Argumentative Essay On Healthcare

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Presidential Paper I agree with Bernie Sanders wants everybody in the U.S to have health insurance regardless of their income. He is protesting that insurance is a right and not a privilege, and I agree with that statement because everybody has health issues. Some more complex than others, but it’s still a necessity to have something kind of assurance that you’ll get the help you need. Bernie Sanders has proposed intelligent ideas, but they may not be what he promises to be. Sanders declared “health care must be recognized as a right, not a privilege. Every man, women, and child in our country should be able to access the health care they need regardless of their income. The only long term solution to America’s health care crisis is a single …show more content…

He is planning to spend six trillion dollars less than what we are currently spending every single year. Right now, the U.S is spending about ten thousand dollars per person which adds up to three trillion dollars per year. In other words, he is planning to get the country out of debt with the money we aren’t using for the Medicare. When you propose all these things, it sounds phenomenal to have more Medicare coverage for less, but analysts say it’s too good to be true. According to media and Kenneth Thorpe, an Emory Universal Health-Care expert who worked in the Bill Clinton, “finds that Mrs. Sanders’ proposal would actually harm many working beneficiaries of Medicaid, the state- federal health care plan for the poor and the near poor”. He claims that that Sanders’ plan would break the banks. Sander’s exclaims that “patients will be able to choose a health care provider without worrying about whether that provider is in network and will be able to get the care they need without having to read any fine print or trying to figure out how they can afford the out- of -pocket cost”. It makes sense why he wants us all to have the same provider. He wants to prevent all the arguing with insurance companies when they fail to pay for charges. It’ll save