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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 DeathHealthcare is a fundamental human right, and all individuals andcommunities should have access to the health services they need.Unfortunately, in the United States, that is not the case. With nouniversal healthcare system, some have no health insurance, or they payfor 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 theones that don't have the same access to health care as the nonmarginalized.Most democrats are for some form of government healthcare, whereasit seems most republicans are opposed. "Although there is disagreementabout what actions should be taken on most political and economicissues, there is general agreement on the basic human right to goodhealth" (de la Torre, 208).The Coronavirus shines a light on the problems in the United Stateshealthcare system since so many people became unemployed they alsolost health insurance. Employers can not keep the same coverage forremaining employees because they can not afford it. Healthcare is abusiness and "continues to be a profit-making venture" (DeLa Torre217). Healthcare workers are putting their lives on the line every day,not always having the proper equipment to protect themselves againstCovid-19. " The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 900,000 on Friday2/4/22, less than two months after eclipsing 800,000. The two-yeartotal, as compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is greater than thepopulation of Indianapolis, San Francisco, or Charlotte, North Carolina"(Kennedy and Sweet). With these kinds of numbers how can the US notre-evaluate the healthcare system and make changes?

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