Essay On Uninsured

Medical bills are a very problematic situation that is causing arguments all across the United States. Countless Americans have been affected by the extremities of medical debts in the U.S. due to being underinsured or not insured at all. Many people across the nation have necessary surgeries they need to get in order to survive, but some of those people aren’t able to get those needed surgeries because they are unable to afford them. Research shows that many citizens of America feel that the prices of medical procedures need to be lowered so they are able to get the correct care they need for themselves or their loved ones. Health care costs are raising at about 7% a year, causing more debt in citizens and out country, according to The Hastings Center President, Daniel Callahan. While these

Many people who are insured are quickly becoming underinsured because as the days go by, medical bills seem to be piling up on top of each other and their insurance won’t cover all, or enough, of their bills. Callahan said, “Almost everyone knows that this country [United States] has a scandalously large number of people who lack health insurance, now up to 46 million and growing,” and this was just in 2008! There are numerous factors as to why these costs are rising; one of those factors is the very fast increase in medical technology. “New or increased use of medical technology contributes 40-50% to annual cost increases, and controlling this technology is the most important factor to reduce them.” In order to create more cures and preventions for certain things in the health field, there is going to have to be new inventions and innovations to make this successful. Some people say that they need to slow down the increase in technology to reduce medical costs, but others feel that they should keep up with the advances so we can have an even healthier