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Healthcare and the Uninsured According Research Proposal
Pages:6 (1691 words)
Sources:4
Subject:Health
Topic:Healthcare Policy
Document Type:Research Proposal
Document:#91952671
Polls examining public support of the bill and specifically the public healthcare option vary significantly. With regard to physicians, the New England Journal of Medicine surveyed over six thousand medical doctors and found there was a majority in favor of federally provided public healthcare insurance (Keyhani & Federman). Other polls have suggested an opposition to the public option (Marmor).
The public option would provide an affordable alternative to the current private health insurance options and would provide impetus for competition and positive change. Whether "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009" will be passed is currently uncertain. What is certain is that the healthcare and health insurance system is currently not sufficient to provide healthcare support for nearly 48 million uninsured Americans. Alterations need to be made to increase access and affordability for those individuals who desire health insurance.
Conclusion
The healthcare and health insurance system in the United States of America currently does not cover nearly 20% of American, predominantly due to prohibitive costs in attaining insurance. In an effort to make health insurance more affordable for the uninsured, which disproportionately represent low-income working class minorities, the Obama administration has proffered the "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009" and a federally funded public health insurance option to help decrease costs and stimulate competition. The public option would be a significant step toward mitigating the prevalence of uninsured Americans if it were to be passed. Alternatively, it is possible the public option will not be instituted and congress will resort to its typical incremental changes in policy. While less progressive and potentially less effective, a modest change in healthcare policy may still ultimately represent important modifications to a system that has festered for decades and failed to support a significant portion of Americans.
Works Cited
Harrington, Charlene, Carroll L. Estes, and Cassandra Crawford. Health policy. Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2004.
Keyhani, Salomeh, and Alex Federman. "Doctors on Coverage -- Physicians' Views on a New Public Insurance Option and Medicare Expansion." N. Engl J. Med 361.14 (2009): e24.
Kotlikoff, Laurence J. The healthcare fix. MIT Press, 2007.
Marmor, T. "The Obama Administration's Options for Health Care Cost Control: Hope vs. Reality." 7 Apr 2009. 1 Nov 2009 .
Patel, Kant, and Mark E. Rushefsky. Health care politics and policy in America. M.E.…
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Works Cited
Harrington, Charlene, Carroll L. Estes, and Cassandra Crawford. Health policy. Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2004.
Keyhani, Salomeh, and Alex Federman. "Doctors on Coverage -- Physicians' Views on a New Public Insurance Option and Medicare Expansion." N. Engl J. Med 361.14 (2009): e24.
Kotlikoff, Laurence J. The healthcare fix. MIT Press, 2007.
Marmor, T. "The Obama Administration's Options for Health Care Cost Control: Hope vs. Reality." 7 Apr 2009. 1 Nov 2009 <http://www.annals.org/content/150/7/485.full?ijkey=88047a099867e3a1edfdbfe842d2f5bcc2828f90>.
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