The growing trend here in America is that millions of Americans are not covered
by healthcare insurance to receive the proper medical care they need. As of today there are
many factors within our society that affects individuals and families for reasons of not
having healthcare insurance coverage due to the loss of jobs and the down turn in the
American economy. Currently Americans with out healthcare insurance is at alarming
rates some reports give figures of 90 million Americans being uninsured during the fiscal
year of 2006 - 2007 during part of the year. 47 million Americans were reported in 2006
for a full calendar year without insurance coverage. As the United States goes through the
recession jobs will be continued to be lost on main street and in corporate America which
will makes millions more suffer with out having healthcare coverage.
Pros for universal coverage for all Americans:
The number of uninsured Americans citizens has grown well over 45 million.
Healthcare has become unaffordable for businesses and individuals
The elimination of wastefulness and inefficiencies can be done away with.
4, A centralized national data base can be utilized so that it makes diagnosis and treat
5. Medical professionals can focus more on care rather than worry about malpractice,
insurance procedures and claims.
6. Free medical services would encourage preventive medicine.
7. Patients with pre-existing conditions can still get health coverage.
“ Under this proposed plan every citizen and legal resident of the United States
would have been issued an insurance card by the health alliance” ( Hill, 1994; The white