Universal quantification

What if we lived in a world with no sick people? This is an ideal world that most people would like to be in. The sad truth is that this isn’t the case, my family saw this first hard on October 12th, 1993 when my brother passed away at the age of five. Even though I had yet to enter the world, I grew up seeing the emotional effect it had on my family. Till this day every year we light a candle once a year. My desire to prevent other families from having an identical experience was the Catalyst…

millions of people who do not have health care coverage because they cannot afford to pay for health care coverage. Even with the Affordable Care Act millions of people cannot afford health care. According to an article by Megan Winkler “6 Reasons Universal Health Care is the Right Answer for America” states that there are still “27 million Americans will remain without insurance despite the full implementation of the Affordable…

Migration is not a recent phenomenon; it has been a part of the human history since its very beginning of time. Migration is defined as a process of moving, either across an interna¬tional border, or within a country. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates there are 1 billion migrants in the world today, of whom 214 million are international migrants and 740 millions internal migrants (WHO 2008). The globalized world of today is defined by profound disparities, demographic imbalances,…

The American Dream is getting closer and closer to a “dream” than reality. But it has changed dramatically. So much that it can hardly be called the American Dream anymore. The promise of being healthy, and also being able to see the best doctors in the world is an important part of our identity as a nation; however, not every American can afford the promise of health care. We as a nation have always been proud of having the desired freedom. Health care being one of them. Every nation in…

According to the WHO, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is the third leading cause of mortality globally and is the third leading cause of mortality globally and symbolize one of the greatest health challenges worldwide. The International Diabetes Federation estimated that there are 387 million people living with diabetes and it is also predicted that it will rise to 592 million by 2035 (Yates et al, 2016). Also the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus continues to increase in the United States…

Philip J. Hefner’s Opinion Editorial Bill Maher once described the healthcare reform for a universal healthcare system as being “the opposite of the free market.” In 2009, Philip J. Hefner wrote an opinion editorial entitled “Healthcare is About Bodies and Ourselves”. He states that there should be a universal healthcare system and that all countries in the world should participate in it, including the United States. He then goes on to state the five themes of prominent and frequently told…

To pick just one individual/family/group that would require the most advocacy from a health care provider (HCP) seems nearly impossible. Every individual interviewed by David Shipler deserves advocacy in some type of way. The Working Poor by David Shipler is an amazingly written book describing the working poor here in America. As members of society, we become overwhelmed with everything we need to do and forget that there are people living in poverty. Throughout the book, he holds detailed…

Chris Gardner and his wife at the time, Linda, invested in a portable bone density scanner a medical device that gave a slightly better picture then what an x-ray could but in a price range it was double. What they didn’t know was they invested in the scanner while the doctors and hospitals stopped using them saying it was not necessary. This sent them into financial trouble as they put their life savings into this revolutionary machine. Linda had to work overtime and pick up extra shifts while…

Should government provide health care? The government is a particular system which controls the country and solves the society issues. Farther more, the administration makes the roles by the politicians and the people had to follow those roles in order to save their rights and properties ("Man Against The State: Government Explained," 2012). Most of the European countries such as; the U.S., Germany, and Denmark are paying taxes to their government in order to develop the country and meet the…

Canada’s universal Medicare is an icon of Canada’s history and society. It has made Canada one of the most desired places to live and it is a system that will continue to adapt and change with the technology we have, and how people feel about how the Medicare system should run. The foundation of Canada’s healthcare system originated from Tommy Douglas’ hospital insurance plan and was set up in Saskatchewan in 1947. Later the Canadian government had copied his idea and had spread it across Canada…