universal healthcare

Introduction

The healthcare cost in the United States is becoming excessive and people are unable to afford or obtain any type of healthcare . It cannot be denied that there is something wrong with the system today . The rate of the uninsured and underinsured is rising every year . Not having health coverage leads to 18 ,000 deaths a year (Davis , 2003 . A Universal Health Care system is to ensure that all residents , regardless of their position in life , maintain coverage in the event of injury or the need to pursue a general practitioner

. This type of system would increase taxpayer dollars , burden the government when funding is not available , cut funds from certain programs , and increase the number of patients to each nurse . The United States is an industrialized nation that has widely funded healthcare system (Wikipedia , 2007 . A Universal healthcare system could hinder or benefit the financial system in the United States . In addition to these growing concerns is the growing number of unsatisfied Americans . This argues both for and against the Universal Health Care System in the U .S

Background

The universal healthcare system began in the United Kingdom in 1948 (Wikipedia , 2007 . Canada , France and Japan have a universal healthcare system that is beneficial . Their performance rankings are higher than in the U .S . Canada is ranked 30th , France is 1st , Japan is 10th , and the U .S . is ranked 37th in overall performance (World Health Organization 2000 . During the time of the Great Depression importance was...