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Priyanka Patel Instructor: Malcolm Campbell English 1102 10/31/2013 Health Care Destroying America? The nite! "tates o# $merica spen!s appro%imately 1&' o# its (ross )omestic Pro!uct on *ealth Care+ That is appro%imately ,-.223 per person spent on health care /0ee12 3ut. the nite! "tates4 health is not number one in the 5orl!2 60i#e e%pectancy at birth increase! by almost nine years bet5een 1780 an! 2010. but that9s less than the increase o# o:er 1; years in <apan an! o:er 11 years on a:erage in =EC) /=rgani>ation #or Economic Co?=peration an! )e:elopment1 countries@ says 0ee the 5riter #or *ealth Costs: *o5 the 2"2 Compares Aith =ther Countries. P3" article2 The health care system right no5 is slightly un#air to 5omen. because 5omen are charge! more than men #or health insurance co:erage2 Aomen are a##ecte! maBorly in certain situations #or instanceC they reDuire more mammograms. contracepti:e pills. pregnancy tests. hysterectomies. an! !epression2 $s a 5hole. nite! "tates has the least increase on anything health relate! e%cept money. compare! to the =EC) countries2 *ealth care in $merica is getting 5orse but the money spent on health care is increasing2 *o5E AhyE $n! 5hat are 5e !oing to stop the e%cessi:e spen!ingE The nite! "tates is kno5n #or o:erspen!ing on many things me!ical relate!2 o $s a 5hole. $merica o:er?tests on many surgical proce!ures an! scans2 There are more caesarian sections !one in the nite! "tates than any other country2 This o:er?screening or testing is !one. so physicians !o not get blame! #or

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anything2 The o##icials !o it on a regular basis #or precautionary measures. but that spikes up the a:erage househol!s me!ical bill by hun!re!s o# !ollars2 o In the nite! "tates. there are a little more than 3 million people. but roughly only &00.000 !octors. physicians. an! surgeons2 These statistics lea! to almost 1/F2-; ratio. o# one !octor to about F2-; people2 "tating that there are not enough me!ical practitioners helping people an! their physical health2 The lo5 number o# physicians lea!s to less competition. resulting in costly me!ical bills #or patients2 This increase in the me!ical bills lea!s to an increase in physicians4 paycheck but lo5er money in the a:erage househol!s that ha:e me!ical issues2 $s technology a!:ances in the me!ical systems the !octors an! physicians 5ant to get the ne5 eDuipment. they charge e%tra to patients to help pay #or the cost o# ne5 goo!s bought2 $s insurance rates increase it lea!s to an increase in the amount o# money spent on *ealth Care. #or e%ample: o Obesity issues lea! to many problems in the me!ical system2 Most hospitals ha! to e%pan! their !oors or reDuest bigger be!s #or many patients2 Patients !iagnose! 5ith obesity ha:e been linke! to certain heart problems. !iabetes. an! many other me!ical con!itions2 The number o# patients 5ith these con!itions has increase! the amount o# money insurance companies ha:e to pay in or!er to pay o## part o# the bill2 )ue to the rising number o# patients. insurance companies ha:e to increase their prices on insurance plans2 o Smokers ha:e to pay higher co?pay than non?smokers. because o# the a!!e! risk that smoking in:ol:es2 $ny ne5 #acility that takes insurance 5ill ask 5hether or not you smoke2 I# the ans5er is yes. the price o# your me!ical :isit at the !octor

