Canada, most European countries and Japan have a Universal Healthcare system that is effective.
"a universal health care system is a government-sponsored system in which every citizen of a country is ensured by health care." Rene McEldowney assistant professor in a political science department
Obamas plan will not affect the already insured
It is not fair for people to pay for illegal immigrants
People should not have to choose between their mortgage or food and their medicine
Pros of a universal coverage system
-people would not have to choose between their house or keeping a loved one alive
-a healthier population
-a better economy, one reason for the fallen economy is bad healthcare
Cons of universal coverage
-more taxes (but no healthcare bills)
If something isn't done, then the problem falls on the younger generation.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Rosponse to: Search for an Rx
This article was a very nice article. It explained Universal Healthcare and costs of it. The information about the cost healthcare today was very valuable to my I-Search. The cost of healthcare is enormous today. 2.1 trillion dollars is spent on it each year and 700 billion of that does not go towards improving people's health, but towards unnecessary things like double copy of papers that need to be sent to insurance companies. I believe this costs can be cut down a lot by cutting out the private insurers and adding a single-payer system that does not require such paperwork. Another great (actually quite depressing) fact was that 18,000 people die each year due to lack of health insurance. We as a country spend 7000$ a year for each person but we are stilled ranked in 42nd in life expectancy. That is horrible. If we spent so much, you think we would be able to have a life expectancy like... oh, what is it... a country with Socialized Medicine!
This article, which was written by a very prominent Med. School and hospital, said that if the economy was in good enough shape, we may see changes in the system in 2009, which would be very exciting, hopefully they are for the better. I really hope that what Obama says he wants to do actually comes to be. I read on a different source that candidates only accomplish about 1/2-3/4 of what they actually say they would do if elected.
Some states like Maryland decided to try and give their residents insurance because they think health insurance is better on the state level instead of the federal level. I disagree with this because I think that some states will have a good system but others will have a bad system and that everyone should have the same system. In this article, it was brought that the government should pay for a minimum coverage plan but if people want more, then they could buy it for themselves. That is a good idea but isn't what I would do. Germany's system is like that.
Some sceptics of universal coverage were also mentioned in this article. One said that there aren't enough doctors for Universal Healthcare. There would be a need for a number doctors, physicians and nurses if people were able to go to the hospital. Some other people say that they don't want to pay for the obese or for people who smoke. I say that you should feel good about helping someone else. In the UK, doctors are paid extra when the do better and that does work.
One way Universal Healthcare would save money is that people would be able to stop disease before it got to bad. We would be able to focus on preventive care instead of treatment. If we did that, we would only pay about 50$ for the medicine to prevent the disease, not the 50,000 it costs to treat the disease.
This article was written before Obama became the elect President, so they did not say anything about him. I wish to find an article like this in a few weeks that studies Obama's plan and does a report on it.
This article, which was written by a very prominent Med. School and hospital, said that if the economy was in good enough shape, we may see changes in the system in 2009, which would be very exciting, hopefully they are for the better. I really hope that what Obama says he wants to do actually comes to be. I read on a different source that candidates only accomplish about 1/2-3/4 of what they actually say they would do if elected.
Some states like Maryland decided to try and give their residents insurance because they think health insurance is better on the state level instead of the federal level. I disagree with this because I think that some states will have a good system but others will have a bad system and that everyone should have the same system. In this article, it was brought that the government should pay for a minimum coverage plan but if people want more, then they could buy it for themselves. That is a good idea but isn't what I would do. Germany's system is like that.
Some sceptics of universal coverage were also mentioned in this article. One said that there aren't enough doctors for Universal Healthcare. There would be a need for a number doctors, physicians and nurses if people were able to go to the hospital. Some other people say that they don't want to pay for the obese or for people who smoke. I say that you should feel good about helping someone else. In the UK, doctors are paid extra when the do better and that does work.
One way Universal Healthcare would save money is that people would be able to stop disease before it got to bad. We would be able to focus on preventive care instead of treatment. If we did that, we would only pay about 50$ for the medicine to prevent the disease, not the 50,000 it costs to treat the disease.
This article was written before Obama became the elect President, so they did not say anything about him. I wish to find an article like this in a few weeks that studies Obama's plan and does a report on it.
Search For an Rx
US spends 2.1 trillion a year on healthcare
700 billion of that does not go towards improving peoples health, it all goes to administrative costs for tests and treatments that aren't necessary
Half of all patients don't receive proper treatment
57% don't receive proper care
About 18,000 people die each year because they don't have insurance.
We spend about 7000$ a year a person for health insurance and healthcare, we still are ranked 42nd in life expectancy.
%80 of people say that healthcare system needs an overhaul, so people do think we need change.
People are hesitant towards a socialized medicine system because of power and money.
It is fight between social responsibilities and individual responsibility.
If the economy looks good, we may have a decent change in the healthcare system in '09.
Some people say that there are not enough doctors for everyone to have healthcare.
Some states realize that the federal government doesn't have the stomach for healthcare, so they do things by themselves.
Uninsured people cause the system 30 billion dollars every year.
A system that paid doctors extra who do more and better than the average doctor is a system that works well in the UK.
A lot of money goes into the cost of paperwork that has to be dealt with because of private insurers and the likes.
