Do you have healthcare?
Catlin Frey
World Lit. / Comp.
5th period
28 February 2014
Opinions on Healthcare reforms
Buts, Michael. “Health care reform: Local officials agree on key aspects.” The News- Herald. 11 August 2009. Web. 18 February 2014. http://www.news-herald.com/general-news/20090811/health-care-reform-local-officials-agree-on-key-aspects>.
In this article the author discusses the pros of the healthcare system in Ohio and how we in everyday life should strive for goals by reforming healthcare. He also quotes how it is the responsibility of hospitals to provide a good, stable environment along with insurance companies, who are responsible for taking care of our finance that must be paid to hospitals. The article covers the issues of insurance such as, those who are uninsured and must find a way to come up with the money for the check that can sometimes be unaffordable for certain people. If medical records could be made electronic the cost of health care could possibly be reduced and quality could be improved in some way.
McArdle, Megan. “The Argument Against Health-Care Reform.” 26 August 2009. Web. 18 February 2014.WashingtonPost <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/discussion/2009/08/21/DI2009082102040.html.>
In this article/ blog Megan answers questions asked by viewers like “What is her view on healthcare?” she then begins to proceed to explain how it can difficult if you do not have insurance or how it is very hard to pay for it because the prices for treatment, even showing up to the hospital and having the doctor take a look at you. She discusses the issue of labor mobility, also how it is higher than in national healthcare and rather than making things better it can make things worse. It can cost more than most of the world is paying for their health care almost twice as much depending on your age, salary, and what other cost that consume your annual income which can limit how you choose to spend your money. Megan also talks about the topic on how people became poor because of the cost of the check or you get cut off work and have a hard time paying insurance or bills.
Levy, Robert. “The Case against President Obama’s Health Care Reform: A Primer for Non-lawyers.” Cato Institute. 25 April 2011.Web. 18 February 2014. http://www.cato.org/publications/white-paper/case-against-president-obamas-health-care-reform-primer->
Vaughan- Nichols, Steven. “Opinion: EHR is health care reform we can all agree on” Computerworld. 18January2010.Web.18February2014. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/346454/Health_Care_Reform_We_Can_All_Agree_>
Pecquet, Julian. “Key Democrat testifies against healthcare reform bill's Medicare cost-control panel.” The Hill. 14 July 2011. Web. 18 February 2014. http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/health-reform-implementation/171315-key-dem-testifies-against-health-reform-bills-cost-control->
How to Become the Luckiest Person Through Your Healthcare; steps included
One of the top ten ways to get less for more money is healthcare, it’s totally cool, if you’re not giving your money away or paying incredibly high prices for your healthcare you have no idea what your missing. Did I also mention that you’ll also be paying 1,000 times as much as other nations? Now that’s what I call a great deal that you couldn’t possibly beat! Wait! I almost forgot the most important and coolest part if you don’t have insurance and have to pay your bill you could possibly go bankrupt, lose your house, and become homeless. That’s what I call the life of luxury, not having to pay a single dime for a car, bills, water, or even a place to stay it’s totally free! Now if this sounds like a idealistic prospect to you just follow the following tips: go to the hospital even if it’s just a paper cut and insist on seeing the doctor, if that doesn’t work for them proceed to howl in pain, “please someone help, I’m dying!” until they finally succumb, also insist on the high costing treatments they have available, heck pretend that you have cancer if need be it will be totally worth it, but some doctors can be stingy so find as many hospitals, clinics, dentist offices near you as possible and that should help start your process. On this elysian journey of yours you may encounter auspicious people called, homeless people or hobos, they will most likely try to steal from you, but after they recognize you are one of them they will accept you and say friendly things with a twitch, “You gonna eat that?” or “It’s mine!” as they shove you and gently try to punch you.
The second most important piece of this deal is when your old and after the doctor determines there’s no hope for you he/ she will happily tell you, “There’s no hope.” And proceed to get the bed ready for the next patient as they take out the IV, turn off the monitor, and ask you to leave immediately because they would prefer you to die at home as long as they don’t have to be around you. It’s nothing to worry about though you’re old and they weren’t expecting you to last long anyway, so you just made it a lot easier for them you should be proud of yourself. Which begins the other part of the plan to take all the money out of your account a spend it on whatever you want after you run out of that sell all your stuff on eBay, make sure to tell your children if you have any that their not getting one dime from you, matter of fact they should be paying you. Once the bank calls to tell you that you have not paid your bills and if you do not pay the amount by so and so they will take your home politely yell, “I’m dying you jerk!” With that being said you should have one more meeting with your doctor, on that day the doctor will slowly walk in and tell you that after further testing they discovered that you are not dying it was just gas in your stomach and then walk out quickly. After hearing this, smiling like you just won the lottery, take your place among these highly sophisticated men who will late steal your wallet as you sleep soundly on your piece of cardboard.
Reflection
I chose my societal problem because lately on the news there has been talk about Obama-care and I knew it was a problem that I could analyze and use data that I already knew about healthcare. Also, personally I don’t feel that the new healthcare plan has helped a lot of people in the U.S. especially those who cannot really afford healthcare. There is also the issue of the high rates we must pay whenever we go to the hospital that if not paid keeps on collecting depth. My satirical argument is how you’re getting less for the more money you pay and how insurance companies could care less about you as long as their getting money even if you end up homeless. The true argument is healthcare should be made more affordable, instead of creating mew healthcare systems that cost more. I believe sarcastic people would find my satire funny, while people who are fonder of jokes wouldn’t really find my satire amusing. I chose to write a news article because I’m not particularly good at writing songs and I’m not too sure what I would do to make a video. My article correctly satirizes the issue of healthcare, healthcare is a pressing issue and must be taken seriously because it affects many of the people around the world who need healthcare because their sick and dying. My article uses verbal irony, which is basically the article in all entirety from beginning to end, since I don’t actually think that you should try to go bankrupt. I use hyperbole, “Did I also mention that you’ll also be paying 1,000 times as much as other nations?” when it’s actually no more than twice as much. Last but not least I use understatement to make it seem as if it no big deal, “It’s nothing to worry about though you’re old and they weren’t expecting you to last long anyway, so you just made it a lot easier for them you should be proud of yourself.”