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Choose at least two of the following prompts to discuss in your reply posts:

1. Do people have a right to health care? Please include arguments discussed in Ethical Debate in Chapter 9 on p. 204.
2. Find a classmate and discuss the eight measures of health care systems and explain why each is important?
3. Compare and contrast the health care system in the United States with the system in one other country. Explain which system you would prefer.

The ideal answer should include the following: each classmate response must be at least 200 words. Additional or lengthy responses may improve one’s grade.

1. Do people have a right to health care? Please include arguments discussed in Ethical Debate in Chapter 9 on p. 204.

There are rights to which we are entitled, simply by virtue of our humanity. Human rights exist independent of our culture, religion, race, nationality, or economic status. Only by the free exercise of those rights can we enjoy a life of dignity. Among all the rights to which we are entitled, health care may be the most intersectional and crucial. Universal health care is crucial to the ability of the most marginalized segments of any population to live lives of dignity. Without our health we literally do not live, let alone live with dignity. The right to health for all people means that everyone should have access to the health services they need, when and where they need them, without suffering financial hardship. Everyone has the right to privacy and to be treated with respect and dignity. In chapter 9 it argues that two major cause are globalization and economic pressures has expanded access to medical and scientific knowledge. Also, in the United states, access to treatments is limited only by the ability to pay.

1. Define the eight measures of health care systems discussed in the textbook and explain why each is important.

The eight measure of health care systems are nature of system (An open system whose elements, boundary, and relationships exist independently of human control), entrepreneurial(it has the ability to improve standards of living and create wealth), social insurance (to ensure that a group of individuals are insured or protected against the risk of any emergencies that lead to financial problems), national health insurance (provides financial protection in case you have a serious accident or illness), national health system with entrepreneurial elements, multiple options providing increasingly equal access and system in tatters.

1. Compare and contrast the health care system in the United States with the system in one other country. Explain which system you would prefer.

In the U.S, the role of private enterprise is very high and in Great Britain it is low but rising. There is no universal coverage in the U.S. but there it in Great Britain. However, both payment mechanism for hospital doctors are salaried.

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The debate on whether or not people have a right to health care is one that can truly make or break somebody’s campaign as it is a deciding factor for many Americans when voting. Generally speaking, Democrats (or more liberal people) are known for wanting universal health care (such as Obamacare) and Republicans (or more conservative people) are known for feeling like universal health care should not be a thing. For the sake of this course and what we have learned so far, the concept of individualism is what is really being decided upon. People who side with individualist beliefs and practices feel that everyone should be responsible for themselves (Weitz, R., p.198). Legally, people do not have a right to health care in the United States as it is not a part of our constitutional rights, but I personally believe that people should have a right to health care and that it should be provided to all citizens. With this being said, I side with the idea of social justice.

If we look at the way Canada runs their country and the fact that their health care system is ranked the second-best in the world, maybe we can learn how to implement this amongst our nation. Canada had the Canada Health Act of 1984 implemented causing health insurance to cover all medically necessary services (besides mental health) as well as forcing insurance to be universal (Weitz, R., p.206). Every developed nation besides the United States has health care considered as a basic human right. The United States does not have a health care system, instead, we have pricey health care and government insurance programs (like Medicaid and Medicare) that provide health care coverage to poor, disabled, and elderly persons. Knowing people who had Medicaid, I know that not everything is paid for by the government as there are still things like co-pays that the patient has to pay for out of pocket, simply highlighting the fact that Americans are paying to be healthy. If it wasn’t clear, I would most definitely prefer the Canadian health care system.

The eight measures of health care systems include universal coverage, portable and comprehensive benefits, geographically accessible care, affordable coverage, financial efficiency, and consumer choice. Universal coverage is the most basic measure of any nation’s health care system because this guarantees health care to all citizens and legal residents of the country (Weitz, R., p.198). Whether a health care system offers portable benefits is nearly as important as universal coverage because people may lose their insurance from moving or having a change in income if the benefits are not portable (Weitz, R., p.198). Comprehensive benefits are whether or not a health care system offers all of the essential services needed by individuals (Weitz, R., p.200). Geographically accessible care is important because it allows people from all over to have more reliable and dependable care access despite how far they may be from the nearest city (Weitz, R., p.199). Whether or not health care is affordable plays a large role in evaluating health care systems because having access does not help anybody if they cannot afford it (Weitz, R., p.200). Financial efficiency determines whether the health care system operates in a financially efficient manner while consumer choice is the ability of citizens and residents to be able to receive a reasonable level of choice in comparison to different economic classes(Weitz, R., p.201). Each measure should be taken into account when evaluating health care systems.