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shoots up2 Ahen the prices #or the me!ical proce!ure goes up. the insurance companies ha:e to pay a higher percentage o# the patient4s bill. increasing their premium an! lessening the insurance4s chance to make a pro#it2 This lea!s to higher insurance rates #or smokers an! in!irectly more bills #or non?smokers2 Gon?smokers recei:e the secon! han! smoke e##ect o# the ba! Duality air2 Gon? smokers get 5orse e##ects o# the smoke then regular smokers2 This puts them at a higher risk o# !iseases. ha:ing them pay more #or :isits at the !octor4s o##ice an! e%pensi:e proce!ures2 E:en though nite! "tates has many 5ays that it helps the cost o# health care go up. there are many 5ays the nite! "tates is trying to maintain its e%penses on its people2 Presi!ent =bama is trying a ne5 health care program that is suppose! to help out these me!ical e%penses2 This health care act is calle! the $##or!able *ealth Care. or better kno5n as the =bama Care2 $##or!able *ealth Care helps #amily pay less #or me!ical cost. ho5e:er I think this may lea! to a higher !ebt in the He!eral )e#icit2 6Aomen compose o#: &3' o# me!ical an! health ser:ice managers /3ar>ansky. an! Et>el11. 6F&' o# me!ical school gra!uates@ /3ar>ansky. an! Et>el1. an! 632' o# all !octors an! surgeons@ /3ar>ansky. an! Et>el12 Aomen hol! a high stan!ar! #or themsel:es in the health #iel! yet they are treate! un#air 5hen it comes !o5n to *ealth Care an! society in general2 $ccor!ing to a stu!y !one by Ioberta *all. 5ith the assistance o# 3ernice I2 "an!ler 65omen are interrupte! more than@ /Dt! in Ellen1. 6#aculty members make eye contact 5ith male stu!ents more o#ten than 5ith #emale stu!ents@ /Dt! in Ellen1. 6#aculty members are more likely to kno5 an! use the names o# their male stu!ents than #emale stu!ents@ /Dt! in Ellen1. an! 65omen are o#ten aske! #e5er or easier Duestions than males@ /Dt! in Ellen12 Aomen also a:erage a 6lo5er

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income than men@. resulting in 6more than hal# o# 5omen !elayJingK or a:oi!JingK necessary care@ /L$##or!able Care $ct Iules on E%pan!ing $ccess to Pre:enti:e "er:ices #or AomenL1 reporte! by the Common5ealth Hun! in 20072 $s one stu!y relate! mammograms an! 5omen getting them a#ter the sharing cost 5as remo:e!2 They #oun! that the 6rate o# getting a mammogram 5ent up as much as 7'@/L$##or!able Care $ct Iules on E%pan!ing $ccess to Pre:enti:e "er:ices #or AomenL12 Aomen on the $##or!able Care $ct ha:e it better than be#ore2 The la5 reDuires 5omen to get mammograms #or no cost to them2 Aomen can also get H)$ appro:e! birth control #or #ree2 I# 5omen are uninsure! they 5ill still be able to go to the !octor an! get a 65ell?5omen :isit to no cost to her@ says M2)2 Gancy 0ee. 5riter o# The Affordable Care Act: Speaking to Womens unique Health Needs. Aomen use! to be charge! more #or insurance than man. but once the $##or!able *ealth Care is passe! 5omen 5ill not be charge! more than men2 $s a 5oman ages their physical an! mental health start to 5orsen2 6Aomen ages 1-?27 5ere the most likely to ha:e e%cellent or :ery goo! percei:e! general health /8&21 percent12 3y ages F;?8F. only ;828 percent ha! e%cellent or :ery goo! general healthMa signi#icant !rop@ /$ltman. an! Taylor12 $s 5omen4s age starts to increase e:en more their health starts to get 5orse. 5hich means they nee! e%tra attention gi:en to them by the go:ernment2 This ai! is gi:en to them by the $##or!able Care $ct. especially i# they are not able to be co:ere! by Me!icare2 I# any o# these el!erly 5omen ha! mental issues they 5ere automatically !enie! #or any co:erage2 The go:ernment al5ays #ocuse! on physical illnesses 5hen gi:ing out bene#its. but nobo!y e:er Duestione! about the mental illnesses in $merica2 Mental illness 5as ne:er gi:en a lot o# thought in the *ealth Care "ystem2 $nyone 5ith mental illness 5oul! not Duali#y #or

