Universal Health Care-Medicare-for-All

Universal Health Care-Medicare-
for-All
Name
Institution

Introduction
Universal health care is a current issue
raising serious concerns in the US (Welch,
2016)
Reason:
- US has one of the highest inequalities in
access to quality healthcare
Manifestation in different demographic
dimensions like;
- race, ethnicity, geographical location,
disability status, gender and sexual orientation

Current Legislative Issue
Bill: Medicare-for-All in September (2017)
Proposed by Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aim:
- It seeks to enroll all Americans on a public
insurance system
- correct the imbalance in the uninsured
Americans which stands at 12%