Provision of Health-Care by U.S. Government

The topic of health-care is complicated and the policies related to the topic are difficult to implement and it involves the considerations of the different stakeholders. A widely debated topic is whether the U.S. Government should provide health-care to the citizens. The topic of discussion in this case has entailed a debate for the past century with not much of a clear resolution regarding whether to guarantee healthcare for every individual. Read more about the importance of universal healthcare and economic benefits.

PROVISION OF HEALTH-CARE BY U.S. GOVERNMENT
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Health-care and sufficient provisions for health-care are extremely important for any
person’s well being anywhere in the World. The actions of taking the preventative or necessary
medical procedures for the improvement of the well-being of a person come under the concept of
health-care. “These services are typically offered by a health-care system made up of hospitals
and physicians”. The topic of health-care is complicated and the policies related to the topic are
difficult to implement and it involves the considerations of the different stakeholders. A widely
debated topic is whether the U.S. Government should provide health-care to the citizens.
The topic of discussion in this case has entailed a debate for the past century with not
much of a clear resolution regarding whether to guarantee healthcare for every individual. For
the past several decades, medicine had advanced from a sort of rudimentary craft to a sort of
scientific pursuit capable of near miracles. A substantial proportion of the American population
do not possess any sort of health insurance based on the central bureau. The increasing amount
of people without insurance raised the concern for the problem. The Americans have not been
able to reach at a unified decision as to what the American government should do in order to
ensure that the health of the citizens is protected. Health care is an extremely valuable service
and it is a valuable method of protection of patients from high costs of the healthcare system.
This is done by spreading of the costs of healthcare among a variety of people who are willing to
share the risks of their medical expenses in the future (West and Lyubovnikova).
There are different opinions on the issue of the health care and the health care facilities
which can be provided by the U.S. government. Certain people consider that the Government
needs to provide health care facilities to the people, on the other hand, other people consider that
it will imply increased expenses for the government. Among the Americans, majority opine that
the government should indeed provide health-care facilities for the citizens. It has been argued

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by many that every citizen at a certain point of time, contributes to the society in a particular way
or another. In certain cases there are prisoners who get free healthcare do nothing except
contributing negatively to the society. In this particular argument it can be stated that the people
who obey all the laws and are not promised any kind of healthcare coverage, are rather
compromised on. The people who are rightful and abide by the laws need to get access to the
different nature of health care facilities available. The government needs to give an assurance to
the neediest citizens and those people who are unable to take care of themselves due to whatever
circumstances. In case people are unable to afford health care they cannot be left to die which is
the opinion of a certain set of individuals. In case the individuals are dependent and unable to
afford the high costs of medical services they need to be provided with healthcare facilities
(Glasgow et al.).
Therefore it can be said that the two major reasons the government needs to provide
universal healthcare is due to the protection of life and the economic benefits. In this particular
debate the highest importance needs to be given to human life. A government which is just needs
to ensure that the citizen’s right to life is given the highest priority. In this connection it can be
said that the best method to ensure this is to provide a way of universal healthcare for all citizens.
Healthcare needs to be universal as it is related to each and every citizen’s right to safety. In case
universal healthcare is provided a citizen is bound to feel that his or his dignity is respected by
the government. Thus it can safely be said that universal healthcare protects human life (Evans
and Campos).
Another crucial reason the government needs to provide healthcare is due to the provision
of the economic benefits. This is because, the universal healthcare system provides financial
benefits. The government should also take care of the economy. “Economy gives an influence to

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everybody whether it is good or not. “In case the economy is good, it leads to a value criteria of
social welfare”. A government which is genuine and just needs to make the economy of the
country better and the economic benefits of the decision need to be kept in mind while deciding
it. The inefficiency of the health care system needs to be kept in mind and there is an insurance
industry which devotes enormous resources for the identification of those people who actually
need the medical help and resources. The better decision in this case is to provide facilities for
every citizen (Buchmueller et al.).
Some section of the people, however, believes that it is the duty of the government is not
to guarantee health insurance for every person. The government according to them needs to
protect the customer’s “freedom to purchase” and the insurer’s “freedom to offer insurance
plans” that are mutually agreeable to both the parties. The customers need to be left free to join
with other people into the insurance plans which are agreeable to both the parties. Therefore it
should be upon the individuals to decide which type of insurance which they need to join.
Certain people might prefer a lavish style of service which includes a variety of services whereas
the others must prefer a leaner sort of a plan that provides protection “against catastrophic
accidents and illnesses only where the costs are comparatively less”. It can be said that the
government has a crucial role in the protection of customers from any sort of force or fraud in the
insurance markets. The government can also help the customers by allowing the insurers to sell
plans across the state lines and by repealing any sort of business mandates that require plans to
provide specific covered services. “Other than that it is not the duty of the government to
mandate or force Americans into specific health insurance plans”.

