Despite extensive statistics and research proving what's wrong with healthcare in the States, political leaders cannot get past futile disagreements over what to do to enact change. Many of the decision-makers in this country have no idea of the effect that a broken healthcare system poses on underprivileged Americans. Ridiculous costs, low coverage, and corporate greed are a few reasons why healthcare in the United States is so disastrous. Issues like these cause the standard of living to be increasingly difficult for everyone, especially minorities and people of lower economic status. Many individuals have attempted to create solutions to avoid the financial problems that healthcare causes through the means of speeches and literature. American …show more content…
Obama wrote his speech, The Time has Come for Healthcare Reform as a call to action for American citizens to realize the state of their healthcare and encourage them to strive for advancing their healthcare. Included in his speech, Obama has many instances of logos to help express some reasoning behind his reform goals. His main concerns with healthcare are the rising costs and the inevitable lack of coverage that results from those high prices. Obama states, “Today, we are spending over $2 trillion a year on health care – almost 50 percent more per person than the next most costly nation. And yet, for all this spending, more of our citizens are uninsured; the quality of our care is often lower; and we aren't any healthier” (Obama, 2009). Obama's use of a statistic provides the audience with a trustworthy piece of information to further benefit his argument. Throughout his speech, Obama’s use of logos highlights the shockingly high prices that Americans have seemingly grown accustomed to. He also demonstrates that as a nation we tend to associate higher prices with higher care, however, despite the prices continuing to rise, the overall care has not changed. Many reports have come to the same conclusion as Obama, such as Sarah Kliff in her piece describing what is wrong with American healthcare. Kliff states, “Most American doctors aren’t paid on whether they deliver that improved …show more content…
Despite being a powerful leader, Obama demonstrates his acknowledgment of the struggles that are placed upon many less fortunate individuals.“It is unsustainable for Americans like Laura Klitzka, a young mother I met in Wisconsin last week, who has learned that the breast cancer she thought she'd beaten had spread to her bones; who is now being forced to spend time worrying about how to cover the $50,000 in medical debts she has already accumulated” (Obama 2009). Obama highlights one out of the many heartbreaking realities that are the consequence of such high expenses. His use of anecdotes reinforces his idea that every individual in the states faces problems with healthcare, and everyone's story deserves to be heard. This strategy builds trust and a bond between Obama and his audience. Obama also uses pathos in this passage, because as unfortunate as Laura’s situation is, it is ultimately unavoidable and can happen to anybody. He shows how unreasonable Laura’s circumstance is because not only does she have to deal with the threat of dying from her spreading sickness, but she is now also drowning in thousands of dollars of debt. Society should be supporting
Another major point Lockwood made was that President Trump would be terminating the requirement of health insurance because he does not agree with the amount of money being paid to insurance companies to offer premiums to low income or young customers. Lockwood says we should expect to lose all federal support for Medicare and Medicaid, which is currently helping thousands of people. By cutting out these programs, it not only hurts the customers but also the hospital employees. Growing up in a family of medical professionals, Lockwood points out a perspective that usually goes unseen. While the families impacted largely are those
The nature of the current debate surrounding the implementation of universal healthcare in America is troubling because it is comprised almost entirely of pragmatic arguments void of concern for the principles behind the project. Before one asks how much a thing will cost, how it will be organized, or whether “the uninsured” will benefit, one should ask whether enacting universal healthcare is in keeping with the values and principles of the American experiment. In other words, is universal healthcare good for America? Universal healthcare is not good for America.
He uses this example because it makes the audience feel personally connected to the ad. The purpose of using pathos was to make the audience feel an emotional response so they would listen and think about his plan vs. Governor Romney’s plan. Obama makes this connection to make the audience feel familiar with
In 2009, President Barack Obama constructed a speech to inform the people of the problems we had in our healthcare system. Previously, there had been many instances of people who didn’t own any healthcare coverage, and in return they suffered from debt from medical bills. He challenges your mind to think critically over all the hard, concrete logos he uses throughout his speech. After he provides strong logos for the medicare providers, he shows vivid imagery about things that would be changed to help the people and our economy alike. While he gives this strong well rounded speech, he keeps his composure and controls his facial expressions.
Senator Obama uses the technique of pathos while addressing his racial relations. He mentions “all those who scratched and clawed their way to get a piece of the American Dream... those who were ultimately defeated, in one way or another, by discrimination” (4). This appeals to most Americans, as many come from their home countries to the U.S in hopes of better opportunities. Instead of praising America as a land of hope, Obama recognizes that there are many problems that stop people from reaching their goals, driving an emotional surge from the audience as they become aware of the prejudice that flows within people's daily lives. He goes on to say that “This time we want to talk about the crumbling schools that are stealing the future of black children and white children and Asian children and Hispanic children and Native American children...
