Universal health care is one of the most important political issues to me. The health care system affects almost all people at some point, and I have additional interest in the issue as I'm considering medicine for my future. Among other wealthy nations, the United States consistently ranks extremely poorly especially when noting that we have the most expensive health system in the world. Americans spend twice as much as residents of other developed countries on healthcare, but get lower quality, less efficiency and have the least equitable system. Changes seem necessary if we are severely under performing and slipping behind other nations. Not only is our current health care system cost ineffective, it can also be detrimental to the health of our country as a whole. Living in a system that doesn't promote stability and long term care can often lead people to put off problems until they become so bad medical intervention is no longer avoidable. Many unnecessary deaths result yearly because people don't have access to even basic health services. American health or lack thereof is often a widely recognized issue with obesity rates climbing and average life span dropping, a new health system should be considered.
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