Health Care Reform in the United States

Health Care Reform Health care has been an area of discussion for some time now. In the United States, the current health care system is a private system that allows individuals to choose their own method of care. Despite the freedom that comes with the independent nature of this type of health care system, the true disposition creates more problems than it solves. The privacy of the health care institutions has caused affordability and access to become serious issues with this system. Additionally, those with lower socioeconomic status fall short of the ability to access the same pool of resources as everyone else. Due to the issues with affordability, access, and the poor infrastructure of the health care system, a universal health care system should be installed for all citizens of the United States. Health care is defined as, “the maintaining and restoration of health by the treatment and prevention of disease especially by trained and licensed professionals” (Merriam-Webster). Despite this commonly accepted definition, many argue that the health care system in America is not meeting this definition adequately. The current system utilizes many different facilities to provide health care, including private business, government owned institutions, and some non-profit organizations. People across the country utilize different methods to access coverage. Some get health care coverage through their employer, while others buy it privately. Therefore money is a requirement in order to have access to health care, which has manifested into an expansive issue. The World Health Organization estimates that the amount of money spent on health care by the United States is more than any other country. In 2013, the Bloomberg ranking o... ... middle of paper ... ...healthcare.gov/ Medicaid Home | Medicaid.gov. (n.d.). Medicaid Home | Medicaid.gov. Retrieved May 19, 2014, from http://www.medicaid.gov/ Public Policy. (n.d.). Medicaid Issues. Retrieved May 19, 2014, from http://www.thearc.org/what-we-do/public-policy/policy-issues/medicaid Singletary, M. (n.d.). It Pays To Do the Math in the Budget Game. It Pays to Do the Math In the Budget Game. Retrieved May 19, 2014, from http://www.unionplus.org/money-credit/budgeting-tips The Bill of Rights: A Transcription. (n.d.). National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved May 19, 2014, from http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html What's So Bad About Universal Health Care? | Human Events. (2009, May 14). Human Events. Retrieved May 19, 2014, from http://www.humanevents.com/2009/05/14/whats-so-bad-about-universal-health care/