Thursday, November 7, 2013
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
I believe these are good articles to use for essay
because it does have more than one point of view and it talks about the affects
it is going to have on the people. I still need to do further research on how
it’s going to affect doctors, but so far it seems it will have a negative effect
on them because they will be required to see too many people at a time and the
quality won’t be as good because they don’t have the time. That goes with the
waiting in line, too many patients, basically getting in almost for free,
causing the docs to see more people in order to keep up with their bills.
The first source is from townhall.com. It has five
different people who speak about how the new health reform has affected them
and their families. One of the men
speaks about having leukemia and how he lost his insurance because of the
health plan. He got a letter from his insurance company telling him they were
going to “drop the plan he had because of the new regulations under Obamacare”,
the plan he originally had actually helped him pay for almost all of his
leukemia treatments. Instead of him paying a smaller, more affordable amount to
the hospital, his out of pocket cost is now going to be almost five times more
than what it would have been.
Another couple that has been affected actually voted
for Obama and was very proud to say they voted for him and support him in all
he does. This couple paid for their own health insurance, but their current
plan was being replaced with this new government health plan, and their plan
also went well up. They will end up paying “$1800 dollars more a year for an
individual policy and $10,000 more for their family of four”. The husband said
he was laughing at all the crazy news about the new health plan until they got
the letter to let them know their plan would also rise.
Hawkins, John. “5 Scandalous Obamacare Horror
Stories.” Townhall.com. Townhall
Magazine, 19 October 2013. Web. 5 November 2013.
The second source is from the school’s library
database. It speaks about how the government plan will affect everyone meaning
in the future it is going to end up “costing jobs, heath insurance premiums and
deductibles will increase.” Government spending will also increase and a lot of
people who get insurance through their jobs will lose the plan they have. Obama
promised all these people they would be able to keep their health plan they
already have, but he knew for a long time if would end up costing people more
to keep it because of what insurance companies are required to offer
insurance/policy holders whether they want it or not. The reason Obama knew
what he was doing is because of the high pricing of regular insurance, people
can’t afford it, forcing them to go with the government plan. Who wants to pay
for a high costing insurance plan? The current health plan will take taxes out
of the younger generations to help for the elderly and all the Medicare
expenses. The big worry is who is going to pay for the younger generations in
the future. The government wants to pay for these high costing plans that cost
more than anyone can even afford. It’s going to put the county more in debt
than actually helping the country.
LeBon, Cherylyn Harley. “Obamacare’s Costs Revealed.
(Cover Story).” Independent 23.2
(2013): 1. Points of View Reference
Center. Web. 5 Nov. 2013.
The third source is also from townhall.com. It
basically is speaking about how with the new plan we are being set back instead
of going forward. “Insurance is all about risks.” People have insurance because
they are taking a risk of possible getting sick. It goes on to talk about how
if auto insurance could pay for oil changes that would make it cheaper. People all over have different ideas of they
think they should spend money on when it comes to their health. Again, it’s all
about risk, but with the new healthcare plan, the government is requiring to
pay some amount. It’s just another way for them to be able to control people to
make them less self efficient. “Instead
of directly helping those particular people to get insurance, the
"solution" was to expand the government's power over everybody,
including people who already had health insurance that they wanted to keep.”
Sowell, Thomas. “An
old ‘New’ Program” Townhall.com. Townhall
Magazine, 5 Novmeber 2013. Web. 5 November 2013.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
These two articles are more to get an idea of the history of
healthcare. I think these will be helpful because I always think history is an
important part of how a lot of things develop, especially something as big as
this healthcare act.
From what I got out of this article; in the early 1900’s a
thought process came about to try and help sick people all over the U.S. The need to take care of sick people was on
the rise and this article is basically describing how the different health care
plans came about. In the early 1900’s medical professions came up with plans to
help and accept different amounts of money from people of different incomes. It
was a plan for doctor’s to choose who to accept and what types of insurance
they could accept. Caring for so many people seemed like a good idea for people
to be insured. Government plans have been thought up of before in the past, but
the government wasn’t paying enough of what they said to medical professionals.
That’s why the individual plans were such a hit. “Very low payments to primary
care doctors by Medicaid in many states, which discourage doctors from treating
Medicaid patients, will rise to match Medicare payments in 2014, again funded
by federal money” (Light 129). Another interesting quote towards prescription
drugs, “too many forget that in 1989, Congress repealed a major reform of
Medicare it has passed in 1988 that covered prescription drugs and reduced
co-payments for hospital and physician care, because of a backlash by those who
would have to pay for it” (Rice, Desmond, and Gabel).
Donald W Light. “Historical and comparative reflections on
the U.S. national health insurance reforms.” Social Science & Medicine 72 (20110: 129-132. Print
This second article has pros and cons of different types of
scenarios in health care ranging from the people, different health care
providers including medical professionals as well. The first scenario talks
about the pro side. It’s saying health
care is a right and should be accessed to everyone. “It is society’s obligation
to provide health care for all” (Pariser 151). The great thing about it is
everyone will be eligible for health insurance and everyone has an equal chance
of getting the healthcare they think they need. The con side of this is, is if
you look back in history, healthcare was never part of the declaration. “The
Declaration of Independence of the United States of America enumerates the
right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” (Pariser 152). If people
read the history of their own country they would see healthcare isn’t even
mentioned anywhere as being a right or a have to have. It’s a privilege.
David M. Pariser, MD. “Ethical considerations in health care
reform: Pros and cons of the affordable care act.” Clinics in Dermatology
(2012) 30, 151-155. Print.
Monday, October 28, 2013
Thursday, October 24, 2013
This photo was posted on images for affordable health care
act. This photo definitely goes back to my research question about is it really
affordable and how it will affect us all. It shows a little bit of humor here
as well because everyone is dressed up. There is a man dressed up as a doctor,
a man wearing some type of skeleton mask, then you can see a little bit behind
the doctor is a man wearing sunglasses holding a sign asking “Where’s the
freedom? “. I wonder if it’s because
they want to hide their identity. The main focus of this photo looks like it is
on the “doctor” obviously dressed up and wearing a mask. This man’s idea seems
to offset itself, in a jokingly manner of course, but the mask has a big smile
while holding the sign saying “Obamacare, turning your doctor’s office into the
DMV”. We all know that is a big joke,
because none of us like waiting in line at the DMV, its dreadful!
They are all standing what looks to be by the capitol,
protesting, what I think to be against this new “affordable health care act”. The people protesting seem to have the same
ideas as me. With everyone being able to afford health care, too many people are
going to be waiting to get in for a doctor’s appointment which could be hours!
This is why it will possibly be similar to waiting at the DMV. Do these protestors really have the right
idea? Are they worried about getting in
to see a doctor, just for a regular check up? Will people want to start getting
into the medical field to help them get in to see a doctor faster? Will this
increase healthcare jobs? These are questions that come to mind when I see this
photo.
Like I have said before, it is great we will all be able to
afford healthcare, but in the end is it going to be worth what we are going to
deal with? Yes it will be affordable, but when will we get in to see a doctor?
Works Cited
Blogger: Heather. Sherman, Mark. “Associated Press writers Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Charles Babington,
Jessica Gresko, Jesse J. Holland and David Espo contributed to this report.”
Health care overhaul: health care law
survives, with Robert’ help. June 28, 2012
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