Topic
Ted Talk. (2018, January 25). Healthcare is a Right or a Luxury – Dr. Tarik Sammour [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCVmY1iOJQs
Address each of the following questions. Organize your response in a numerical order as follows:
1. In the U.S. is health care a right protected in our Constitution? What laws are in place that give anyone in our country a right to access heath care?
2. What is the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and three changes this law produced which are of interest to you? How did the ACA impact the number of uninsured in the U.S.?
3. In 2014 what happened in the U.S. if a citizen or legal resident did not have health insurance? What happens today if you do not have health insurance? What resources does Mt. SAC offer for health care?
4. Dr. Sammour proposes a hybrid system given equality would lead to extremely poor care for all and privatization would only provide beyond sufficient care to few. What is your vision of social justice vs. market justice in health care?
5. Embed a picture or picture quote incorporating any topic of this discussion you are inspired to share. Provide a brief explanation as to why you selected this picture and the relevance from your perspective.
