I propose that moving towards a more universal health care system will have a great impact on our country. It will have advantages and even some disadvantages, but the benefits will outweigh the costs. In 1993 president Clinton advocated for a universal health care system to lower the medicare budget, but the proposal received a lot of backlash. Hospitals, doctors, and insurance companies did not favor the universal health care system so much that it was not able to get pass congress (Film: Obama’s Deal). When the Affordable Care Act was implemented during President Obama’s presidency it did improve certain aspects of the United States healthcare system however, it had too many exceptions to be truly universal. The affordable care act promises to bring health insurance to millions of uncovered people, but the congress explicitly excluded a large portion of United States residents: the undocumented population. …show more content…
With a universal system it will not discriminate against anyone, and create equality for all of society. The current dysfunctional and market driven system leaves Americans with limited coverage that will cause more health issues, and eventually lead to more financial deficit (Himmelstein and Woolhandler 2010). The Affordable Care Act was thought to revolutionize our healthcare system, but it did not achieve the significant problems of our healthcare system: costs and quality (Weissert 2010). We can do better than this, and we should under your presidency. The Affordable Care Act was a good start, but to really revamp American health and the American healthcare system we should adopt a more universal health care