Universal Health Care

Table of Contents

Introduction
What Is Universal Healthcare?
Health Care Spending
Health Care in a Global Context
Historic Debate on Universal Health Care
Obamacare and Medicare for All
Public Opinion
Pros
- Pro 1: The U.S. already has universal health care for some. The government should expand the system to protect everyone.
- Pro 2: Universal health care would lower costs and prevent medical bankruptcy.
- Pro 3: Universal health care would improve individual and national health outcomes.
Pro Quotes
Cons
- Con 1: Universal health care for everyone in the U.S. promises only government inefficiency and health care that ignores the realities of the country and the free market.
- Con 2: Universal health care would raise costs for the federal government and taxpayers.
- Con 3: Universal health care would increase wait times for basic care and make Americans’ health worse.
Con Quotes
Six U.S.-Signed Treaties and Declarations Recognizing a Right to Health Care
- World Health Organization Constitution
- International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
- International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
- Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- World Health Assembly Resolution 58.33
Discussion Questions
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