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G o v e r n m e n t A Call for Universal Health Care by Amy Schilling GOVT 2302:American Government II. Amy Schilling writes a political speech inspired by the film, Sicko, Michael Moore’s satirical indictment of the American healthcare system. In her speech she adopts the voice of a liberal Democrat from Massachusetts who calls for universal health care. Then she reflects on a personal experience that transcends the underlying theme of Sicko and shows why national healthcare has become a salient political issue today. If anything, Ms. Schilling’s paper is a convincing call to arms and demonstrates why students should become more politically active. Gary Brown Address the U.S. House of Representatives on national health care “he perception of arrogance may be that of an affliction, an encumbrance that would otherwise allow for objective insight. It may also be viewed as an asset when applied to the appropriate situation. Our nation is many things; it encompasses wealth and power that has been derived from strength and innovation. Perhaps it is an arrogant statement to make, but I believe that a country of such greatness should be capable of taking care of its citizens. It is the character of such citizens that has persevered throughout our short history to allow us to overcome obstacles and acquire the status we have today. Yet I feel that we have faltered, because a nation that has so much is capable of having so little when charged with looking after the health and wellbeing of its population. This is the fault of every individual, as well as that of the lawmakers that we have put in place to make those vital decisions. The private health care industry–the health insurance companies and pharmaceutical firms–have betrayed the American people. The film by Michael Moore, Sicko, shines a spotlight on these betrayals. Many people with health insurance are routinely denied coverage when they become ill. Apparently, the insurance companies only want to provide coverage to healthy people in order to maximize their profits. When those healthy people get sick and need extensive medical care, many are denied the financial support they expected to receive 5 5 W r i t i n g A c r o s s t h e C u r r i c u l u m
from their insurance provider. As a result, people die because they are unable to pay for the care they need. Dr. Linda Pinot, former medical director for Humana, made a confession before Congress in 1996. She confessed that in 1987 she denied a man an operation that would have saved his life and therefore caused his death. She points out that no one has held her accountable for his death because what she did also saved the health insurance company $500,000. When did we get to this point When did doctors and health care professionals become responsible for causing death through the denial of life Where do we go from here What is the solution for the mess that is our health care system One answer to this problem could be to dissolve HMOs entirely. Get rid of the middle-man and go back to the patient paying the doctor directly in order to generate competition and drive down prices. HMOs did not exist before Nixon’s presidency. He approved the creation of these private enterprises that provide less care in order to maximize profit. However, I think the best solution lies with moving forward, and that is why I support universal health care. Opponents of universal health care, those health insurance and pharmaceutical companies that have the most to lose, have generated excessive amounts of fear. They have essentially scared many people into believing that universal health care will lead to communism and that overnight America will turn into Nazi Germany. This is ridiculous. There are many things in our society that are socialized: the postal service, libraries, police, firemen, K-12 education, and the armed forces. And personally, I’m glad for it. Many people complain that these institutions should be better. And they can be; there is always room for improvement. But I know from being raised by a single mother of three, that if she’d been expected to pay out of pocket to privately operated schools, I wouldn’t have received an education. The scare tactics are nonsense. The idea behind the ideal operation of HMOs is that many people pay into a group policy and this creates a fund so that when someone on the policy does become ill there is money to pay for their treatment. You pay in order to help everyone else, so that when your V o l u m e I V : F a l l 2 0 0 8 S p e e c h 5 6
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