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.
I’m impressed that you were willing to tackle such a controversial, current issue. I know that this topic hits a lot of people right at home. Your first resource you discussed here was particularly interesting to me. You talked about the number of people being dropped from their insurance plans. I find this especially interesting as someone that works for a non-profit hospital. We pretty much are only able to keep our doors open because of patients we have who have insurance. Without these patients, all we have are Medicare and Medicaid patients that we are lucky to get paid from. People are still going to need medical help, whether their insurance has dropped them or not. If it has dropped them, then they are more likely to go to the Emergency Department than a doctor. Therefore, the likelihood of those bills getting paid is slim. If bills don’t get paid, my hospital is forced to shut it’s doors. Although I think the dream of national health insurance is great, it’s not very realistic. I think in the end, it’s going to hurt a lot more people than help. I wish you luck in proving your argument on such a sensitive topic.
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