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Annotated Bibliography:
1. Buchmueller, Thomas C., et al. "Effect of the Affordable Care Act on racial and ethnic
disparities in health insurance coverage." American journal of public health 106.8 (2016): 1416-
1421.
In this particular case, the impact of the health insurance coverage for adults of different origins
where studied after the affordable care act went into effect. The data used in the study were
collected from the American Community Survey for examining the changes in the percentage of
non-elderly adults who were uninsured or covered by private health insurance.
2. Evans, Angela M., and Adriana Campos. "Open government initiatives: Challenges of citizen
participation." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 32.1 (2013): 172-185.
This particular journal focuses on the affordability and the usability of the implementation and
the research of the citizen understanding of different issues in the country. In this particular
scenario the healthcare system might have been analyzed.
3. Glasgow, Russell E., et al. "National Institutes of Health approaches to dissemination and
implementation science: current and future directions." American journal of public health 102.7
(2012): 1274-1281.
This particular journal helps in understanding the gap between the present knowledge and the
actual practice in the area of dissemination and implementation research for the future advances
in the technology. The rigor, relevance, the efficiency, collaboration and improved capacity have
been discussed in the health approaches in the concept of healthcare.

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4. Kirch, Darrell G., Mackenzie K. Henderson, and Michael J. Dill. "Physician workforce
projections in an era of health care reform." Annual review of medicine 63 (2012): 435-445.
This particular study focuses on the possible shortage of doctors and medical health care
professionals which might lead to the repealing or the defunding of the “Affordable Care Act”.
The extension of the health insurance coverage to millions of Americans is a crucial step in the
ensuring of a healthier America. The solution needs to focus on ways and needs to meet the
demand.
5. Syed, Samina T., Ben S. Gerber, and Lisa K. Sharp. "Traveling towards disease: transportation
barriers to health care access." Journal of community health 38.5 (2013): 976-993.
Transportation barriers are often considered as barriers to the healthcare access. These lead to
the rescheduled or missed appointments, delayed care or the delayed use of medication. This
might also cause poorer health outcomes in addition to poorer outcomes of health. This study
focuses on this particular aspect of healthcare.
6. West, Michael A., and Joanne Lyubovnikova. "Illusions of team working in health
care." Journal of health organization and management 27.1 (2013): 134-142.
The value of healthcare teams are appreciated and acknowledged but in reality the teams vary
quite dramatically in their structures and effectiveness in ways which can damage the team
procedures as also the patient outcomes. This study therefore highlights the important aspects of
team work having a powerful impact on the effectiveness in healthcare contexts.

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References:
Buchmueller, Thomas C., et al. "Effect of the Affordable Care Act on racial and ethnic
disparities in health insurance coverage." American journal of public health 106.8 (2016): 1416-
1421.
Evans, Angela M., and Adriana Campos. "Open government initiatives: Challenges of citizen
participation." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 32.1 (2013): 172-185.
Glasgow, Russell E., et al. "National Institutes of Health approaches to dissemination and
implementation science: current and future directions." American journal of public health 102.7
(2012): 1274-1281.
Kirch, Darrell G., Mackenzie K. Henderson, and Michael J. Dill. "Physician workforce
projections in an era of health care reform." Annual review of medicine 63 (2012): 435-445.
Syed, Samina T., Ben S. Gerber, and Lisa K. Sharp. "Traveling towards disease: transportation
barriers to health care access." Journal of community health 38.5 (2013): 976-993.
West, Michael A., and Joanne Lyubovnikova. "Illusions of team working in health care." Journal
of health organization and management 27.1 (2013): 134-142.