Health Care Controversies
Healthcare has always been an issue in the United States. I was shocked to see that from 2008 to 2009, 7.5 million children were uninsured. Many of those children were those in poverty. Not to judge anyone, it was not hard to believe that Hispanic children had a higher uninsured rate than the other races. I guess this may have something to do with many Hispanics who are new to the country or just cannot afford it. It is sad to see that the poor populations have to go without health insurance. In my opinion, that really doesn’t make sense. How are they expected to be able to afford insurance if they can barely put food in their tables? This is just another benefit that those in poverty are not capable of having. With that being said, if those in low income populations do have to go to the hospital, they acquire another expense. Doctor and hospital bills are not cheap. Health care costs and prescription drugs cost are steadily increasing. As a result, those in poverty are just going to get more and more in debt.
What’s being done?
There are a few programs out there that I know from my knowledge that already benefit some poor families. I use to have an aunt who received Medicaid for her and her family and I know that it really helped her out a lot. Just for the simple fact of knowing that with her low income, her children would still be able to receive the proper doctor assistance if they needed it. Also, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program helps uninsured children if their families over qualify for Medicaid. Just recently in March, President Obama signed a Health Care Bill that could help those in poor populations. The bill would lower health care costs and hold insurance companies accountable. In my opinion, I believe that this could really be beneficial and could really help many Americans who do not have the means to afford health care. Families will have coverage and can rest easy just by knowing that their children will be taken care of medically. However, many Republicans and others are against this bill and there is an ongoing debate as to whether or not it should be dismissed.
Obama's Healthcare bill is a great start to help those 7.5 million uninsured children. But also I think that another reason why children are uninsured because sometimes parents are not aware their kids are eligible, or do not know how to enroll their children. There should be an effort from the states to assist families with enrollment.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your point of view. Some parents do not have correct knowledge of how to go about receiving the proper help that they need. Families should be assisted and educated more about all the different policies and assistance that is out there.
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