One of the most common arguments in the United States today is the healthcare reform. The unique aspect of this argument is that everyone acknowledged that reform was needed, but as to what that alteration should be was the argumentative part of the reform. The goal of this reform is to help people who primarily need health care coverage and eliminate the preexisting conditions by insurance companies. In the past, many of the insurance companies denied coverage for patients with condition as such as cardiac diseases and many more because they consider it as a pre-existing condition. Passing this health care reform bill will help people in the low income and working class who could not afford health care insurance.
Health care has been at the forefront of debate and public policy in the United States for decades. Ever since President Theodore Roosevelt proposed health care reform during his 1912 run for president, reform has been a policy position often espoused in American politics (Palmer 1). Certain types of health care reforms have been successfully implemented, such as Social Security in the 1930s, Medicare in the 1960s, and finally the Affordable Care Act in 2010. As the goal of the Affordable Care Act is to provide care for every American, the healthcare law is the closest the United States has ever approached to a single payer system; a health care system that provides universal care to every American. Despite that, current systems within the
Healthcare in the United States is in desperate need of reform. There are several rationales to further explain this proposition. As an illustration, the Declaration of Independence states our unalienable rights: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In other words, every individual should be entitled to healthcare as it preserves life and promotes the general welfare. The federal government should, therefore, enact a program of universal health to better protect and serve all of its citizens.
It utilizes both logos and pathos in order to convince the audience of their standpoint. They list many statistics including how much health care costs per person. With all these statistics, the audience can conclude that America does not have enough money to give every individual health care. The author also runs through the fact that America's government does not have the managerial capabilities to keep this system functioning. When the audience comprehends this fact, they can logically conclude that a universal health care plan will not be effectively instituted if it is set into law.
In the United States, health insurance is deemed a luxury by many Americans who dream of one day acquiring it. To those individuals, the “American Dream” is being able to have a stable job, live in a proper house, and being able to have packaged insurance. Not many people can say that they have the trifecta of insurance: health, dental, and vision. The Affordable Care Act has had a significant impact on the healthcare system in the United States, but the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, has changed what we have perceived to be as normal. With such changes, I believe that it was a change for the better because people don’t feel the need to be pressured to have it, especially those who are not in a finically stable position, they now have an opportunity
Health care should not be considered a political argument in America; it is a matter of basic human rights. Something that many people seem to forget is that the US is the only industrialized western nation that lacks a universal health care system. The National Health Care Disparities Report, as well as author and health care worker Nicholas Conley and Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), strongly suggest that the US needs a universal health care system. The most secure solution for many problems in America, such as wasted spending on a flawed non-universal health care system and 46.8 million Americans being uninsured, is to organize a national health care program in the US that covers all citizens for medical necessities.
n the article published by the Kaiser Family Foundation on July 14th, 2022, “Americans’ Challenges with Health Care Costs,” Alex Montero shares the issues with health care costs across America and the effects it has on Americans. Research has led the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) to learn that the excruciating health care costs are a burden on U.S. families. The KFF shares its research on the public’s experiences with health care costs. On behalf of Montero and others who are a part of the KFF, they share information regarding health care costs impact on Americans. Montero informs the reader that the cost of health care prevents people from getting needed care, that those with lower incomes are highly affected, and many U.S citizens face
Healthcare is something everyone needs and should be able to get, but right now that is not happening. In America there are millions of people who don’t have healthcare insurance. This is because some can’t afford the insurance plan. There are also millions more who have health insurance, but can’t afford using it. This means that they are paying for an insurance plan, but the deductibles are so high they can’t afford to go to the doctor.
Many Americans were led to believe that the introduction of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2009 would put an end to disparities in health care access. While it did improve the situation for a small percentage of the population there are still many Americans who lack access to good quality health care. Health care access in America is determined by money and those in lower socioeconomic groups frequently tend to miss out on adequate care. In a recent health care report by the national health research foundation Kaiser Family Foundation, it was noted “health care disparities remain a persistent problem in the United States, leading to certain groups being at higher risk of being uninsured, having limited access to care, and experiencing poorer quality of care” (Kaiser Family Foundation). The current health care
Sicko is an American documentary by Michael Moore which explores the status of health care in America. In my opinion, he has presented a clear-cut viewpoint that American health care is not producing results. Nearly half a hundred million Americans, according to Sicko, are not insured while the rest, who are insured, are often sufferers of insurance company deceit and also red tape. Additionally, Sicko mentions that the United States health care system is placed 37th out of 191 by the W.H.O. with definite health measures, like the neonate death and life probability, equivalent to countries with quite less financial wealth. Interviews are carried out with individuals who supposed they had sufficient coverage but were deprived of care.