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This article discusses how corrupt the healthcare in America is compared to other countries. It shares why they make the healthcare expensive & who it ultimately benefiting from it, being the pharmaceutical industry & the rich. Also shares how even though your work may pay for you healthcare, you're still the one getting gyped.

America's healthcare is the most expensive amongst industrialized nations. But higher costs aren't leading to a healthier population or longer life expectancy. The high cost of healthcare negatively affects the American economy in many ways.

I found this article to be very fascinating indeed. I hope that one day we will have a health care system that is excess-able to all Americans. Hopefully a solution will be properly found during our life time.

There are many major problems within our healthcare system. For instance, there is a huge shortage of healthcare workers. We need healthcare workers in order for hospitals to run smoothly. Not only is there a shortage of workers, there is an opioid crisis as well. Many things need to be done in order to fix the healthcare system.

The healthcare system is a mess right now. A lot of healthcare workers were called heroes in the beginning of covid and now they're being fired because they don't feel comfortable getting the vaccine. The shortage is from them getting fired. I actually lost my best friend to an accidental overdose.

Americans spend almost twice as much on health care then the average for the 10 most high earning nations despite having the highest rate of mortality and suicide. There are people who would just as soon try and deal with a broken bone on their own then risk thousands and thousands of dollars worth of medical bills.

Universal healthcare has been a rising problem within the United States considering the virus we are dealing with now. The major problem is that citizens have to pay outrageous amounts of money, in order to pay for healthcare. The article helps inform why we have our current system and what is stopping us from reaching universal healthcare for everyone.

While the number of COVID 19 case continues to rise, Healthcare workers are succumbing to overwhelming pressure on their shoulders. Many hospitals, clinics, and labs are short-staffed with restricted resources at hand to properly treat patients who have the virus. Often times, this leads to non COVID 19 related issues to be pushed aside due to the conditions and priorities these facilities have enforced. They are experiencing stress, frustration, depression, loneliness, and many other concerns that could impact their performance on the front lines.

Im so grateful for these healthcare worker, I could not begin to imagine the stress they had to go though this past year.

It's amazing the obstacles these health care workers had to face because of the pandemic.

This article seeks to inform the readers of the existence of disparities in our healthcare system, and how those disparities relate to factors such as socioeconomic status, race, ethnic group, gender, age, and other definitive criteria. This article also gives a brief synopsis of the context of said disparities

Good health is intrinsic to a persons well being. Those who do not have access to decent healthcare cannot have the same opportunity at life as those who do.

Health care plays an important role in society today and especially social justice issues. It is important that everyone is able to have access to healthcare not only for ones life but the society as a whole. However, sometimes the healthcare system limits individuals as to if they are able to have access to it when it should be a born right.

The healthcare system in the US has become neglected and therefore, utterly flawed. This can lead to a lower life expectancy within out country. This article explains the complications of getting healthcare and how the system can be improved slightly.

Seeing the United States average life expectancy compared to other countries was a surprise because we are one of the lowest on the list .

This advocates for the implementation of universal healthcare in the United States. It also talks briefly about why Americans seem to be so resistant to a new healthcare system.

I liked how the article pointed out that people are doing go fund me accounts and that is a good example because many people are unable to afford healthcare and people are depending on other individuals to pay for their medical bills and it is a huge issue.

I really liked the article and liked how it gives examples of what is happening due to healthcare being so expensive.

this article talks about how medical payers can better the telehealth system. healthcare providers are starting the virtual care for fast and safe service. also finding ways to conduct clinical trials with less interaction.

States that ACA is not enough for the U.S. States that we need to adopt a universal healthcare system.

This article discusses the main point of giving free/reduced healthcare for all people. Also how to move forward the government needs to ensure that people have great healthcare in order for it to succeed more.

The article points out that the cost for healthcare is extremely high and there needs tone insurance or programs that allow everyone access to free or reduced care. The topic related to telehealth is introduced as this is a great way for doctors and patients to consult during the pandemic.

This article talks about Social Justice and health Justice. To create an equal distribution of money, power and resources when it comes to everyone's health.

This website explains that social justice means that everyone receives equal rights and opportunities. That said, Everyone deserves equal access to the best available healthcare. In order to do so, health and equity must be talked about.

This article discusses the inequality that persist through healthcare and how it continues to grow over the years. Examples and statistics are given to help express concerns on the topic of inequality in the healthcare system.

This article focuses on the interrelation between poverty and health. It gets into further detail about the reasons why people may become extremely poor because of their health situations. It also implements different solutions to help those who find themselves in situations like these.

This article gave me information on healthcare from a perspective of the people living at the poverty level. It focuses on how different strategies and projects made directly to change the affect of this healthcare system in its current status.

This article does well in representing how complicated poverty is. I liked how the authors showed how health care is a cause of poverty, and poor health care is also a sign of poverty. It goes to show the dual nature of many social issues and why solutions are increasingly challenging. The solutions offered by the authors look like they would be effective, but executing them might be difficult. It would be hard because these solutions are very general, and they would cost money as many of them require the government to force the cost of healthcare down.

Lots of people are suffering from a lack of health insurance. Hard to find good doctors that are able to help your needs. Health insurance is exspenisve and people cant afford it.

Overview of how health affairs tie directly into Social Justice being one of the core values. Displays the importance of Justice in our public health systems and how social injustice in healthcare affects our economy as a whole.

Defunding the Police Departments does not mean disbanding law enforcement. Excess funds can be distributed to other services (education, healthcare, housing, ect.)

This article really shows what it looks when the community doesn't feel safe and how the people are moving to make it safe and put money somewhere else.

I'm glad that this article gives the information this country needs when talking about defunding the police. Many interpret that in the wrong way which has divided our country even more.

This article covers why we should make our universal healthcare system in the US

This article talks about some of congress's reactions when some of them were forced onto the exchange. Many members did not know everything the exchange included until they were made to do what ordinary Americans were expected to do.

Social justice issues the profession of social workers face. Written in 2007 the article captures issues still faced today such as poverty, healthcare, child welfare are a few subjects touched on.

Judith M. Schagrin is the assistant director for Children's Services at the Baltimore County Department of Social Services. Judith expressed her thoughts and concerns on multiply issues regarding child welfare and its system. She believes that our nation's child welfare system should be a national priority and she even made suggestions to fix this ongoing issue

This article is reporting on why Americans are not getting medical care. Oftentimes, health care is too expensive. The medical care system does not help with cost