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More and more small businesses and employers are unable to offer insurance to their employees and health care premiums for individuals are growing between 5.8-18% every year in the last decade. The condition of the health care system in the United States is insane and fundamental reform is necessary. Of course, fundamental reform is never easy, particularly given the partisan-polarization of politics in the United States.
Despite the over 46 million American who will benefit from this type of reform, there are also groups that will "suffer," at least in their perception. First, the Republicans want to disagree with anything that the Democrats propose (Pickert, 2011). Second is the question of finances and whether or not the government can afford the proposed (and previously passed) legislation to move towards universal health care...
Many individuals who can afford health care or have it provided through insurance from employers or private plans are particularly worried about how a universal system will affect their wait times and the quality of care they currently receive (Pickert). Health care providers are concerned about how they will continue to get paid to the degree they are used to with the reform in the system (Pickert). States are concerned about whether they will have the funding from the government to maintain quality in their systems. And, finally the courts are concerned that the whole thing is Unconstitutional (Pickert). Anytime policy is introduced anywhere there are always discrepancies among different groups in regards to the response and outcomes on society. The real question, however, is whether or not it is worth it for a long-term benefit to everyone.
References
Amnesty International. (2008). Retrieved from http://amnesty.org/en/library.
Owen, C.L. (2009). Consumer-Driven Health Care: Answer to Global Competition or Threat to Social Justice?. Social Work, 54(4), 307-315. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.
Pickert, K. (2011). Obamacare Goes Under The Knife. Time, 177(2), 48-51. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.
WHO. (2008). Commission on social determinants of health: Final report. Retrieved from http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2008/9789241563703_eng_part3.pdf.
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