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certain healthcare plans2 These $mericans 5ere !enie! their right to health care as a 5hole Bust because they 5ere seeme! as un#it2 Aomen. in general. are more assessable to get mental health !isor!ers than men2 This may be because 5omen are more likely to e%cept their !isor!ers2 6Aomen ten! to su##er more #rom 5hat 5e call Ninternal4 problems like !epression or sleep problems@ /LC3" $tlantaL1 say )r2 )aniel Hreeman. a researcher 5ho le! a stu!y. 5hich is to appear in the book. 6The "tresse! "e%: nco:ering the Truth about Men. Aomen an! Mental *ealth.@ )r2 Hreeman goes to say that 6They J5omenK take out problems on themsel:es. as it 5ere. 5here men ha:e e%ternali>ing problems. 5here they take things out on their en:ironment. such as alcohol an! anger problems2@ /LC3" $tlantaL1 )ue to these #acts. 5omen 5ith mental illnesses 5ill no5 recei:e insurance by the go:ernment. #or mental health issues parallel to physical issues2 Ae. as $mericans. ha:e 5orke! together in or!er to help 5omen recei:e the eDuality in healthcare they nee!e! an! !eser:e!2 Ae raise! our :oices. an! they 5ere #inally hear! by our FFth presi!ent. Presi!ent =bama2 *e brought upon the i!ea o# uni:ersal health care an! no5 e:ery 5oman in the nite! "tates has a health plan that is right an! a##or!able #or them2 Presi!ent =bama 5orke! out ne5 i!eas in or!er to stop the e%cessi:e spen!ing on health care2 This ne5 care system !esigne! by Presi!ent =bama has helpe! many 5omen alrea!y an! 5ill continue to help them by pro:i!ing basic screening an! ai! to those 5omen in nee!2 $s in!i:i!uals o# $merica 5e shoul! help him by !oing 5hat 5e can to stay healthy. maintaining a goo! en:ironment #or others. an! impro:ing our Duality o# li#e2 This 5ay 5e as a community 5ill stri:e 5ith more money in our pockets #or other uses2 This 5ill help out our economy an! help us get out o# the He!eral )e#icit2 The moment 5e get out o# the !e#icit. $merica 5ill be able to sol:e hal# o# its health issues2 The !ay 5hen the people o# $merica #in! a 5ay to eat

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healthier. maintain a !ecent bo!y mass in!e%. an! e%ercise. our health care cost 5ill !ecrease on its o5n2 In the en! no matter ho5 much the Presi!ent or any other go:ernment o##icial tries to help us. 5e 5ill ha:e to start as an in!i:i!ual #irst in or!er to make a !i##erence2

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Aork Cite! L$##or!able Care $ct Iules on E%pan!ing $ccess to Pre:enti:e "er:ices #or Aomen2L 2 " )epartment o# *ealth an! *uman "er:ices. 2- <un 20132 Aeb2 30 =ct 20132 $ltman. 32 M2 an! Taylor. $2 O2 Iesearch Hin!ings P1&: Aomen in the *ealth Care "ystem: *ealth "tatus. Insurance. an! $ccess to Care2 Go:ember 20012 $gency #or *ealthcare Iesearch an! Quality. Iock:ille. M)2 3ar>ansky. 32. an! "2 I2 Et>el2 G2p22 Aeb2 30 =ct 20132 Ellen. "22 G2p22 Aeb2 30 =ct 20132 0ee. Gancy2 LThe $##or!able Care $ct: "peaking to Aomen4s niDue *ealth Gee!s2L The White House log2 G2p2. 07 $ug 20132 Aeb2 30 =ct2 20132 Oane. <2 L*ealth Costs: *o5 the 2"2 Compares Aith =ther Countries2L ! S Ne"shour2 n2 page2 Aeb2 30 =ct2 20132 Oates. <enni#er2 Home !erspecti#es !olic$ %nsights Ho" the ACA Changes !ath"a$s to %nsurance Co#erage for !eople "ith H%& Ho" the ACA Changes !ath"a$s to %nsurance Co#erage for !eople "ith H%&2 G2p2. 1- "ep 20122 Aeb2 30 =ct 20132 L"tu!y: Aomen F0 Percent More 0ikely To )e:elop Mental Illness Than Men2L C S Atlanta 23 may 2013. n2 pag2 Aeb2 30 =ct2 20132 Priyanka. I like that you ma!e an e##ort to grab your rea!er4s attention at the beginning o# your essay an! you also pro:i!e! a lot o# great statistics throughout your paper that helpe! support your commentary2 The o:erall #lo5 an! setup o# your paper is goo!2 It looks like you4re o## to a great start2 I 5oul! Bust rea! through the essay again an! check #or any grammatical errors2 I also notice! that a signi#icant amount o# your essay #ocuses on 5omen an! ho5 they are a##ecte! by healthcare2 Maybe you can consi!er pro:i!ing some in#ormation on ho5 men are also a##ecte! or maybe e:en e!iting your inDuiry topic to 5here it #ocuses solely on 5omen2 I enBoye! rea!ing your paper2 Oeep up the goo! 5ork+ ?"imona Morris

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