Polite Collegial Debate

Polite Collegial Debate

The U.S. health care system exists within a framework bounded by two ideological opposites: health care is a public good and health care is a private good.  – Jonas, 2021 (optional text)

What we have been exploring is the ideology (a set of opinions or beliefs of a group or an individual…very often ideology refers to a set of political beliefs or a set of ideas that characterize a particular culture) impact on healthcare in the US. We have already explored some of the impact that a deeply divided country will inevitably have on a complex system such as healthcare, where the vast majority of citizens are unable to pay for the level of healthcare expected by the small number who can.

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Tanner asserts that health care is not a right, but a business…whoever eventually comes up with a replacement for the ACA should keep a few hard truths in mind…healthcare is neither a right nor a privilege; it’s a commodity. Worse, it’s a finite commodity. There are only so many doctors, so many hospitals, and so much money, and there are limits to how much these things can be expanded. That’s why no healthcare system…provides unlimited care to everyone. – Jonas, 2021 (optional text)

As you work through this chapter you may find yourself cheering for some assertions (statements of belief) and booing for others. Keep in mind this is not simply an express your opinion discussion. It is an exercise in exploring how the healthcare system came to be in the US. It is an application of ideologies to what is fundamentally a business process, and an understanding of the problems that creates. If medical doctors are simply there to make money, it is a job, and they will care for you as quickly and efficiently as needed to make the most money. And those individuals who have no money can lie in the streets until they die. Consider this, are you ready for this in your healthcare system?

And finally, listen to opposing opinions. Is there some truth in what is being said? Are you able to find common ground?

Take note: any posts that are not polite, or respectful of the other student/faculty will be deleted and will not count for points. There is plenty of room in healthcare debates for different opinions, perhaps even the expectation. But there is never room for bullying, disrespecting, cursing, and pejorative.

Personalize your beliefs on the fundamental framework to guide healthcare.

Include the following aspects in the discussion:

· Read the debatable points from the readings and videos (healthcare is a public good, healthcare is a private good, healthcare is a public, private or mixed enterprise, the pragmatic reason government is involved is to assist those who cannot afford healthcare, the government should play no role in healthcare and those who cannot afford it should not receive it)

· Summarize your thoughts on each of these debatable points,

· How would it improve healthcare if your thoughts were applied?,

· How would it worsen healthcare if your thoughts were applied?,

· Discuss peers’ summaries. Include some middle ground you could agree or live with.,

· Cite any references. Proper grammar, sentence structure, and spelling are required. Use your own words. Copying and pasting are not allowed.

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