President Barack Obama healthcare reform can be interpreted as a deliberative address. This particular speech is a deliberative address because it is addressing policy concern. The issue of healthcare reform has been around for a long time, it started before Barack and it would still be an issue even after he leaves the office. The overall purpose of this address apart from addressing the policy is also to explain the policy purpose, implementation and cost. It is one thing to address the policy and it’s a different thing to make sure that the audience is convinced and they receive the message that you are trying to pass along so president Obama used different strategies to make sure he not only convinces the congress but also the American …show more content…
According to the definition provided in lecture and interpreted by me, the stock issue can have defined as a way to analyze policy disputes. This is very important to look into especially in the case of the healthcare reform because if it has been an issue and continues to be one due to the fact that there are disputes on what and how to policy should be implemented. In order for Obama to make sure that his initiative actually gets implemented, he has to show and prove that the problem of healthcare reform is an important issue that has huge impact on the American way of life in general from taxes to families and etc., he also has to prove that his way would actually resolve the …show more content…
He laid out what he believes could be done with the statement “The plan I 'm announcing tonight would meet three basic goals. It will provide more security and stability to those who have health insurance. It will provide insurance for those who don 't. And it will slow the growth of health care costs for our families, our businesses, and our government. He also goes further to dispel so of the argument against this policy by saying “So tonight I want to address some of the key controversies that are still out there. Some of people 's concerns have grown out of bogus claims spread by those whose only agenda is to kill reform at any cost. The best example is the claim made not just by radio and cable talk show hosts, but by prominent politicians, that we plan to set up panels of bureaucrats with the power to kill off senior citizens. Now, such a charge would be laughable if it weren 't so cynical and irresponsible. It is a lie, plain and simple.” He goes in length to dispel so many argument and also back up his policy throughout the course of his speech by this example was one the ones that stood out to
One of the most controversial topics in the United States in recent years has been the route which should be undertaken in overhauling the healthcare system for the millions of Americans who are currently uninsured. It is important to note that the goal of the Affordable Care Act is to make healthcare affordable; it provides low-cost, government-subsidized insurance options through the State Health Insurance Marketplace (Amadeo 1). Our current president, Barack Obama, made it one of his goals to bring healthcare to all Americans through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. This plan, which has been termed “Obamacare”, has come under scrutiny from many Americans, but has also received a large amount of support in turn for a variety of reasons. Some of these reasons include a decrease in insurance discrimination on the basis of health or gender and affordable healthcare coverage for the millions of uninsured. The opposition to this act has cited increased costs and debt accumulation, a reduction in employer healthcare coverage options, as well as a penalization of those already using private healthcare insurance.
President Obama, in his 2013 State of the Union Address, describes how the issues in education, job creation, new technologies, and environmentalism are crucial in the growth and development of our economy. His purpose is to urge members of Congress and Americans to help reform our government to ensure that those who work hard are able to succeed. Speaking with an authoritative voice, he persuades his audience that although things are going better than before, changes still need to be made to continue to improve the American way of life.
Even though it does miss some of the aspects that are required to obtain a detailed policy analysis, what he does document is along the lines of what is needed. For instance, Moore gives the audience a brief background of his topic. He does a thorough job detailing stories from people, insurance company employees, and doctors. Moore even plays back tapes of when Nixon was in office. In that tape we learn that Nixon strongly approved of a new 1970’s health care concept called HMO, where the more patients are denied health care services, the more money the hospitals and health insurance companies profit. Moore’s introduction sets the stage and therefore could be the background/landscape of a policy analysis. However, what is missing in his background is more factual information about the whole history of America’s healthcare system including the history of health insurance itself. Also, Moore’s tone in discussing his topic is rather sarcastic and unprofessional, which also undermines the quality of his work. From there, Moore introduces his stakeholders. He uses real life stories of (emotionally charged) people who have private insurance but still do not receive adequate care. He touches on HMO’s, pre-existing conditions, denied care, drug companies and their need for profit to finance research and development. Moore’s representation for stakeholders also include people like Hillary Clinton,
Obama tried to take on America’s toughest issue against some of the most powerful people in the country. The nation’s healthcare system was leaving millions uninsured and the US still has some of the most expensive healthcare with some of the least effective results for high-income nations. Obama originally fought for universal healthcare and then a bipartisan bill, but both represented too much change for the rigid American healthcare system. Frontline pointed out how reforming, “healthcare represents if America can still solve big problems.” Throughout the course of the film, I was left wondering if total healthcare reform was ever even possible for Obama and America, and if he was doomed from the start in his
Considering that the United States ranks low in health status, the percentage of its population covered by health insurance is also low. Health care should be a right that all Americans has, not a privilege. (McGovern) With this in mind, everyone should work to extend that right to every American. “To succeed at it, we must find common principles that unite us and move beyond what divides us.” (Sweeney) We must work together to make coverage accessible to everyone. As a nation, we are all facing a crisis of the uninsured, and if it doesn’t get fixed, then the problems will never go away and the percentage of uninsured people will keep going on a rise. (McGovern) Preventative care, total overall costs, and morality are just some of the few arguments for getting coverage for everyone.
