Katelyn Thomulka
Mrs. Dolby
English 3
14 December 2016
The Health Care System Is In Need of Help
Ever since we were born we have depended on health care to keep us alive so far, so shouldn’t it all just be made simpler? In a survey done in 1998 by the Health Conference Survey, 59 percent of Americans believe that America’s health care system is in need of major changes (Nordhaus 156). While 36 percent of Americans believe minor changes are needed (Nordhaus 156). Since the health care system is complex it also has rising prices when it comes to owning insurance many people find it hard to afford insurance to obtain health care in the United States. One tragic story that suffered from an insurance company was 18-month old Mychelle Barris (Sherrow …show more content…
This program will allow health care for everyone for free, or at a reasonable cost (“Heatlth Care Issues” 1). This is done by taxes being taken out of paychecks automatically that goes towards the country 's health care spending budget (“Health Care Issues” 1). For example, Albert Fuchs, a practicing physician, blames insurance companies for creating such high prices for medical care (“Health Care Issues” 2). So, if healthcare is brought down in price and/or government funded bringing insurance companies to foreclose the prices will hopefully drop to an affordable range (“Health Care Issues” 2). Eliminating insurance companies and having the government fund health care will allow health care for …show more content…
In 2006 it was said that 5 percent of children in the United States have not recieve medical care (“The U.S. Health Care System” 13). Since everybody needs health care especially future generations at some point in their lives, they should be able to obtain it. So, insurance companies in America shouldn’t be allowed to choose how much someone values their health for the amount to pay. The number of people from 1998 to 1006 eho needed medical care but could not obtain it due to financial issues has increased every year (“The U.S. Health Care System” 6). The amount of people every year keeps goinf up because of the cost of health care. Although, there are many plans such as HMO that provide more affordable health care to lower income families (Sherrow 88). The only problem with HMO is that patients can only see certain doctors, and must have a referral to see a physician other than the primary-care physician (Sherrow 88). This means that health insurance companies are controlling the health care system in America and that they are in control of health care. For example, the premium an insurance company has someone pay should be approved by the government and the people’s vote. This then limits insurance companies power on the healthcare system. This is almost like MCOs system because it is supervised and sets
Mrs. Dolby
English 3
14 December 2016
The Health Care System Is In Need of Help
Ever since we were born we have depended on health care to keep us alive so far, so shouldn’t it all just be made simpler? In a survey done in 1998 by the Health Conference Survey, 59 percent of Americans believe that America’s health care system is in need of major changes (Nordhaus 156). While 36 percent of Americans believe minor changes are needed (Nordhaus 156). Since the health care system is complex it also has rising prices when it comes to owning insurance many people find it hard to afford insurance to obtain health care in the United States. One tragic story that suffered from an insurance company was 18-month old Mychelle Barris (Sherrow …show more content…
This program will allow health care for everyone for free, or at a reasonable cost (“Heatlth Care Issues” 1). This is done by taxes being taken out of paychecks automatically that goes towards the country 's health care spending budget (“Health Care Issues” 1). For example, Albert Fuchs, a practicing physician, blames insurance companies for creating such high prices for medical care (“Health Care Issues” 2). So, if healthcare is brought down in price and/or government funded bringing insurance companies to foreclose the prices will hopefully drop to an affordable range (“Health Care Issues” 2). Eliminating insurance companies and having the government fund health care will allow health care for …show more content…
In 2006 it was said that 5 percent of children in the United States have not recieve medical care (“The U.S. Health Care System” 13). Since everybody needs health care especially future generations at some point in their lives, they should be able to obtain it. So, insurance companies in America shouldn’t be allowed to choose how much someone values their health for the amount to pay. The number of people from 1998 to 1006 eho needed medical care but could not obtain it due to financial issues has increased every year (“The U.S. Health Care System” 6). The amount of people every year keeps goinf up because of the cost of health care. Although, there are many plans such as HMO that provide more affordable health care to lower income families (Sherrow 88). The only problem with HMO is that patients can only see certain doctors, and must have a referral to see a physician other than the primary-care physician (Sherrow 88). This means that health insurance companies are controlling the health care system in America and that they are in control of health care. For example, the premium an insurance company has someone pay should be approved by the government and the people’s vote. This then limits insurance companies power on the healthcare system. This is almost like MCOs system because it is supervised and sets