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Universal Healthcare Pros and Cons

WEBCon 3 Universal health care would increase wait times for basic care and make Americans’ health worse. The Congressional Budget Office explains, “A single …

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Pro & Con Quotes: Should the U.S. Government Provide Universal …

WEBMaking health insurance universal and delinked from employment widens the range of economic options for workers and leads to better matches between …

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History of Universal Health Care

WEBHealth Care Spending. U.S. health care spending rose 2.7% in 2021 to a total of $4.3 trillion nationally and accounted for 18.3% of the U.S. Gross Domestic …

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UPDATED: Should All Americans Have the Right (Be Entitled) to …

WEBProponents of the right to health care say that no one in one of the richest nations on earth should go without health care, and argue a right to health care would …

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Should the U.S. Government Provide Universal Health Care

WEBWhite House, “Statement from President Joe Biden on Historic 20 Million Enrollees in Affordable Care Act Health Care,” whitehouse.gov, Jan. 10, 2024. “The …

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Is Obesity a Disease

WEBBMI does not take into account the overall health of the individual and can identify fit, muscular people as obese because muscle weighs more than fat. Read …

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Prescription Drug Costs Pros and Cons

WEBPro 1 High drug costs can force people to choose between life-saving drugs and other essentials. 24% of people taking prescription drugs reported difficulty affording …

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Universal health care would improve individual and national health

WEBSince 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the public health, economic and moral repercussions of widespread dependence on employer-sponsored …

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Employer Vaccine Mandates

WEBEssentia Health, a hospital chain in the US Midwest, had a 70% flu vaccination rate among employees from 2012 to 2015. When employees had to report …

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Is Drinking Milk Healthy for Humans

WEBPro 2 Dairy milk is an easy, nutritional drink that is available almost everywhere. “Milk and dairy foods tend to be affordable and accessible food choices for …

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Top 10 Pro & Con Arguments

WEBThese are startling results for a government-run health care system advertised as a quality substitute for private insurance. In reality, ObamaCare has …

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Medical Marijuana

WEBCon 2 Marijuana has dangerous side effects. The National Institutes of Health offers a litany of negative mental side effects, including “altered senses (for example, seeing brighter colors), altered sense of time, changes in mood, impaired body movement, difficulty with thinking and problem-solving, impaired memory, hallucinations (when taken in high …

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Does Obamacare Eliminate Lifetime or Annual Limits on Insurance

WEBThe requirement to eliminate lifetime dollar limits applies to all plans. The annual limit restrictions apply to employer-based health plans, and to individual health …

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Women are responsible and knowledgeable enough to care for …

WEBAlison Block, physician, said: “My main philosophy as someone who provides reproductive health care is to trust women to make their own decisions. The …

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Six US-Signed Treaties and Declarations

WEBWorld Health Organization Constitution. Date Adopted: July 22, 1946 Date Signed by United States: July 22, 1946 Date Ratified by United States: June 14, 1948 …

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GMOs – Top 3 Pros and Cons

WEBA single health risk associated with GMO consumption has not been discovered in over 30 years of lab testing and over 15 years of field research. Martina …

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Increased access to birth control, health insurance, and sexual

WEBAccess to health insurance to pay for contraceptives also contributed to a drop in abortions. With the passage of Obamacare (Patient Protection and Affordable …

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Should Employers Be Required to Provide Health Insurance

WEB“Currently, women are forced to bear a heavier financial burden for health care than men primarily because many health care insurance providers refuse to cover contraceptives. Studies have shown that women of reproductive age often pay 68 percent more out-of-pocket for health care than men, in large part because of the failure of …

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Universal health care would lower costs and prevent medical …

WEBThis shift to single-payer health care would provide the greatest relief to lower-income households,” conclude researchers from the Yale School of Public Health …

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Top 10 Pro & Con Arguments

WEBCow’s milk is fortified with vitamin D, which also benefits bone health. Calcium and vitamin D help prevent osteoporosis…. Cow’s milk is a source of potassium, which can enhance vasodilation and reduce blood pressure. Increasing potassium intake and decreasing sodium can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease….

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The United States already has universal health care for some. The

WEBA national health insurance is a universal health care that “uses public insurance to pay for private-practice care. Every citizen pays into the national insurance …

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