there will be no classes at all. The American economy will soon turn into a European economy which will not work in an American society. The middle class is the backbone of the American economy, if you put too much weight on your back it is going to break sooner than later. If the middle class cripples the American economy will be in shambles as we know it, since it’s the foundation. So the main question here that I’m asking is, would having a European healthcare system cripple the American health care service? In the European healthcare system, healthcare is provided through a wide range of different systems running through a national level. It is paid through private funding and non-subsidized healthcare would be an out of pocket service. If the American people decided to adapt a European healthcare system, would that make us more inclined to adopt the system of the EU in all aspect of our