Health Care Reform

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Background Universal Health Care System

One of the most long-standing health care systems was originated in Germany in 1889 by Otto von Bismarck’s social legislation. Its included bills were the Health Insurance Bill 1883, Old Age and Disability Insurance Bill of 1889, and Accident Insurance Bill of 1883. The National Insurance Act of 1911 in Britain covered most people employed. It also financed dependents if families had contributed for at least five years. This coverage lasted whether families worked or not. This Act was amended in 1948 with the National Health Service revised the act to secure only legal residents to benefit from this plan. Many universal health care systems originated after the 2nd world war. During this period, governments wanted to safeguard their populations with a healthcare system assessable to everyone. Every country collaborated to sign The Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 where the United States refused to “ratify social and economic rights in Article 25’s right to health” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_health_care#History).

It is horrible that a lot of individuals in America are uninsured. Many begin to wonder who is at fault. People have begun giving up hope because the health care plan isn’t what it should be and they can’t find a health care plan they can afford. Other countries are using the Universal Health Plan that has been proven to be more successful than the current US system; in fact, dollar for dollar, some countries outperform the U.S. by 500% or more.

In Germany you will find all working individuals pitching in 8% of their earnings to the health care system. Germany provides on-call 24-hour doctors which means no long waiting periods or discrimination for those...

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...an Recovery and Reinvestment Act ties into this by investing $2 billion in community health centers. Further assistance has been included to promote the development of health care providers by providing loan forgiveness and community service exchanges for nurses, doctors, and miscellaneous other providers.

Works Cited

http://healthcarereform.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=003725&print=true

http://www.health-insurance-carriers.com

http://www.whitehouse.gov/health-care-meeting

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_health_care#History

Report (untitled) on the estimated budgetary effects of the March 2010 health care reform laws, www.cbo.gov, Mar. 20, 2010

The Impact of Health Reform on Health System Spending," www.americanprogress.org, May 2010

http://www.whitehouse.gov/files/documents/health-reform-states/affordable-care-act-immediate-benefits-nc.pdf

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