For Omar: Your most beautiful line was, " We are focused on fixing the problem after it has happened rather then trying to prevent the problem from happening in the first place." I personally believe this is so true, our healthcare system focuses way to much on "fixing" ( which I don't really see) the problem. If we hadn't set the healthcare system to be about profit in the first place we probably wouldn't be in the predicament that we're in now. I feel like as Americans we have this weird proud ego about our country and things that we have, we really shouldn't though it turns out not only does a our food system suck, but so does our healthcare. I'm very curious to learn what else are we doing bad in compared to other countries, besides education of course.
For Ben( Presentation Comment #1): For Ben, Your most beautiful line was " Overall though, the National Health Service in Britain is a much more effective and honorable system than whatever system we practice in America, and the idea of socialized health care is benefiting a much larger portion of England then the percentage of people in America that benefit from health care, which might have something to do with the fact that about 50 million people in America are not covered by heatlh insurance at all." Your presentation really made me want to examine and check out your blog. I wanted to check out some of your sources that you used for the NHS, and see how America measured up to them. You did a really god job of explaining both the negatives and the positives briefly in your presentation, which really made me want to read in depth more about this in your post later. Overall good job, and very interesting post.
For Abdullah ( Presentation #2)"The dominant social practice concerning the passing away of someone who has no chance of survival is to get admitted to a hospital and spend the rest of their life connected to machines that will prolong their life by a few months." This is a very intelligent statement. Do you think the dominant social practice regarding patients should be different and if so why? I would probably rather live a little longer even if I'm on machines. Overall good work though.Your presentation really made me curious it wasn't as good as I was expecting it to be, which made me want to view your blog more. It was probably just the pressure of trying to sound smart, and the pressure of talking in front of peers. Your was still better than mine though.
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From Omar: My favorite line was: "this system is flawed because the incentives for the HMOs are all about maximizing profit which can't happen if they pay for everyones healthcare. The less money they spend on procedures in general no matter how important they may be the better it is for them." To me this is the most important part when it comes to paying for healthcare. The incentives of HMO's go directly against the need of people seeking medical care. This obviously leads to some clash between the two. I think you did a very good job of showing this. In addition, by using your uncle to show how truly inhumane the healthcare system can be you gave the post not only factual evidence but a personal reality to open up the eyes of people who aren't really aware of these situations. Well done.
From Stephen( Younger Person): Your most beautiful line was" One can also observe patterns between people in America who live in poverty and people who don't have healthcare.13.2 percent of people in America are living in poverty, 15.4 percent of Americans don’t have healthcare, enough said. " This is really smart, right here a lot of people are straight up poor, and a lot of people don't have healthcare. That really makes sense, but it's also messed up at the same time. Everybody should get healthcare even the poor people they just shouldn't get as good of healthcare, or maybe they should have to wait in long lines. I don't even have healthcare but it's a tough world out here, you could just leave the country or you could just stay safe and watch yourself.
From Ms.D: Abdul, this was a powerful post. I was sorry to read about your uncle. I agree with Omar that by sharing a personal story you humanized the issue for readers who may not have that kind of experience with the health care system. if you stop by my classroom, I have a book that your mother might like.
On another note, you wrote, "I think that there definitely needs to be major changes for our healthcare system to be anywhere close to that of France, and Canada." I'd like to know specifically which types of changes you'd like to see. What do you think of the health care reform that Obama pushed through (and of Republicans' efforts to repeal it)? Realizing that change is necessary is the first step, calling for change is the next, but offering proposals and alternatives, or at least knowing which ones to support, is necessary to move forward. The health care reform legislation is long and detailed and supposedly difficult to understand, but if you focus on one issue that pertains to you then you could assess the legislation through that lens. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts. Or, if you are now done with this unit on health, then moving forward as you learn about things that you'd like to see changed in our society, I'd like to hear specifically HOW you'd like them to be changed.
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