Pros And Cons Of Obama Care

Unlike many other countries, the United States has both private and public healthcare options. Private insurance companies are often offered through employers or are available on the healthcare market at a higher cost. Public insurance is meant to help people who cannot afford these private insurance agencies. The involvement of our government within these two groups, often leads people into the debate of other healthcare options, such as universal healthcare, and if our government should be taking such an active role in our healthcare industry.

Many people assume Obama was the first president to challenge a change in healthcare for the United States because of his involvement with Obamacare. However, the Clinton administration and many others before him, also debated the pros and cons of implementing government funded healthcare. Medicare, Medicaid, and Tricare are all examples of different ways our government has been

This Act was passed in 1986 by Congress and prevented hospitals from denying or withholding treatment to any individual based on their lack of health insurance. Even though this Act and these government funded sectors of healthcare are widely accepted throughout our country, the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is not quite as easily accepted, but why?

Universal healthcare provides citizens with healthcare which is fully funded by the government. This form of healthcare is practiced by many countries around the world. Canada, the Netherlands, and Australia for example, use different forms of universal healthcare. Before Obama passed the Affordable Care Act in 2010, “the U.S. spent $6,697 per capita on healthcare services, which was more than double the per capita expenditures of the report’s six other surveyed countries. Canada, which spent $3,326 per capita, was the next highest-spending country.” (Rhea,