Governing bodies for the prevention, treatment, and management of illnesses in America are now in a commotion because of the cost of care and patient access and the need for a more efficient system. There are approximately 50 or more million people currently in The United States that are without insurance today. In March of 2010 a country wide health care charge called The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was passed, that seemed to offer solutions to some of the major issues facing our health care system. June of 2012, this new health care law or tax was challenged in the U. S. Supreme Court on the Constitutionality of the bill with proponents wanted the Act repealed. A few weeks later the Supreme Court gave its answer, which was the law or tax is Constitutional and upheld it as tax. One of the biggest issues to this Act was the part where all Americans have to be insured by someone or be penalized, but the final analysis of this...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed by President Barack Obama is a significant change of the American healthcare system since insurance plans programs like Medicare and Medicaid (“Introduction to”). As a result, “It is also one of the most hotly contested, publicly maligned, and politically divisive pieces of legislation the country has ever seen” (“Introduction to”). The Affordable Care Act should be changed because it grants the government too much control over the citizen’s healthcare or the lack of individual freedom to choose affordable health insurance.
The healthcare reform debate has been politicized in the United States for many years where there have been deliberate efforts by various stakeholders to ensure that they push for the reforms that are in line with the cost-benefit aspects that they have already envisioned. In this paper, I will attempt to prove that the reforms that have been witnessed in the healthcare in the recent years have not been effective and helpful to the society as a whole. When President Obama came into office, he promised to oversee great reforms in the healthcare which is his government he face much priority in the social policy aspects. The congress managed to pass the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
During 2008, Barack Obama delivered his speech called Toward A More Perfect Union, this was during his presidential campaign. The majority of his speech was about race and America. Barack Obama had a very unique perspective than many people in America, because he is biracial and he was raised by his white grandparents. When you are biracial or mixed, society makes you pick which race you are instead of being both. For example, Obama was either seen as too black or not white enough, even though is equally both white and black. Obama successfully uses his own story to address racial divisions in the United States, he is able be relatable and give a real life example.
Heath care is currently, and has been, a hot topic in politics and the average person's life today. Since Obama has come into office he has brought up the issue of providing every American with health care coverage while keeping costs low. Since his re-election, we have been faced with a healthcare reform that tears our country, and politicians, down the middle. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare,” is “A federal statute signed into law in March 2010 as a part of the healthcare reform agenda of the Obama administration. Signed under the title of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the law included multiple provisions that would take effect over a matter of years, including the expansion of Medicaid eligibility, the establishment of health insurance exchanges and prohibiting health insurers from denying coverage due to pre-existing conditions” (Affordable Care Act). The reform is meant to help those who cannot cover the costs of coverage due to low income, or no jobs, as well as those who have been denied because of pre-existing heath conditions; it is essentially there to help those ultimately in need. Unfortunately, Obamacare is not beneficial to those who are currently covered, typically known as the average American, as it it is not cost effective nor constitutional.
In Will’s article he points out that the president almost hits the halfway point in time before presenting the topic. Both Will and Gerson quote the president when he admits to not explain the issue clearly to the American people. Will presents the information and says that the president implies that the American people are slow learners. Also he makes a point that the governmental health care topic has been around as well as information about the reform, and the people still do not like the president’s proposal. Gerson says, “If only Obama had made a few more speeches, Americans would have been delivered from their misconceptions.” Gerson comes off as being sarcastic in this statement and he also points out that the president lacks sympathy. Both writers have a tone about the health care reform, but Will saying the president is calling Americans incompetent and Gerson is saying no matter how much information there is presented in the reform will not be
Obama has striven to make it easy and affordable to provide healthcare for people in need of it. The United States changed the American health care system. Obama’s main purpose was to provide the Americans with health care that they can afford and also health insurance. Reducing the health care spending is essentially the goal he was going for in the United States. The Obama Healthcare was signed into law on March 23, 2010. It provided benefits and protection that comes along with the healthcare and the setup with health insurance where it can be easily purchased. The Obama care helps most small businesses and the economy because it’s an affordable program.
More than half of the American population is convinced that the Health Care Reform is necessary and it must be carried out by the government. Hence, the government plays a huge role in the health care transformation as it provides the nation with the health care plans and outlines other possibilities for medical coverage like the health insurance exchange. President Obama suggests his own plan of stability and security for all Americans. This plan is to provide more security and stability for those who have health insurance as well as those who don’t. Obama believes that it will lower the cost of health care for American families, business and government (The Obama Plan: Stability & Security For All Americans). In general, 62 percent of the population supports the idea of the go...
Agenda setting is the process that determines appropriate solutions to a certain problem of a given field (Kingdon, 3). The process itself consists of three streams: problems, policies, and politics (Kingdon, 16). These separate streams interact when windows of opportunity are open – solutions are fitted with problems, and the impetus for this relationship is amenable political forces (Kingdon, 20). Prominent agendas are determined by the problem or political streams, while solutions are crafted in in the policy stream (Kingdon, 20). In the field of health care, the agenda setting is based upon the high number of uninsured citizens, the rising cost of medical care, the development of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in response to this issue, and the key players that debate whether governmental involvement is the correct approach in the issue of universal healthcare.
For example, Wynton Hall claims that Obama lied when he promised that if you like your current health care plan then you do not have to change it; furthermore, Hall backs this claim, he found out that 3.5 million Americans have gotten notifications that say that their health insurance plans have been cancelled. He also finds a video provided by the New York Magazine that shows Obama promising the permanence of current and liked health care plans will not be cancelled. Another example of an anti-Obamacare claim is during Mitt Romney’s convention speech. He states how small businesses should be supported so as a result he believes in reducing taxes on businesses. Also, he believes that the healthcare system needs to change by removing Obamacare in order to satisfy these needs. He also describes that Obamacare is increasing the costs of healthcare and decreasing employment opportunities. Romney’s main goal is to make people unhappy with their current health care status by making Americans