1. Universal Health-Care Will this Policy Benefit the United States? By Matthew Lokant

2. Universal Health Care (UHC) ●Government system enacted to ensure all citizens have access to medical services ●Covers medicine, lodging, outpatient care, medical equipment, etc ●Funding Sources: ➤ Taxation ➤ Levies ➤ Private Payment http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-universal-health-care.htm

3. ●Government Payroll ➤ Great Britain & Spain ●Public Health Insurance ➤ Canada & Norway ●Sickness Funds ➤ France & Germany UHC Around the World http://www.pnhp.org/facts/international_health_systems.php?page=all http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/06/heres-a-map-of-the-countries-that-provide- universal-health-care-americas-still-not-on-it/259153/

4. ●Progressive Era (around 1900) - state decisions ●1934 Franklin D. Roosevelt - socialism concerns History in the United States http://www.pnhp.org/facts/a-brief-history-universal-health-care-efforts-in-the-us

5. Supporting UHC ●Declaration of Independence - Right to “Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness” ●United States Constitution - Promote “the general welfare” Rights Supporting UHC

6. Supporting UHC ●Do not need bank information, social status, or health status ●Over 45 million uninsured persons in the United States http://www.livestrong.com/article/30692-pros-cons-universal-health/ Quantity of Patients

7. Excessive Health-care Spending Supporting UHC ●U.S. spends too much in comparison http://healthresearchfunding.org/universal-healthcare-pros-cons/

8. Supporting UHC ●Companies are Major Health Insurance Provider o 59.5% of Americans ●New Businesses o Estimated 33% Increase http://healthcare.procon.org/ Privately-Owned Businesses

9. Supporting UHC ●Saving Factors o Lower Administrative Costs o Prescription Drug Savings http://healthresearchfunding.org/universal-healthcare-pros-cons/ Affordable Health-Care

10. Supporting UPC ●Federal Funding o Injury and Illness o Elderly Care http://www.universalhealthcareprosandcons.com/ Veteran Care

11. Supporting UHC ●Existing Systems o Use as Blueprints ●Population Differences http://www.livestrong.com/article/30692-pros-cons-universal-health/ Template for UHC

12. Against UHC ●Declaration of Independence - No right to health-care. ●Constitution - Promote general welfare, not provide it Rights Not Supporting UHC

13. Against UHC ●Shortage of 63,000 doctors in 2015. ●In 2013, England had a practicing doctor to person ratio of 2.71 to 1000. http://healthcare.procon.org/ Shortage of Doctors

14. Against UHC ●Excessive Waiting (2012) o 9.4% of Medicaid o 4.2% of Private Insurance ●Specialist Wait Time (2014) o Canada - 8.6 Weeks o U.S. - 18.5 Days http://healthcare.procon.org/ Wait Time for Services

15. Against UHC ●Controlled Distribution ●Limited Medicine/Prescriptions http://healthcare.procon.org/ Government Rationing

16. Against UHC ●Five-Year Cancer Survival Rate o U.S. - 64.6% o Europe - 51.6% ●Rural Populations Slighted o Money Distributed According to Population http://healthcare.procon.org/ http://www.universalhealthcareprosandcons.com/ Lower Quality

17. Against UHC ●Less Earnings in Other Countries o England - 50% less o Canada - 30% less ●Less Incentives for New Doctors http://healthcare.procon.org/ http://cdn3.kevinmd.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/medical-school-cost.jpg New Doctors

18. Against UHC ●More people to insure ●Adding less healthy people ●Estimates of 100-400% increase in premiums http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/viewSubCategory.asp?id=615 Insurance Spikes

19. Against UHC ●Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology o Fast Growing Industries o Less Incentives with UHC ●Doctor Competition http://www.universalhealthcareprosandcons.com/pros-and-cons-of- universal-health-care-in-the-united-states.php Loss of Innovation

20. Summary ●UHC has Pros and Cons ●U.S. Decisions ➢ Best for Long-Run ➢ Financially Sound