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The Political Debate Surrounding the Current Healthcare System in the US

Introduction and Discussion

Healthcare is one the most debated topic facing the US government. Health care reforms are important in regulating the healthcare system in the country. Health care reforms represent a subset of health care policy. However, it is significant to identify non-regulatory factors of healthcare reform. These factors include the power of market forces on the healthcare value and medical reports from the Institute of Medicine showing medical errors.

Medicare is underwritten by the US government and presents health insurance for more citizens than any other payer does. Therefore, revisions in Medicare repayment principles comprise an important element of healthcare reform.

The Dilemma of the Uninsured

On average, Americans spend a lot of money for their health that is 18% of GDP against 11.5% in France. However, these costs are unevenly distributed. People, who are not covered with insurance, are as many as 46 million and represent16% of the population. Therefore, the risk of being badly treated, or adversely affected by health problem, is great. Barrack Obama has pledged to reform this unjust system, but his project, rather modest as compared to European systems, is described as "socialist" by Republicans.

Unfortunately, the process of healthcare reform had not significantly influenced the issue of supplying uninsured citizens with easier access to healthcare services. At some point, it is probable that the government may assign additional resources to the healthcare services provided to the uninsured people (Finger, pp.132).

The American state and society still require companies to finance and share the burden of public health. In this country, the health system rests primarily on the shoulders of private companies, which buy insurance to protect their employees, which is neither right nor fair. All we know is that it is something inherited from the days of slavery, when the masters were responsible for health, food, lodging, farm tools and clothing of the slaves. In the modern era, the responsibility lies with the government.

The health care system in the United States of America is owned and operated by both public and private sectors. The country has no single system nationwide (Guglielmo 2000). The largest provider of health services is a competitive private sector. Approximately 70% of the population is covered with a system of private health insurance which is usually contracted through the employer, with joint contributions of employer and employee.

On average, Americans spend a lot of money for their health that is 18% of GDP against 11.5% in France. These costs are unevenly distributed. Those who are not covered with insurance are as many as 46 million and represents16% of the population.

Barrack Obama has pledged to reform this unjust system, but his project, rather modest compared to European systems, is described as "socialist" by Republicans. Americans are currently covered in a very different way. In France, everyone contributes to the health insurance agencies that are managed by employers, unions and the state. This agency reimburses the expenses of insured persons.

In the United States, however, those who ...