Some people are concerned with people who smoke or don't exercise because they will need to be paid for by people who do smoke.
A system of socialized medicine may be able to lower that because more non-smoking awareness will be published and brought up.
700 billion of that does not go towards improving peoples health, it all goes to administrative costs for tests and treatments that aren't necessary
Half of all patients don't receive proper treatment
57% don't receive proper care
About 18,000 people die each year because they don't have insurance.
We spend about 7000$ a year a person for health insurance and healthcare, we still are ranked 42nd in life expectancy.
%80 of people say that healthcare system needs an overhaul, so people do think we need change.
People are hesitant towards a socialized medicine system because of power and money.
It is fight between social responsibilities and individual responsibility.
If the economy looks good, we may have a decent change in the healthcare system in '09.
Some people say that there are not enough doctors for everyone to have healthcare.
Some states realize that the federal government doesn't have the stomach for healthcare, so they do things by themselves.
Uninsured people cause the system 30 billion dollars every year.
A system that paid doctors extra who do more and better than the average doctor is a system that works well in the UK.
A lot of money goes into the cost of paperwork that has to be dealt with because of private insurers and the likes.
Some people are concerned with people who smoke or don't exercise because they will need to be paid for by people who do smoke.
A system of socialized medicine may be able to lower that because more non-smoking awareness will be published and brought up.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Response To: Campaign '08: Health-Coverage Plans Could Face Obstacles From Growing Budget Gap
This was very good for a beginning article. It gave the basics of each of the two major candidates for President. Since Obama has been announced the President, I wasn't very concerned with John McCain's view on this but I decided to take a look at him. His plan of giving a tax credit of 5,000$ families to pay for insurance does not sound like a good idea to me. To pay for this, he would tax people more. It seems to me that it may not work because you tax someone and then give them the money back. Don't quote me on that though because I may be wrong. Remember that I chose to not look into McCain's plan because he is not the future President.
Obama's plan to make mid-size+ business provide healthcare to their employees. My thoughts are that if it isn't an Universal Healthcare system, than it isn't enough. Obama's plan to make employers insurance is a good plan but it has it's drawbacks. An employer may still not be able to give insurance despite it's size. I believe it is smart to not force an employer that only owns a small business to give their employees insurance. That is unreasonable. I also like the idea that Obama's plan includes forcing insurance companies to accept anyone who applies for a plan. That is good but insurance companies are still privately owned business, so they can charge whatever they like. A pre-existing condition, age ,and other variables would drive the cost up immensely.
This article brought up the fact that Congress does not have a lot of money to spend on anything. A 1 trillion+ plan does not look good to pass and Obama's plan is estimated at over 1 trillion. I hope that they do not decide to cut corners or coverage with his plan to fit it through Congress.
This article was very good as a first article but it did not go as deep as I would like. It described nicely both McCain and Obama plans but I already knew them. The thing that it brought to my eyes is the fact that Congress may not pass Obama's plan. That would be a bummer.
Obama's plan to make mid-size+ business provide healthcare to their employees. My thoughts are that if it isn't an Universal Healthcare system, than it isn't enough. Obama's plan to make employers insurance is a good plan but it has it's drawbacks. An employer may still not be able to give insurance despite it's size. I believe it is smart to not force an employer that only owns a small business to give their employees insurance. That is unreasonable. I also like the idea that Obama's plan includes forcing insurance companies to accept anyone who applies for a plan. That is good but insurance companies are still privately owned business, so they can charge whatever they like. A pre-existing condition, age ,and other variables would drive the cost up immensely.
This article brought up the fact that Congress does not have a lot of money to spend on anything. A 1 trillion+ plan does not look good to pass and Obama's plan is estimated at over 1 trillion. I hope that they do not decide to cut corners or coverage with his plan to fit it through Congress.
This article was very good as a first article but it did not go as deep as I would like. It described nicely both McCain and Obama plans but I already knew them. The thing that it brought to my eyes is the fact that Congress may not pass Obama's plan. That would be a bummer.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Campaign '08: Health-Coverage Plans Could Face Obstacles From Growing Budget Gap
Both John McCain and Barack Obama have a plan to help the uninsured.
Obama wants to extend the employee-based health insurance and forcing insurance companies to sell a plan to anyone who applies.
McCain wants to give a tax credit of 5000 dollars to help with paying for health insurance.
The country has a very small budget for anything due to the state it is in.
Obama's estimation for his plan is 86 million dollars in it's first year and and 1.6 trillion over a decade.
McCain's estimated cost's are 185 billion for the first year and 1.3 billion for the next ten years.
The numbers that many analyst have come up with vary greatly but in all estimations, Obama helps more people.
Congress will find it very difficult to pass a 1 trillion+, ten year plan.
Obama wants to extend the employee-based health insurance and forcing insurance companies to sell a plan to anyone who applies.
McCain wants to give a tax credit of 5000 dollars to help with paying for health insurance.
The country has a very small budget for anything due to the state it is in.
Obama's estimation for his plan is 86 million dollars in it's first year and and 1.6 trillion over a decade.
McCain's estimated cost's are 185 billion for the first year and 1.3 billion for the next ten years.
The numbers that many analyst have come up with vary greatly but in all estimations, Obama helps more people.
Congress will find it very difficult to pass a 1 trillion+, ten year plan.
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