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By: Huthayfah Awnallah <\/p>\n Medicare For All is Caring For All<\/p>\n Medicare for All is a proposal that progressive democrats have brought to the floor in order to achieve a single-payer health system in the United States.\u00a0 This is a system that would give every single person in the US full coverage on medical necessities without the out-of-pocket expenses.\u00a0 This would be covered through a tax that is paid through the government, and it eliminates all deductibles, coinsurance, premiums, copays, etc.\u00a0 One of the key surprises that Medicare for All has is that people will never be overwhelmed with devastating bills.\u00a0 My first article explains many of the great benefits that Medicare for All will bring to the American people while my second article refutes that.<\/p>\n I have been a huge advocate of Medicare for All since the first time I heard that it exists.\u00a0 Our modern healthcare system is a system that is throwing the average American under the bus.\u00a0 It is so sad when I see people don\u2019t go to the doctor because they cannot afford to pay a $20 copay, which is eliminated by Medicare for All. \u00a0Medicare for All will also get rid of the inflation that we see in our modern-day health system.\u00a0 In our modern health system, two people will have the same injury with the same injury yet the total expense of their expenses are different because some insurance companies have better benefits than others.\u00a0 Under Medicare for All prices will be universal no matter what the issue is. \u00a0If we look at my family\u2019s healthcare plan my parents are covered through my father\u2019s work, and my siblings and I have Medicare from the government.\u00a0 Ironically my parents are paying about $40 a week and are still not fully covered, while my siblings and I are not paying anything for our Medicare, yet we have full coverage.\u00a0 If we look at the Scandinavian region of the world they are some of the happiest regions of the world and that is mainly because of the socialized economy that includes programs that are similar to Medicare for All.<\/p>\n My first article which is titled \u201cStop fearmongering about \u2018Medicare for All.\u2019 Most families would pay less for better care\u201d is an opinion piece that is written by Donald M. Berwick who is a pediatrician.\u00a0 He also helps lead the existing Medicare system and worked for Obamacare.\u00a0 He starts his piece by describing how corrupt our modern healthcare system is flawed.\u00a0 He later goes and describes how disappointing it is to see some candidates are taking the position of the right-wing by attacking Medicare for All when the truth is that Medicare for all will \u201csharply reduce overall spending on healthcare\u201d (Berwick).\u00a0 He then goes on and explains how our modern system is dysfunctional and causes harm to the American people.\u00a0 The author also explains how the Affordable Care Act is a good step forward toward a single-payer health system.\u00a0 He later goes on and mentions how Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts describes other plans that try to claim that they are better then Medicare for All will actually only help people that have the money to pay for it, and not help the most vulnerable people of society.\u00a0 This article is found to be very credible and unbiased because it is written by a doctor who has seen the struggle of American families with healthcare companies. I believe that this article is a great intro for people who know nothing about Medicare for All is to educate themselves about this proposal because the author has outlined what benefits Medicare for All brings to the American people.<\/p>\n On the other hand, my next article which is titled \u201c10 Reasons Medicare-For-All Is A Bad Idea Besides Financial Bankruptcy\u201d is written by Hadley Heath Manning who is the director of policy at Independent Women\u2019s Forum.\u00a0 She begins her piece by explaining how vice president Joe Biden is concerned about the overall price of Medicare for All.\u00a0 She later goes on and says that people like Joe Biden and the Republicans need to focus on the other big issues that Medicare for All will end up causing. The author then lists 10 reasons that she believes Medicare for All is a bad proposal. Her first point explains how Medicare for All will ruin healthcare quality (Manning).\u00a0 However, Medicare for All is the most popular proposal that will help solve our healthcare system.\u00a0 Next, she says that Medicare for All will \u201cswamp emergency rooms\u201d (Manning).\u00a0 Realistically speaking under Medicare for All more people will actually have a fulltime doctor and will only go to an emergency when they are not able to go see their doctor or in a severe emergency.\u00a0 Last, she says that Medicare for All will say goodbye to Private Health Insurance (Manning).\u00a0 The truth is the private health insurance is the problem that our country has suffered with in the past decades and that\u2019s why Medicare for All is trying to solve it.\u00a0 This article, unfortunately, is not credible and very biased. The author should not be trusted when it comes to this issue because she is a director of policy at an Independent Women\u2019s Forum and does not have any background in healthcare.<\/p>\n Medicare for All is a huge conversation, especially that we are approaching the 2020 election.\u00a0 People need to know both sides of the spectrum in order for them to have a strong opinion about this policy.\u00a0 Many of the candidates in this election season are giving their opinions about this policy and we should be able to come up with our conclusions. As long as people respect each other\u2019s opinions the American people will be able to work with the government to build a healthcare system that benefits the American people.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Works Cited<\/strong><\/p>\n Berwick, Donald M.\u00a0 \u201cStop fearmongering about \u2018Medicare for All.\u2019 Most families would pay less for better care.\u201d\u00a0 USA Today,<\/em> 22 Oct. 2019, https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2019\/10\/22\/medicare-all-simplicity-savings-better-health-care-column\/4055597002\/.\u00a0 Accessed 24 Oct. 2019.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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