This 3 page paper argues that the U.S. health care system is a disgrace and needs overhaul immediately. It argues that John McCain’s proposals are unworkable and that a single-payer system should be put in place. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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on earth, its health care system ranks 37th in the world, an unacceptable situation given the resources at the nations disposal. It needs a single-payer system. Discussion There have been
many proposals to overhaul the health care system in the U.S., which is cumbersome, staggeringly complex, and outrageously expensive; in addition, there are 47 million Americans without health insurance. The
situation is intolerable and must be remedied. Presidential hopeful John McCain says that the problem is that we need to change the way we pay for healthcare. He notes that
healthcare "costs too much-and businesses and families pay more and more every year-for what is too often inadequate attention or poor care" (McCain, 2007, p. 20). The high costs of
ineffective health care, he says, coupled with the "problems in Medicare and Social Security" could lead to the collapse of the system as we know it (McCain, 2007). (Cynics might
well ask why he thinks thats a bad thing.) At any rate, after taking a few potshots at Democrats for continuing to stick up for things like Social Security and
Medicare, McCain cuts to the chase and proposes a three-fold answer to the problem. First, Americans should pay only for quality medical care; they should have "choices that are diverse
and responsive to individual needs"; and they should exercise personal responsibility in remaining healthy for as long as possible (McCain, 2007, p. 20). Unfortunately, while all of this sounds just
great, its a great deal of smoke and mirrors, because McCain provides no real specifics on how to get from here to there. For instance, he says "Everyone should
know what their care costs and the quality of the outcome, and should be able to pay only for the best outcomes, not for undergoing endless tests, procedures and office