The health care reform currently in congress should be passed

Thank you to whoever accepts this, and I hope for a good debate. Here's my constructive: "We spend much more on health care than any other nation, but aren't healthier for it. That is why I've said that even as we rescue this economy from a full-blown crisis, we must rebuild it stronger than before. And health insurance reform is central to that effort." -President Barack Obama Because I agree with President Obama, I affirm the resolution, "The United States should adopt the proposed health care reform." Contention One: The current health care system is unsatisfactory. According to YES! Magazine Fall 2006, "Health Care – It's what Ails Us" there are many problems with the current system of U.S. health care. It states "An Estimated 50 million Americans lack health insurance, an estimated 18,000 die each year because they lack medical insurance, and even those that have medical insurance are not safe; Of the more than 1.5 mil bankruptcies filed in the U.S. each year, about half are a result of medical bills; of those, ï¿½ of filers had health insurance." Not only that, but the quality of the health care system is suffering as well. In a 2008 study, the WHO ranked the U.S. health care system 37th of 190 countries, well below most of Europe, and trailing Chile and Costa Rica. As we can see, the current system is very unsatisfactory, creating massive costs for American citizens and the American government. Contention 2: The reform will create a better nation Subpoint A: The reform will stabilize our economy. According to Maclatchy Newspapers, Feb 26, 2009 "Building a Brighter Future" "As big as it may seem, the $787 billion stimulus bill passed by congress amounts to less than 2.7 percent of the Gross Domestic Product. This is not nearly enough to counteract our deep recession; the Congressional Budget Office estimates the output gap – how much output is below the economy's potential – at $2.9 trillion. Only with the supplement of Obama's health care reform will we be able to springboard out of the recession." The recession is a serious problem that our government is working hard to counteract. Today, our economic drop is slowed, but not stopped, and the only way to stop completely and begin to rise is to stop dumping our money into failing insurance programs and create a governmental system of health care. This will stabilize the economy and move us toward a, as the article says, brighter future. Subpoint B: The reform will provide us with better quality care According to the New York Times article, "Reforming our Medicine", "The reform includes specifics about disease and injury prevention investments that cost the current medical system millions through the emergency room." The World Health Organization has this to say "Presently taxpayers have a heavy burden, almost 100 billion dollars, in paying the cost of Emergency Room use by those who have no Health Insurance coverage. Those who oppose "Universal Health Care" are in many ways, through higher taxes, already paying to subsidize the need of coverage by the uninsured." Badly hurt, uninsured people go to the emergency room. Then, after getting the care required by law of the doctors, they cannot pay for it. These people who already have a lack of money are left with nothing, which just makes them more likely to take another trip to the emergency room sometime soon. If we prevent these problems in the first place, this cycle will stop, and we will pay much less money. Contention 3: American citizens want reform. According to YES! Magazine, Fall 2006, "The overwhelming majority (of American citizens), 75%, according to a Harris Poll want what people in other wealthy countries have: the peace of mind of universal health care. Health care reform is just like everything else: it must be wanted before it can happen. If three-fourths of American citizens desire this reform, then as a democratic nation we have a duty to install it in the country.