In the midst of controversy regarding health care disparities, the Affordable Care Act of 2010, and current reform proposals, there continue to be increasing discussions about whether the United States should consider a universal healthcare system.
State your opinion about whether the U.S. should have a National Healthcare System? What are the benefits and challenges?
Do you believe the issue of mental illness stigma can be more adequately addressed within a different healthcare model such as universal healthcare? Will it make a difference? Be sure to include in your discussion points discussed within the required articles and film clips.
* Arrow, K., Auerbach, A., et. al. (2009). Toward a 21st-century health care system: recommendations for health care reform. Annals Of Internal Medicine, 150(7), 493-495
* Hudson, C. G. (2014). Mental health and social policy: Beyond managed care.Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare 41, 2, 172-174.
* Clark, W., Welch, S. N., Berry, S. H., Collentine, A. M., Collins, R., Lebron, D., Shearer, A. L. (2013). California’s Historic Effort to Reduce the Stigma of Mental Illness: The Mental Health Services Act. American Journal of Public Health, 103, 5, e1-e9.
Media:
* Bill Clinton Compares Single-Payer, Universal Health Care Vs. Free Market, Private Health Coverage
* Bill O’Reilly: Universal Healthcare Is Communist
* Universal Health Care Pros and Cons