Is it Possible that Americans Can Have Universal Health Care in the Near Future?
May 1, 2007
Universal Health Care is a system the government has proposed for the American people to ensure that there is some type of health coverage for everyone. There are large debates on whether or not the American people will ever see this program put in place.
The main reason for all of the skepticism is that the government has been trying to get a program like this in place for almost a century. The American people have had their hopes raised by so many different politicians promising health care for everyone, only to have those hopes dashed as the politicians failed in their quest. Those same skeptics also question why other countries have had some type of insurance to offer their people when our own country can’t seem to get one in place.
However, it looks like the future of Universal health care could be within our grasp as some states are putting forth a more aggressive effort to make sure all residents have some kind of health insurance. At least one state has proposed a bill, which was approved, that states all its residents will be required to have health coverage or they will face a fine if they don’t comply. That state has expanded the health care choices for their residents from private insurers, which are subsidized by the state, to offer inexpensive choices for those who can’t afford regular health coverage.
Some of the other states are following suit and coming up with their own plans to enforce. As our country’s universal health coverage inches forward to being a reality for our American people, the time it takes to get there could be long off. It appears the health coverage plan is moving forward, but there are still kinks that need to be ironed out within the system.
Ideally, in order for a universal health coverage plan to work, insurers would need to provide inexpensive insurance to the uncovered residents, while keeping tax hikes to a minimum. This is the part that leaves the politicians frustrated. As this problem has hindered the progression of a universal health care plan, experts predict that the federal government will ultimately have to step in if nothing can be solved at the state levels.
