Health Care Debate

The Healthcare Debate

The Health Care Debate

It is nearly impossible to turn on a television, listen to the radio, or read a newspaper and not receive information pertaining to the Health Care debate.

It has been assessed that the current state of the United States’ healthcare system is damaged. It is nearly impossible to turn on the television without some pendant talking about how if the system is unchanged it will become unsustainable for future generations. The US spends more on health care than any other industrialized country. It is assessed that four factors contribute to the notable differences between the United States’ healthcare system and that of other countries. The first cause of these disparities is the United States’ high level of chronic health conditions. Obesity and smoking are assessed to contribute to this. Its assesses that 5 to 7 percent of the United States ‘health care cost was linked to obesity in the late 1990’s verses Canada’s 2-3.5 percent. The second factor associated to the US health care system

The debate over health care has never put into question the state and future outlook of the problems. The debate has been focused around decided who has the better views on how to fix said problems. Various organizationsvand/or groups have there ideas on how to fix the problem the system faces. The three factions that appear to be in oposation are the Democratic party, the Republican party, and various interest groups that repesent the insurance/hospital industries. It is these opposing views that have lead to the issue becoming so controversial.

Democratic views

Republican views

Insurance industry views

The heath care debate is a mask for a deeper struggle that's taking place in Washington DC. The conflict revolves around the Democratic and Republican parties beding for control of Capital Hill (House of Repesentitives and Senate). Why it is important to the current American political...