Critical Analysis: Healthcare as a Right or Privilege, and Bias

This essay critically examines the ongoing debate of whether healthcare should be considered a right or a privilege, particularly within the context of the United States and the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The author explores the arguments for both sides, citing Senator Bernie Sanders' perspective that healthcare is a right and should be treated as such, while also acknowledging the current system where healthcare access is often tied to insurance. Additionally, the essay delves into the concept of confirmation bias, its potential pitfalls, and strategies to mitigate its influence on decision-making and information processing. The essay concludes by emphasizing the importance of critical thinking and objective analysis when addressing complex issues like healthcare policy and societal values, highlighting the need for a nuanced understanding of the arguments presented. The essay also cites relevant sources to support the discussion.

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1. Is health care a right for all people?
The issue whether the healthcare is a right, privilege or responsibility is a discussion
that was dumb for quite some time not until the implementation of the Affordable Care Act,
commonly referred to as the Obama care (Protection, 2010). This immediate implementation of
the Act reignited the discussion whether in United States the health care being provided is a right
or a privilege. Healthcare is not directly entitled in our Constitution as a right since our founding
fathers were so much in liberty, justice, and poverty eradication. According to Sen. Bernie
Sanders, the senator from Vermont, Health care is a right for all Americans and not a privilege.
He indicates that a recent study which established issues to contribute to 60 percent of the
numerous bankruptcies. He insists that health care should be regarded as a right, and which is the
way every other country treats health care, and also the same way we should treat such other
similar basic needs.
Audrey R. Chapman in her book, Health Care reform, she argues that health care
should be a fundamental right insisting the government should ensure that they establish goals
which provide the right to health care rather than the right to health which is logical (Chapman,
1994). Regarding this, my opinion is that health care is not a right, but with the implication of
ACA there are better hopes (Protection, 2010).
As per the stand on health care in the country it is the sole responsibility of the
individual citizen to take care of their health care, however with new progress and strives in the
docket future is gunning. It is the sole responsibility of the American government to take care of
their citizen's healthcare as it is the case across the globe hence some legislation not just ACA
should be put in place.

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In conclusion, healthcare in America has not been adopted as the fundamental right as it is
in other countries and remains privileges through insurance which is available to few persons.
2. Confirmation bias
Confirmation bias can be regarded as the tendency to interpret or search for information
in a way which confirms ones, perceived ideas, preconceptions leading to statistical errors. It is
one of the worst fallacy since one may happen to conclude on the wrong information as
presented jeopardizing any topic or task allocated. Confirmation also has shortfalls such as one
cannot be able to learn more information regarding a topic they have a presumed conclusion.
Confirmation bias is one fallacy which could also bring drifts in any organization given steadfast
stand on policies (Hernandez, 2013).
They are several ways one could make use to overcome confirmation bias, some of which
include, brainstorming of the information that is being relayed. With a short brainstorming lays
away our biases. One should also take all present ideas on table into perspective and stop
jumping to quick conclusions based on the agenda brought forth. Proving oneself wrong is also
another key step to overcoming the biases. Investigation of the hypothesis is also another way to
overcome a presumed conclusion in mind. As we perform the studies, the additional information
shall invariably be analyzed to disconfirm or confirm the issues (Hernandez, 2013).

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Works Cited
Chapman, A. R. (1994). Health care reform: A human rights approach. Georgetown University
Press.
Hernandez, I. &. (2013). Disfluency disrupts the confirmation bias. Journal of Experimental
Social Psychology, 49(1), 178-182.
Protection, P. &. (2010). Patient protection and affordable care act. Public law, 111(148), 1.