Healthcare Policy in America

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This paper looks at the economic and social factors that cause many of the people in America to be under-insured or uninsured. A contrast is drawn with the elderly, who tend to be happy with their health coverage, even though their health problems are usually more severe. The causes and ramifications of inadequate health coverage are also discussed, and an argument for government intervention in health-care is presented.

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"Sometimes this is because their company does not offer health insurance, and this is especially true for part-time and seasonal workers. Sometimes employers offer health insurance but the cost of the deductible is so high that the workers cannot afford to have that much removed from their paycheck each week. Many of the workers who cannot afford health care through their employers make too much for Medicaid. Because of this, they are caught in the middle. They don't make enough money to pay for quality health insurance, but they make too much money for the state to pay for health care for them."

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