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England vs. United States
Heather Marie Etheredge
Rasmussen College

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This paper is being submitted on May 29, 2013 for Heather Zink’s H200/HSA2117 Section 02 U.S. Healthcare Systems course.

Healthcare is one of the most debated issues in the United States but our government can’t put its differences aside and think about the needs of its citizens first. Universal healthcare will always have its pros and cons as with any new system there will be hindrance. The healthcare system that the United States have right now does not work for all Americans. The healthcare system the United States has affect the citizens that are unemployed, self-employed, or has low income since they cannot afford to pay for healthcare. Every citizen in England has healthcare due to the National Health Service Act of 1946, which is funded mainly by general taxations (England, 2013). In my opinion, I believe that the United States could take a few pointers from England about their healthcare system to achieve universal healthcare for everyone and not just the ones that can afford it. England’s method to universal healthcare should be a road map for the United States in regards to public funding towards universal healthcare. The National Health Service exploits two basic approaches to start the process of making healthcare available for all citizens not just the employed by expounding on the 1911 health insurance act and providing help with funding and restoring public health services in their country. The first is based on individuals having a right to health care, the second on the idea that society has an obligation to look after the health of its people. This profound difference in the purpose of health care needs to become part of the debates in the United States (Light, 2003). The United States could benefit greatly from these two approaches by expounding on the healthcare system they have in place already. According to Don McCanne, “Some contend that the


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