2. Different Opinions
1) People who have never committed a crime should
be entitled to full health care services, and people
with a criminal record should not be entitled to
anything.
2) No matter if people have a clean record or a
criminal record, the same amount of health care
should be offered.
3) People believe that criminals should be given the
right to health care sometimes. This would depend
on the extent of the crime they have committed or
the extent of the health care they needed.
3. Government Policies
Local
-all local governments have
Departments of Public Health
-they very often follow state rules though
4. Government Policies
State
-All states have common
departments and divisions
(Departments of
Health, Human Services
or Social
Services, Divisions of
Insurance, and Medical
Schools and Affiliated
teaching Hospitals)
-California is known as the California prison-
“cell happy state”. Its one of the worst systems in the nation
prison health care system
is horrible.
5. Government Policies
Federal
-Department of Health and Human
Services. Agencies here include
CMS, NIH, CDC, HRSA, FDA, AHRQ, and
SAMHSA. Programs included are
Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, MCH, and
Family Planning.
-Biden plan provides affordable, accessible
health care for all Americans, builds on the
existing health care system, and uses
existing providers, doctors, and plans.
6. Survey Findings
Most people somewhat agree that committing a
crime, no matter how extreme, is not acceptable.
Most people somewhat agree that criminals are
lower in society than people with a clean record.
Varying opinions on if health care is a privilege.
Slight majority for somewhat disagree, but close
following of disagree and somewhat agree for if
criminals should not have equal health care as
people with a clean record
Most people somewhat agree that a criminal should
still be treated as a criminal even after serving their
time.
