Health Care Crisis in the USA – prominent issue today in political arena.

Running Head : HEALTH CARE IN US

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Date Health care in the US is not universal and only the children , aged disabled and the poor get assistance from the government (Brock 2005 ,

br 88 paragraph 4 ) Americans use the `Out of the pocket ' approach to finance medical care creating high inequality levels in accessibility of health care . It has consequently become a critical issue in the American politics with the liberals having an opposing view with the conservatives . This explains the varying positions and arguments

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The liberals argue that there is need to reform the current health system and make it universal . Other European countries use National Health Service but they spend lesser than US does and their accessibility levels are higher (Krugman 2007 , 217 ) To them health care should be an equal right to all people . They base their argument on both the moral principle as well as utilitarian arguments . The needs of individuals as well as concerns of the entire population ought to be addressed amicably (content .healthaffairs .org . They believe that the government role in medical health care should be significant . To finance healthcare , people should pay progressive taxes so that the poor do not bear the largest impact . This way , the inequalities hindering accessibility of health care , a human right would be eliminated (www .unhchr .ch

Liberals argue that increasing taxes will not necessarily make the health care system better and the most important thing is to make it effective . They believe that to solve the current health care problems in the US the system should be made universal so that all people are eligible . Medicaid should also be extended and mandatory coverage for children so that children from the poor families will be able to acquire quality health care

The conservatives believe that the problem with the US health care is over consumption where by the third party payment encourages people to use healthcare systems even when they do not need them (Place 2005 230 . The liberals criticize this view on the basis that it is just one of the many problems facing the US health care and not the sole problem Conservatives argue that universal healthcare may not be effective but to increase accountability and excellent services incentives can be put in place

Conservatives do not see the need for the government involvement in providing universal health care , as this would increase the taxes charged . They advocate for policies that would encourage the private sector to be more involved as this would lead to reduced costs and increased efficiency (content .healthaffairs .org . Preventive health care is also advocated , as it is cheaper than curative healthcare According to the conservatives , the health care system can be improved by making some necessary reforms like the adoption of effective electronic record keeping , making health insurance more portable increasing accessibility of health care to Americans . To them , instead of offering tax deduction , tax credits should be applied (Almgren...