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“Of all forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane,” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once remarked (“About”). For decades, health care has been a main topic in elections and a major concern for all Americans. Every attempt for the United States to enact a health care reform plan that would provide universal coverage has failed (Quadagno 201). In a nation that spends sixteen percent of its wealth on medical care (Cohn 225), why can we not come up with a successful universal health care system? Health care needs to be treated as a right, not a privilege, and work needs to be done to provide affordable health care to all American citizens. Why is universal health coverage so important? There are 50 million Americans without incurance (Moore). Without coverage people do not have access to healthcare. Uninsured Americans tend to be diagnosed with later-stage tumors and do not receive preventative care (Cohn 23). It is estimated that 18 thousand Americans will die because they do not have unsurance (Moore). Throughout the history of the United States, there have been numerous failed attempts and only a few incomplete successes in providing universal health care due to the opinions and influence of propaganda, lobbyists, special interest groups, political groups and the public. A clear understanding of the reason for these failures may allow current advocates of universal health care to devise a plan that is successful in the United States.
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