Health care issues are closely connected human life. It is a very important to obtain appropriate health care programs and insurance in our life because most health and medical problems are not solved by individual ability and money without suitable government and public support. However, many Americans who are still placed in low socioeconomic status or lived with the aged do not have suitable medical measures. Furthermore, most of all industrialized nations adopt a single medical solution as one part of the social security policies. Therefore, the U. S. federal and state governments must try to provide the nation an appropriate health care program and support to solve the nation’s health and medical problems.
First of all, because medical expense is too expensive in the U.S., most poor people, some lower middle class people, the aged households have experienced a lot of difficulty about medical issues. Especially the aged households which expose various diseases have more serious suffering about medical problems. According to the report and survey’s results form Sara, Karen, Cathy, Michelle, & Jennifer (2006), “One-third of all respondents have medical bill problems or accrued medical debt, and nearly one-quarter (23%) said there was a time they went without needed medical care because of cost. Older workers and their spouses with low and moderate incomes are worried about the affordability of healthcare insurance coverage: over half of old workers with incomes below $40,000 and two of five (42%) with incomes between $40,000 and $60,000 said they were “very worried” about being able to afford healthcare insurance.” (pp. vii- viii). These results of research and survey well exhibit seriousness of health care issue in the U.S. Also, these results well show that the medical issue is universal problem in our society. In other word, not only poor people, but also middle class and the aged households have some medical problems. If the U. S. government realizes seriousness of the nation’s medical measures, the U. S. government will reform medical system to support and solve all of the nation’s medical issues.
Next, health care issue is one of the most important government welfare policies. Especially, under the situation which gets wider gap between rich and poor in the capitalistic society, if many low socioeconomic class people do not receive benefit from an appropriate health care program, it may became a serious social problem. For example, a poor family’s child has a serious medical problem, such as inborn heart disease and leukemia. They obviously experienced a lot of suffering because of this disease and monetary problem. Sometimes, any one of the family members may commit crime to solve their family’s trouble. If these problems are continuously accumulated in our society, they can be enormous social risk of our society. On the other hand, although the U.S is the richest country of the world, it has kept the worst medical system. According to the By Battista, R, J., & McCabe, J (1999), “The United States is the only industrialized nation that does not guarantee access to health care as a right of citizenship while 28 industrialized nations have single payer universal health care systems” (Shared Path section, para. 1). The fact that most of all industrialized nations have a single medical solution for the nation’s health and welfare is a very shocking to the U.S. government and American people. Social security system is fundamental policy to prevent general social crisis, furthermore national health policy which charges peoples’ health and life is one of the most important government policies. The U. S. government has to provide the nation a suitable public medical service through national health policy reform.
In conclusion, providing the social security service is one of the most important government’s duties. The U.S. which is the best nation in the world doesn’t have an appropriate health care system yet. If the U.S. government wants to achieve position as the best developed country and provide the nation a satisfactory public medical service, the U. S. government will attempt to reform national medical system.
[References]
Battista, R, J., & McCabe, J. (1999). The Case for Single Payer, Universal Health Care for the United States. Connecticut Coalition Universal Health Care. Retrieved December 21, 2006, from http://cthealth.server101.com/the_case_for_universal_health_care_in_the_united_states.htm.
Sara, R, C., Karen, D., Cathy, S., Michelle, M, Doty., & Jennifer, L, K. (2006). Health Coverage For Aging Baby Boomers: Finding From the Commonwealth Fund Survey of Older Adults.
Sharon, O. (n, d.). Baby Boomers and Healthcare: What are the Problems, and What Can Be Done?. About : Senior Living. Retrieved from http://seniorliving.about.com/od/manageyourmoney/a/healthcarecosts.htm.
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