This document discusses universal health care in the United States and its potential effects on society. It first defines universal health care as a system that provides health insurance to all citizens. It then compares the systems in other countries like Canada, Great Britain, and Germany. In the US, over 45 million people are uninsured despite health care being declared a basic right. The document outlines several potential effects of universal health care on employment, government spending, households, and the economy. Both pros and cons are discussed. In conclusion, it states that most cannot afford treatment without insurance and increasing costs may raise the uninsured population.

1. Universal Health Care In
USA and its potential effects
on society
Editing by group C
1.Haifa Alfurayj
2. Hussain al-ghawi
3. Mohannad Alnsour

2. Universal Health Care Definition:
 Health care is a system that provides health care insurance to all
citizens.
 The health care systems under universal health care are built upon the
principle of universal coverage for all members of society.

3. Universal Health care in Other Countries
 “Countries with national health care programs provide universal
access to health citizens. They have a single-payer system which
means the government pays for the health care services.
 There are three models
• as in CanadaNational health insurance
•as in Great BritainNational health system
•As in GermanySocialized health insurance

4. Universal Health Care in USA:
 USA is the only industrialized nation that does not have guarantee of
healthcare to all of its citizens while declared health care to be a basic right.
 The united States treats health care as privilege, only available to those who
can offer it

5.  The USA has health care system based on insurance coverage.
 The majority of the population is covered by private based
insurance ,so the employer pays a major part of the insurance
premium to the insurance company.
 Americans are becoming increasingly confused about
universal health care and if it is even a plausible solution to a
broken health care system.
 The number of Americans without insurance is over 45
million, according to the National Coalition on Health Care.
There are benefits and drawbacks to the type of universal heath
care system practiced in other countries.

6.  So there is a debate about the needing for
health care reform.
 Here I want to write any statement which
be introduction to your ten potential
effects on society.

7. Healthcare Effects on society
• EFFECT ON EMPLOYMENT.
• EFFECT ON FEDERAL AND STATE.
GOVERNMENT.
• EFFECT ON HOUSEHOLDS.
• EFFECT ON ECONOMY.

8. EFFECT ON EMPLOYERS
• Health care cost growth has no effect on employers if workers
bear incidence of the costs.
• If employers bear some incidence of health care costs, then
cost growth will lead to higher prices and lower output, less
employment, and lower profits.
• Loss any employee his/her job it’s mean loss his/her
insurance.

9. EFFECT ON FEDERAL AND STATE
GOVERNMENT
• Rising costs increase pressure to cut state
medical spending.
• Rising health care costs also increase
pressure to cut spending in other sectors.

10. EFFECT ON HOUSEHOLDS
• Rising health care costs could increase the percentage
of the population that is uninsured.
• Rising health care costs mean less money for non
health care consumption, other benefits, and
retirement .

11. HEALTHCARE EFFECTS
Healthcare effects on economy with advantages and disadvantages
aspects :
 Positive Effects
 Improved capabilities of
health care lead to better
health and higher labor
market productivity .
 Increased incomes and
employment in the healthcare
sector.
Negative effects
 Increased government borrowing
to finance public health care.
 If workers bear the incidence of
higher health care spending, they
have less income to spend on other
goods and services .

12. Pros of universal health care
 If a person have a job, he have an insurance.
 The U.S spends more on health care as a percentage of GDP than
any other developed nation.
 There already laws that require emergency room to see patients even
if they don’t have any insurance.
 One of the biggest pros for a universal health care system is that
working models exist.

13. Cons of Universal Health Care
 Price of insurance very expensive.
 Most of the hospital not by government .
 Spend too much money every month for the company of insurance.
 More than 45 million people without insurance.
 Hard to get a new insurance if a person have a disease

14. Medicare and Medicaid card insurance

15. Medicare and Medicaid card
insurance.
 Low income or without job and insurance .
 45 million Americans without Insurance .
 Work without Insurance .
 Insurance not tied to employment is often very expensive, and the
uninsured individuals cannot afford to pay for it.
 They still receive health care, however, and costs are still incurred.
The resulting uncompensated health care bills are paid for by every
sector of society.

16. What may happen if the government
not pay for the insurance every year.
 Increases people without insurance.
 Pay too much money for one Treatment just.

17. When the government will not pay
for insurance
 When there are Financial crisis close to happening.
 Then, the government will use the abstinence trying to find more money.
 On 31 December 2012. U.S. borrowing officially hit its $16 trillion legal
limit. As a result, until the debt ceiling is raised, Treasury is not allowed to
borrow new money to help it pay all the country's financial obligations.

18. Resolve the effect in the United
states
 Create new hospital .
 A limit of pay monthly for the company of insurance

19. In conclusion:
• People should have insurance for their life to get treatment once
they injury.
• Increase in Healthcare cost lead to increase health and better
treatment.
• The United States spend much money every year for getting a
better treatment.

20. • Most of people couldn’t afford the hospital expenses without
insurance.
• Increased efficiency and decreased medical errors.
• Increase in HealthCare price or cost may lead to increase
people without insurance.
In conclusion:

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