I've been hearing so much talk about a request for a public option for healthcare, and decided to take a dive into why we have insurance, to the benefits of it, and look into things like the U.K.'s and Canada's NHS and compare it to what we have here in the States.
https://www.medicare.gov/what-medicare-covers/your-medicare-coverage-choices/whats-medicare
https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/insurance/medicare/what-is-medicare
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/what-is-medicaid/
https://www.medicare.gov/about-us/how-is-medicare-funded
https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/medicare-medicaid-whats-difference-29615.html
https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-covered-under-obamacare-4083032
https://www.healthline.com/health/consumer-healthcare-guide/pros-and-cons-obamacare
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/obamacare-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-aca-before-you-vote
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sallypipes/2019/09/16/obamacare-drives-hospital-consolidation-raising-prices-for-patients/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/patients-outraged-after-losing-doctors-under-obamacare/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rural-hospitals-close-medicaid-aca_b_5c4734d8e4b09dd3f0cb1f08
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/12/20/678395984/5-ways-nixing-the-affordable-care-act-could-upend-the-entire-u-s-health-system
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sallypipes/2013/06/10/thanks-to-obamacare-a-20000-doctor-shortage-is-set-to-quintuple/
https://healthecareers.com/article/healthcare-news/physicians-and-the-affordable-care-act
https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/patient-support-advocacy/physician-data-offer-new-insights-aca-s-coverage-impact
https://oneill.law.georgetown.edu/employer-based-health-care-cons-pros/
https://www.griffinbenefits.com/blog/history-of-employer-sponsored-healthcare
https://www.mercatus.org/publications/government-spending/tax-exemption-employer-provided-health-insurance
https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2017/03/22/yes-it-was-the-affordable-care-act-that-increased-premiums/
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/16/upshot/costs-health-care-us.html
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/patient-experience/how-to-rebalance-the-supply-demand-scales-in-healthcare.html
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2014/05/31/the-272-billion-swindle
https://www.modernhealthcare.com/legal/feds-amassed-26-billion-2019-healthcare-fraud-cases
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/medicare-funds-totaling-60-billion-improperly-paid-report/story?id=32604330
https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and-Reports/NationalHealthExpendData/NHE-Fact-Sheet
https://hbr.org/2013/09/the-downside-of-health-care-job-growth
https://www.npr.org/2019/04/10/711688988/feds-charge-24-in-alleged-1-2-billion-medicare-fraud-scheme
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/12/15/370377838/prolific-prescribers-of-controlled-substances-face-medicare-scrutiny
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article234993252.html
https://www.propublica.org/article/we-asked-prosecutors-if-health-insurance-companies-care-about-fraud-they-laughed-at-us
https://www.bcbsm.com/health-care-fraud/fraud-statistics.html
https://patch.com/new-york/foresthills/forest-hills-duo-indicted-30m-medicare-fraud-scheme-feds
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2012/oct/15/nhs-cancer-joints-surgery-age-discrimination
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1074585-under-socialism-you-would-not-be-allowed-to-be-poor
