Choose one of the following supporting details that supports the argument you chose AND would be convincing to your audience.
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The United States and Mexico are the only countries of the 34 members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) that do not have government funded health care.
The American Hospital Association states that government funded health care is linked to longer life expectancy, lower child mortality rates, higher smoking cessation rates, and lower depression rates.
According to a study from Harvard researchers, "lack of health insurance is associated with as many as 44,789 deaths per year," which is a 40% increased risk of death for those who don't have health insurance.
According to the National Bankruptcy Forum, medical debt is the number one reason people file for bankruptcy in the US. In 2017, about 33% of all Americans with medical bills reported that they “were unable to pay for basic necessities like food, heat, or housing.”
The Declaration of Independence states that all men have the right to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Providing health care is necessary for preserving life and pursuing happiness.
A government funded health care system is likely to lead to a 13% savings in national health care expenses, which is more than $450 billion each year, according to researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.
A June 2022 study from the National Academy of Sciences found that government funded health care could have saved the US $105.6 billion in hospitalization costs during the pandemic.
The Council on Foreign Relations reports that economists believe the high costs paying for their employees' health insurance places US businesses at a "competitive disadvantage in the international marketplace." Government funded health care could reduce costs for business owners by 10-12%.
According to a study in the American Journal of Public Health, Canada (a country that provides government funded health care) spends half as much per capita on health care as the United States.
According to an Institute of Medicine report, the US economy loses $65-$130 billion annually as a result of diminished worker productivity, due to poor health among those without insurance. choose one