Author: Scott Grant
Faculty Mentor: Susan Brown Eve, Department of Sociology, College of Public Affairs and Community Service & Honors College; Gloria Cox, Department of Political Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences & Honors College
Department and College Affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences & Honors College
Bio: Scott Grant graduated from the University of North Texas in May 2009 with a major in mathematics and minors in biology and chemistry. Grant was active in the Honors College. He was an active research student, having presented research papers at University Scholars Day in 2006 and 2009. He was a First Year Experience Leader at UNT and a Resident Advisor for the students in the Texas Academy of Math and Sciences. In fall 2009, he will enter medical school at the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University at El Paso.
Abstract: President Barack Obama campaigned on a promise to expand healthcare coverage in the United States to all. This essay examines the political campaign promises, the current mixed structure of the public and private insurance programs in the United States, focusing on children’s healthcare. The paper concludes by examining the options for reform facing the nation: expansion of the private healthcare system, expansion of the public healthcare system, and a novel suggestion for a healthcare program for children that is modeled after the public schools with public tax funding, but with an option to choose a private insurance plan instead if families can afford it.
Table of Contents
- — Page: 2. Introduction
- — Page: 3. The Private Sector
- — Page: 4. The Public Sector
- — Page: 5. Children’s Health Insurance Program
- — Page: 6. Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
- — Page: 7. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
- — Page: 8. Where We Are
- — Page: 9. Where We Are Going: Expanding Private Care
- — Page: 10. Comparing the Plans
- — Page: 11. Conclusion
- — Page: 12. References