Persuasive Essay On Universal Healthcare

Sarah Larson

Mrs. Onstad

English 11

17 February 2023

Universal Healthcare

Barnes 2022 article “112 Million Americans Struggle to Pay For Health Care: Survey” on The Hill website states that “Americans are increasingly getting priced out of the system. We must begin to change this trajectory with smarter policies that put patients over profits.” Many people believe that the US should have universal healthcare so that everyone has access to healthcare services, while others believe that universal healthcare will lead to government-run healthcare and a lower quality of healthcare. The 2023 article “Universal Health Coverage'' on the World Health Organization website states that universal health coverage means that all people have access to the

Universal Health Care Could Have Saved More Than 330,000 U.S. Lives during COVID states that the U.S. also could have saved $105.6 billion in health-care costs associated with hospitalizations from the disease—on top of the estimated $438 billion that could be saved in a non pandemic year. In recent years COVID has cost the US billions of dollars in healthcare services. This could have been prevented if the US had universal healthcare services. If people in the US had free rights to medical services, they could receive the simple treatments that would prevent diseases like COVID in the future. Once sicknesses and diseases get more intense the medical services that are needed cost more money. This money could be used for other important things in the US economy. Universal Health Care Pros and Cons states that according to a study in the Lancet that looked at data from over 100 countries, “evidence suggests that broader health coverage generally leads to better access to necessary care and improved population health, particularly for poor people.” If the population has improved health the economy has a more reliable workforce and is therefore more efficient. If the US had universal healthcare everyone would have access to treatments to sicknesses as simple as the flu. When people are unable to receive these services the sicknesses spread to others in their environment. Less sickness in the environment leads to healthier workforce. This helps the economy become more successful. Universal Health Care Pros and Cons states that if the United States implemented a universal right to health care, businesses would no longer have to pay for employee health insurance policies. Universal healthcare would not only help save money in the healthcare system but also in businesses in our economy. Many entry level wage positions provide their workers with health insurance. Healthcare