I. Jaime is a 27 year old college graduate who does not have health insurance. She said “Every time I get sick, if it can't be fixed with Advil, NyQuil and a good night's sleep I don't really have a solution for it. If something bad happened to me...there's no possible way I could afford it.” (Jaime’s Story)
II. Today I would like to persuade you to support a universal health care system by discussing three main points.
A. The problems with our current health care system.
B. The benefits of adopting universal health care.
C. Looking at countries with universal health care.
Transition: First I want to discuss why our current system is ineffective.
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I. The current problems with the US health care system.
A. The first problem is that …show more content…
According to a survey conducted by the Commonwealth Fund, 35 percent of Americans have difficulty paying their medical bills, and 25 percent do not visit a doctor when they're sick, due to the cost. (Mercola)
C. Another problem with the US health care system is that as opposed to other countries, American laws prevents the government from controlling drug prices. (Mercola)
1. An example of this is the recent price increase of Daraprim that was priced at $750 by Turing Pharmaceuticals, simply because they could. (Pollack)
2. In effect, Americans can pay up to 50 percent more than other countries for identical drugs.
a. If Americans were charged at the same prices as in other countries, about $94 billion would be saved every year. (Mercola)
Transition: Now that we have talked about the problems, let’s turn to the benefits of adopting a universal health care system.
II. Benefits of a universal health care system.
A. A universal health care system would give everyone access to quality health care.
B. According to a study, a system where all citizens have health care, total public and private spending could be lowered up to $1.8 trillion over the next decade due to lowered administrative and prescription drug costs.
II. Today I would like to persuade you to support a universal health care system by discussing three main points.
A. The problems with our current health care system.
B. The benefits of adopting universal health care.
C. Looking at countries with universal health care.
Transition: First I want to discuss why our current system is ineffective.
Body
I. The current problems with the US health care system.
A. The first problem is that …show more content…
According to a survey conducted by the Commonwealth Fund, 35 percent of Americans have difficulty paying their medical bills, and 25 percent do not visit a doctor when they're sick, due to the cost. (Mercola)
C. Another problem with the US health care system is that as opposed to other countries, American laws prevents the government from controlling drug prices. (Mercola)
1. An example of this is the recent price increase of Daraprim that was priced at $750 by Turing Pharmaceuticals, simply because they could. (Pollack)
2. In effect, Americans can pay up to 50 percent more than other countries for identical drugs.
a. If Americans were charged at the same prices as in other countries, about $94 billion would be saved every year. (Mercola)
Transition: Now that we have talked about the problems, let’s turn to the benefits of adopting a universal health care system.
II. Benefits of a universal health care system.
A. A universal health care system would give everyone access to quality health care.
B. According to a study, a system where all citizens have health care, total public and private spending could be lowered up to $1.8 trillion over the next decade due to lowered administrative and prescription drug costs.