Which option would be the best to improve our healthcare system? Explain
Use evidence from the public agenda site below:
http://www.publicagenda.org/citizen/issueguides/health-care
Use Competition to Make the System More Efficient
The main problem with the healthcare system is that costs keepgoing up. All the other problems inthe health care system stem fromthis and won't be solved until wegive everyone real choices andthe ability to take responsibility forwhat they spend on care. Thatmeans reducing regulation andusing free market competition toallow insurers to offer a widerrange of plans. We should alsoembrace managed care, whichwatches expenses carefully andhas already slowed down theincrease in health care costs. Bymoving further in the direction ofmanaged care, and adoptingmedical savings accounts, whichencourage individuals to saveand shop around for health care,well be able to bring down costsand cover more people.
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Expand the Current System to Cover More People
We dont need to rip up theexisting health care system andstart over. We already have thebest high-tech medical centers inthe world and insurance programsin place that cover 85 percent ofAmericans. We can just extendthose proven programs, publicand private, to cover morepeople. We can also give employersfinancial incentives to covermore of their employees. Thefederal government already haseffective health programs for theelderly (Medicare), the poor(Medicaid), low-income children(CHIP) and its own employees. Ifwe expand the eligibility for thoseplans, well be able to cover moreuninsured people with the leastdisruption to those who alreadyhave insurance. Gradually expandingthe current system is themost practical way to cover morepeople without breaking thebudget
Create a National Health Care System
Decent health care ought to be abasic right, not something thatdepends on the job you hold. Ourpatchwork health care system ofprivate insurance and governmentprograms simply isnt working.Its time to try what Canadaand most European countriesalready have: a national, government-run health care system. Thesystem would work much likeMedicare, except that everyonewould be entitled to coverage,regardless of age, income or jobstatus. Like Medicare, youd stillpick your own doctor, but thegovernment would get the bill.Weve debated what to do abouthealth care for years, but nothingelse has solved the problem. This isthe only way to solve the problemof the uninsured, once and for all
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I think the best option would be #2 we need to expand the current system so that we can cover more people. For example we should extend those programs to cover more people. Also if we give employers financial health care it will cover more of their employers. I think that option 2 will be better because it will allow more people to have insurance and its a great way to cover more people so that our budgets wont be cut.
I choose option #2 will be the best because we need to help more people so that they can have insurance because some people dont have that. If we expand more programs to our current system more people will be able to cover more people on healthcare than cutting it down.
Miguel,
Do you have any evidence to support number 2? There are a number of graphs and charts to refer to if you need on the site listed above.
Mr. Cotto
I would choose option 2 as the option because it gives the most for least out of everything. With option 2 more people will have access to healthcare and it will be more affordable.
I agree with Miguel that if we go with option 2 there will be a better chance for people who dont have insurance to attain it and create a better flowing system of how we use healthcare in America.
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