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Universal Healthcare: Why America Should Implement Its Benefits
Breendina A. Pleshe
Grand Canyon University
PHI-105: 21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Beverly Santelli
January 10th, 2021
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Universal Healthcare: Why America Should Implement Its Benefits
In the United States, per capita health care spending is higher than in any other country,
more than thirty-seven million Americans do not have health insurance, and 41 million more do
not have enough access to care (Galvani, et al., 2020). A Universal healthcare plan yet has the
potential to improve the availability and effectiveness of American health services. It is typically
structured around offering either health care or the means to access them to all residents or those
who cannot afford their own with the overall aim of enhancing health outcomes. Some systems
are government-funded, while others like America’s are based on a requirement that all citizens
purchase private health insurance. Universal Healthcare funded by the government should be
implemented in the United States of America because it would give health insurance to the many
Americans that are now uninsured, increase their preventive care, and eliminate the
administrative and overall costs.
Health Insurance
Universal Healthcare would give insurance to the many Americans that are now
uninsured. Seventy-eight million Americans do not have adequate healthcare insurance, 24% of
that include fully uninsured individuals and those for whom out-of-pocket expenses and
deductibles are unreasonably high compared to their wages (Galvani, et al., 2020). The United
Kingdom runs with an excellent government-funded universal health care system they call the
National Health System, in which their citizens are entitled to healthcare, however, can buy
private insurance as well. It is known to be one of the most efficient in the world. Adversely, the
United States has built a fragmented for-profit system that is more costly than its European
counterparts and provides worse outcomes than other high-income countries’ health care
Universal Healthcare: Why America Should Implement Its Benefits
Breendina A. Pleshe
Grand Canyon University
PHI-105: 21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Beverly Santelli
January 10th, 2021
, 2
Universal Healthcare: Why America Should Implement Its Benefits
In the United States, per capita health care spending is higher than in any other country,
more than thirty-seven million Americans do not have health insurance, and 41 million more do
not have enough access to care (Galvani, et al., 2020). A Universal healthcare plan yet has the
potential to improve the availability and effectiveness of American health services. It is typically
structured around offering either health care or the means to access them to all residents or those
who cannot afford their own with the overall aim of enhancing health outcomes. Some systems
are government-funded, while others like America’s are based on a requirement that all citizens
purchase private health insurance. Universal Healthcare funded by the government should be
implemented in the United States of America because it would give health insurance to the many
Americans that are now uninsured, increase their preventive care, and eliminate the
administrative and overall costs.
Health Insurance
Universal Healthcare would give insurance to the many Americans that are now
uninsured. Seventy-eight million Americans do not have adequate healthcare insurance, 24% of
that include fully uninsured individuals and those for whom out-of-pocket expenses and
deductibles are unreasonably high compared to their wages (Galvani, et al., 2020). The United
Kingdom runs with an excellent government-funded universal health care system they call the
National Health System, in which their citizens are entitled to healthcare, however, can buy
private insurance as well. It is known to be one of the most efficient in the world. Adversely, the
United States has built a fragmented for-profit system that is more costly than its European
counterparts and provides worse outcomes than other high-income countries’ health care
