Why do Americans need Universal Health Care?

Why do Americans need Universal Health Care?

Introduction

Universal healthcare is referred to coverage of universal health, social health protection or universal care. It describes healthcare systems that provide a particular scheme of benefits to every member of the society with the objective of providing protection against financial risk, better access to health care services, and better health results. This concept of universal healthcare is not a fit for all concept neither it does imply coverage for every person of the society. Universal healthcare is determined by three different angles i.e. who is covered under that program, what services are to be provided to them and last but not the least how much of the cost factor is covered (Stuckler, et. al., 2010).

Access to healthcare differs across the globe, groups and individuals, which is largely influenced by different socio-economic conditions and also by the health policies. Every country and jurisdiction has its own planning regarding healthcare and that depends on different variables for example population, hygienic conditions etc. In this consideration, the paper discusses the reasons why US needs universal health care and some details about health care issues exist in the state.

Research Statement

United States need Universal Health Care in the state order to improve and enhance health care services to the citizens

Discussion

Need of Universal Health Care

In some countries, the planning of healthcare is dispersed between market participants, whereas in some countries it is made among the governments or other coordination bodies. Whatever the case is, according to WHO, a well organized healthcare system needs a strong financing mechanism; well trained and well-paid workforce; reliable and relevant information on that decisions and policies are based; and well maintained infrastructure and logistics to deliver quality technology and medicines which are unorganized in United States.

Universal Health Care is an important part of the economy of any country. Every country needs to budget for it. In 2008, the healthcare sector covered an average of 9% of the GDP among most of the developed OECD countries. Health care is generally known as a significant determinant in promoting the well-being and general health of the people around the globe. A good example of this is the worldwide elimination of smallpox in the year 1980, which was declared by the WHO as the first disease in the history of human to be eradicated by deliberate healthcare interventions (Graig, 1999).

The healthcare system of America might be better than a lot of the countries in the world, but still there exist a great room for improvement and enhancement in this domain. Many researchers believe that the inadequacy in this domain has occurred, mainly because the major shares and stakes rest with either the private sector or the nonprofit organizations. When the private sector comes in to play in any industry, the players involved, indulge themselves in to the indefinable race of profitability and exceeding themselves from their competition. Bearing such objective, the possibility of the common American man being ignored or ...