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I found myself pretty angry at these articles. They both took the idea of fracking creating wealth too far. They talk about it as if there is absolutely no downside. After seeing the movie in class, I cannot ever support fracking. And on top of that, one of the articles conceded that it contributes to […]

Class 19: Fracking – Tradeoff of Wealth and Health The issue of fracking is another typical example of a tradeoff between developing resources for wealth and preserving the environments for health. On one hand fracking offers great wealth and economic development for the parties of interest in the area, while also creating uncertain health risks […]

I’d never considered the cost of health care. I’d always taken it for granted. For me, going to the doctor simply meant me and my doctor. It didn’t occur to me the finances and politics involved. Reading these articles brought these two elements and a myriad of other things into my view. The Patient Protection […]

The NYT article titled, Obama Health Law: Who it helped most, gave me an interesting perspective on something that hasn’t been really talked about. It discussed whom the law helped the most. According to their findings the law helped the people who seemingly needed it most, blacks, Hispanics, and people who live in rural America. […]

Health care is one of the biggest issues to tackle. Over the years, the only way to get covered was to pay the high premiums or have an employer supply the benefits. Obama pushed for his Affordable Care Act to help the nation get insured and slow down health care spending. In response to this […]

Probably the most important piece of legislature that was passed under the Obama administration was the Affordable Healthcare Act, or as many know it, Obamacare. The law itself was passed in an attempt to help the healthcare industry in America. Prior to it the industry was marred by high premiums leaving many unable to afford […]

All the articles for this class were interesting reads. In “A Perfect Fit for Some, but Not Others,” the varying perspectives of Americans from different geographic, financial, racial, and medical backgrounds was a good insight to how the Affordable Care Act has affected the nation. The majority of positive feedback regarding the impact of the policy […]

The Affordable Care Act is a policy formed with great intentions, but hindered by poor planning and execution. A universal health care system, in theory, would improve the lives of everyone in the country. Anyone can afford treatment when needed, and everyone is able to receive a periodic checkup to avoid illness. The greater social […]

The Affordable Care Act has been one of the most significant healthcare legislations passed in recent decades, and has created numerous debates on its effectiveness, costs, needs and political agendas. After various technological mishaps, and countless advertisements both on behalf of the Obama administration as well as third-parties, 10 million more people have insurance in […]

As soon as something like “universal healthcare” is mentioned, Westerners usually rationalize that with dreaded communism ideology. A negative connotation associated with protecting everyone from hospital debt. And I find that very sad. Why can’t everyone be entitled to free healthcare? Why should U.S. citizens be subjected to paying insurance premiums with the insurance companies […]

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