Assignment

Article- Fix It: Healthcare at the Tipping Point.

This documentary takes an in-depth look into how dysfunctional U.S. health care system is damaging our economy, suffocating our businesses, discouraging physicians and negatively impacting on the nation's health, while remaining un-affordable for a third of our citizens. Knowledgeable physicians, nurses, health policy experts, economists, business and labor leaders explain why a single payer, Medicare for All system will solve our health access and cost crisis, and how it will be paid for without additional burdens on the public.

After viewing the film, respond to the following questions:

1. How much of the material in the movie was new to you, and how much was already familiar? Be specific.

2. According to the movie, what is a "single-payer" healthcare system? How does it differ from the current system in place in the United States?

3. Under our current system, many of our healthcare dollars are spent by patients who must cover premiums, deductibles, and co-pays in order to be covered or get care. Under a single-payer system, costs would be covered through a premium based on ability to pay. What impact might this system have on how people use healthcare and on the accessibility of healthcare to all Americans?

4. What do you think? Would a single-payer healthcare system in Pennsylvania or the United States offer benefits, or do you believe that it would be a mistake?

Your original discussion post must be well thought-out. ( 400 words )

You also need to provide comment (minimum 50 words) to one post and add value to the discussion-either additional information or a different viewpoint.