Single-payer health care

hands, no indoor plumbing and raw sewerage running through the streets, leeches as part of care…it almost sounds like a horror movie; but this is a fairly accurate description of early hospital care throughout the world. Originally known as ‘houses of God’ most of these primitive hospitals were little more than a few beds to provide care to the ill, infirm and insane who had no family or means for other care (Gormley, 2010). Between 1860 and 1930 a number of “almshouses”, the predecessors to…

The Canadian government is currently $1.2 trillion in debt as more and more money is being borrowed. As a result they cannot pay it back. This trend is on the rise and it looks like it will stay like this for the next 10 years. From an economic standpoint, welfare may seem to be good for the economy since ideally, recipients would put the money back into the economy through spending. However, it is my view that welfare is a detriment. The government is spending millions of dollars on the welfare…

medical care, the US health system have been working tirelessly to find ways to reduce the cost and at the same time improve quality of care. Current US medical payment methods have continue to fail to support the system, which is apparent through the cost of care. For so many years the most dominant method for physician payment in the US is the fee-for-service method. In this method, payers reimburse for all services; meaning payment is based on the quantity of care and not the quality of…

country spends more on healthcare than any other country in the world without even guaranteeing it. This is a result of tax dollars competing to provide care with private health insurance. Private health insurance offers no oversight and the prices keep skyrocketing to pay off investors with very little of the actual cost paid going to real health providers like nurses, technicians, and doctors.…

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Physicians For a National Health Program said, "H.R. 676 establishes a unique American universal health insurance program with single-payer financing. The bill would create a publicly financed, privately delivered health care system that improves and expands the already existing Medicare program to all U.S. residents, and all residents living in U.S. territories." The goal of House Bill HR676 is to guarantee all Americans the chance to have the best quality of health care possible, and…

Health care has been a hot topic for debate over the last eight years of Obama’s two terms as President. With the passing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in March of 2010, known culturally as ‘Obamacare’, the hopes of increasing the availability and affordability of health insurance for both individuals and employers seemed plausible. President Obama planned to reduce the American uninsured rate via individual mandates, requiring those not covered by an employer health program—or other public…

doctors and take care of their health because their government allows to do so. Canada responded to rural health issues and came-up with federal agencies that have been indirectly involved in rural health. These programs are known to be as Environment Canada and Public Works and Government Services Canada which have a direct impact and cooperation with parts of territorial governments that work with rural health populations. For example, “Ontario 's Centre for Rural and Northern Health research…

cheap, therefore reimbursement for these services is highly important. Today, health care reform is a hot topic with an emphasis on improving patient care and reducing the cost of medical services. Many providers currently use a fee-for-service reimbursement model, which is a quantity over quality method that allows providers to bill for services separately despite whether the quality of care was good or poor. Health care reformers aim to change this with new reimbursement models that…

rest of the world. We are one of the only advanced countries that does not offer universal health care. Universal healthcare can be defined as a system which provides healthcare for all citizens of a country. Countless numbers of people go bankrupt every year due to medical bills and our economy is damaged due to the high costs of healthcare. People should not have to worry about how they will afford the care they need. We need to move past our outdated system and catch up to the rest of the…