Discussion 5 Life and Death
Reflection on U.S. healthcare inequalities, political divides, and COVID-19 impacts, highlighting the urgent need for reform and universal access to care.
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RST 200 DISCUSSION #5: Life and Death
Healthcare is a fundamental human right, and all individuals and
communities should have access to the health services they need.
Unfortunately, in the United States, that is not the case. With no
universal healthcare system, some have no health insurance, or they pay
for it out of pocket, causing them to use up their life savings, sell assets,
or borrow, destroying their futures and often those of their children.
The most affected seem to be the marginalized in society, they are the
ones that don't have the same access to health care as the non
marginalized.
Most democrats are for some form of government healthcare, whereas
it seems most republicans are opposed. "Although there is disagreement
about what actions should be taken on most political and economic
issues, there is general agreement on the basic human right to good
health" (de la Torre, 208).
The Coronavirus shines a light on the problems in the United States
healthcare system since so many people became unemployed they also
lost health insurance. Employers can not keep the same coverage for
remaining employees because they can not afford it. Healthcare is a
business and "continues to be a profit-making venture" (DeLa Torre
217). Healthcare workers are putting their lives on the line every day,
not always having the proper equipment to protect themselves against
Covid-19. " The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 900,000 on Friday
2/4/22, less than two months after eclipsing 800,000. The two-year
total, as compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is greater than the
population of Indianapolis, San Francisco, or Charlotte, North Carolina"
(Kennedy and Sweet). With these kinds of numbers how can the US not
re-evaluate the healthcare system and make changes?
Healthcare is a fundamental human right, and all individuals and
communities should have access to the health services they need.
Unfortunately, in the United States, that is not the case. With no
universal healthcare system, some have no health insurance, or they pay
for it out of pocket, causing them to use up their life savings, sell assets,
or borrow, destroying their futures and often those of their children.
The most affected seem to be the marginalized in society, they are the
ones that don't have the same access to health care as the non
marginalized.
Most democrats are for some form of government healthcare, whereas
it seems most republicans are opposed. "Although there is disagreement
about what actions should be taken on most political and economic
issues, there is general agreement on the basic human right to good
health" (de la Torre, 208).
The Coronavirus shines a light on the problems in the United States
healthcare system since so many people became unemployed they also
lost health insurance. Employers can not keep the same coverage for
remaining employees because they can not afford it. Healthcare is a
business and "continues to be a profit-making venture" (DeLa Torre
217). Healthcare workers are putting their lives on the line every day,
not always having the proper equipment to protect themselves against
Covid-19. " The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 900,000 on Friday
2/4/22, less than two months after eclipsing 800,000. The two-year
total, as compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is greater than the
population of Indianapolis, San Francisco, or Charlotte, North Carolina"
(Kennedy and Sweet). With these kinds of numbers how can the US not
re-evaluate the healthcare system and make changes?
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