Joshua Dragosavljevic
Professor Seago
US-GOV 2305
1 November 2019
Why America’s Healthcare Policy is in Shambles
Health care has been an overlooked topic of discussion in this country for far too long. The system has been built to inhibit the sick from receiving care and those with the money to have unlimited access to the best care in the world. Americans claim to live in the best country in the world however, we have the worst health outcomes of any developed country and spend almost twice the amount of GDP than any other country.
The United States ranks 27th in the world for healthcare and education (Aria Bendix). Many claim this is the best country in the world, while we have not taken significant strides to improve our standing on these topics. Fourteen percent, or 27 million, of Americans, are uninsured (Dan Witters). The uninsured population’s health suffers because they do not receive adequate healthcare. To solve this problem, we must implement universal healthcare in the United States. The majority of Americans fear universal healthcare will increase their taxes however, it would be cost-effective and extend our life expectancy. Due to this misconception, voters have often voted against this proposal in the past. Middle-class Americans will spend approximately 37% of their income every year on taxes and healthcare premiums. This rate is shocking when compared to the “highly taxed” Nordic countries who pay 23 percent of their income to tax’s which includes free healthcare (Matt Bruenig). So the argument that Americans will be greatly affected by this is inaccurate. Healthcare reform is necessary to save money and provide access to care to those who have gone without adequate care.
Until we can solve our healthcare policy issue we will not have a system that is built to support the people we will just have a system built around money and greed. This task might take time just like any other progressive solutions in the past, but we will achieve healthcare accessible by all. The only question is when?
Works Cited
Bendix, Aria. “The US Was Once a Leader for Healthcare and Education - Now It Ranks 27th in the World.” Business Insider, Business Insider, 27 Sept. 2018, https://www.businessinsider.com/us-ranks-27th-for-healthcare-and-education-2018-9.
Bruenig, Matt. “Universal Health Care Might Cost You Less Than You Think.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 29 Apr. 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/29/opinion/medicare-for-all-cost.html
Witters, Dan. “U.S. Uninsured Rate Rises to Four-Year High.” Gallup.com, Gallup, 4 Sept. 2019, https://news.gallup.com/poll/246134/uninsured-rate-rises-four-year-high.aspx
Joshua Dragosavljevic has established a well-rounded and very good argument on the topic of Americans healthcare policy. I would like to start off by saying before I read this blog I have not had much education and knowledge on the American healthcare policy nor the American healthcare by itself and I found this blog post very educational and very informative.
ReplyDeleteThe way the argument was established in the intro, to the transition of the body really pulls the reader in with a strong commanding statement, to informative facts. I would say that Joshua has developed a great argument on why “Americans healthcare policy is in shambles and why this needs to be fixed”. Joshua states that the “United States ranks 27th in the world for healthcare and education” and that is the fac that I actually did not know and find very interesting considering I would expect us to be better but I’m actually not shocked that we aren’t.
Joshua‘s blog is very educational and very informative, while at the same time lacks a bit of a back bone. The use of grammar that has been presented to the readers lacks a bit of attention and could be stronger in areas. I feel as if Joshua has great points but doesn’t allow the points to stand on their own and carry their own message. I maintained focus and was very interested in reading, but I found myself getting distracted by the grammar mishaps and also the placement of the factual evidence; that backs up this argument. This is a great article that he has based his blog post off of, it’s very informative and it has a great message to send to the audience; I just feel if a little bit more attention were devoted to this it could be something that changes someone’s life.
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