Why Universal Healthcare is a Trend in the U.S.

摘要

Is the recent Congressional House of Representatives repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act a significant event in Americas healthcare? Is this a hiccup in a trend for one nation that lacks universal healthcare or the end of a movement? The purpose of this research is to determine if there is a movement to developing universal healthcare in the United States. If there is one, what influences are promoting and supporting that effort, and what influences are slowing or prohibiting that effort? This paper will examine the possibility universal healthcare is a trend over time. Why might the recent Congressional House of Representatives' repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act with the American Healthcare Act not be a significant event in America's future in healthcare? Is this action only a hiccup in a far more significant trend for the one modern nation that still lacks having implemented universal healthcare for its citizens? The purpose of this research is to determine if there is a movement to developing universal healthcare in the United States. If there is a trend, what influences are promoting and supporting that trend? What influences are slowing or prohibiting that effort? This paper will examine the possibility universal healthcare is a trend over time. It will also examine recent events that indicate support for and against a movement toward universal healthcare.