The Broken Healthcare System of The United States

III. Summary of Article #1 In the article titled, "Health: Medicare and the Economy," by: Dean Foust, found in Business Week and published in 2004, it is stated that, cuts in Medicare would be bad for hospitals and other managed-care providers. Although the United States is considered the strongest country in the world, there are numerous political, social, and economic issues that require reform to improve our way of life. Reform is needed for the health care system in order for Americans to live a life that is both safe and prosperous. Health care and prescription drug costs, whose escalating prices have caused many Americans to go without adequate medical care.

“In 2002 American paid an average of $5440 in medical expenditures, up $419 from the previous year alone.” (Frosch, 2005) The major increases in medical costs can be attributed to technological advancements and the high costs associated with break-through drugs. Capitalism is the driving force of the medication industry. Higher medical costs are the first major factor increasing health care costs. “What you’re seeing in the bankruptcy numbers is a function of the fact that there is a very thin social safety net in this country in terms of health care.” (Frosch, 2005) Another major factor is the huge spike in the past fifteen years of uninsured Americans. In 2005, there are 45 million uninsured Americans, a jump of 10 million since 1990.

In my own opinion if only the government wasnt corrupting the whole medical system peoplewould’ve in so much dept in thei life right now. Bibliography 1. Lipson, Peter. "What Patient Dont Know about Obama Care." Forbes Magazine21 Dec. 2013: 1-2.

I will take charge of my health and my family’s. If we all chose to give ourselves the preventive care we need, then specialty doctors and expensive insurance and drug companies would have a much harder time manipulating the masses. At the end of the day it all comes down to a personal choice, and sadly, America is too busy with their iphones and gadgets and reality T.V. to realize that they have on. Works Cited 1.

For decades, one of the many externalities that the government is trying to solve is the rising costs of healthcare. "Rising healthcare costs have hurt American competitiveness, forced too many families into bankruptcy to get their families the care they need, and driven up our nation's long-term deficit" ("Deficit-Reducing Healthcare Reform," 2014). The United States national government plays a major role in organizing, overseeing, financing, and more so than ever delivering health care (Jaffe, 2009). Though the government does not provide healthcare directly, it serves as a financing agent for publicly funded healthcare programs through the taxation of citizens. The total share of the national publicly funded health spending by various governments amounts to 4 percent of the nation's gross domestic product, GDP (Jaffe, 2009).

Additionally, another sure secondary development will result in massive American deaths. With the best doctors and hospitals also refusing to accept patients insured by Obamacare and Medicaid, people not critically ill now could also die. Keep in mind that Obamacare ripped three quarters of a trillion dollars from Medicare and it is being cut to the bare bones. Therefore, bureaucrats and politicians will very likely attempt to merge or morph Medicare, Medicaid, and Obamacare into one enormous, ill-conceived, and diabolical plot to force all healthcare providers into accepting these three plans as one. Thus, to remain in the business of healing the sick, they must agree to all governmental rules, regulations, and payment schedules.

The bottom line is Americans are paying excessive amounts of money for medical prescriptions. Health-Care spending in the U.S. rose a stunning 9.3% in 2002, which is the greatest increase for the past eleven years. (Steele 46) Many pharmaceutical companies are robbing their clients by charging extreme rates for their products. It is said that name-brand prescription drugs in Canada cost approximately 40% less than they do in America. But it is illegal for the transport of drugs from Canada to America.

The relationship between doctors and drug companies has been well established and well documented. Major news media resources like The Atlantic, as well as professional peer-reviewed journals like the New England Journal of Medicine cover stories addressing the potential ethical puzzles between physicians and pharmaceutical companies. Shaywitz (2013) has described the problem as “a bunch of wicked pushers who pay off vulnerable doctors to prescribe their latest expensive, mediocre product,” while still defending the special relationship that has developed between doctors and pharmaceutical companies (p. 1). Shaywitz’s (2013) argument is based on opinion on estimate only. Most established professional journals imply that collusion between doctors and drug companies leads to a range of problems that potentially harm patients.

Canada and the United Kingdom provide healthcare for all their citizens but there are a few countries that pay for their citizen healthcare if they are unable to afford it. Kentucky is commonwealth so why can’t all commonwealth states be like the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Healthcare which provides healthcare for their citizens who can’t afford it or why not just be nationwide? As is designed, Obamacare is becoming known as to assist those can’t afford healthcare. I don’t think it is right to treat individuals based on their financial stability or instability; healthcare should be a right or is it? Whether they can or not afford, the Government should provide health care for all citizens and legal immigrants.

To do this, it is important to consider the ethical issues pertaining to these tactics. Numerous ethical dilemmas exist when examining the pharmaceutical industry’s tactics. This paper will serve to examine a mere few of these examples. Today’s world of medicine is dominated by industry, as physicians and patients alike rely on pharmaceutical companies to provide medications that address patient health concerns. Pharmaceutical companies intend to profit from the d... ... middle of paper ... .../147318/100,000_americans_die_each_year_from_prescription_drugs,_while_pharma_companies_get_rich>.