Read the document: Health/Market Justice/Social Justice
Is Health Care a citizen’s right or a commodity to be bought?

Should everyone in the USA have access to healthcare, or is this something that the people should budget for, just as we budget for house payments and car payments. We have studied government policy and the US Health Care System and now in your own words:
Is it the governments’ job to assure healthcare for everyone?
How much should government interfere with health?
Websites with opposing viewpoints:
Proposal for Single Payer Health Insurance 2003. www.pnhp.org/ This site believes healthcare is a right and the US should have a single payer insurance plan.
Rethinking Healthcare, Milton Friedman: www.heartland.org. This site believes the government should stay out of healthcare as much as possible and let the capitalist free market work without interference from the government.
Read the document on Moodle: Health/Market Justice/Social Justice
In this last writing assignment, we all had to think about and then try to explain the 2 common points of view in this country; capitalist/market justice and socialist/social justice; and how this relates to our healthcare system.

Criteria

Points

Score

Introduction/ Opening Statement
Define or Describe the topic:
Market JusticeSocial Justice
CapitalistSocialist
Private EnterpriseGovernment/ Public

3

Explain the 2 different approaches to Healthcare
Clearly explained, understandable
Define the pros and cons of the 2 different viewpoints
Any relevant facts or examples to illustrate the topic

2
2
2

Show how this relates to the healthcare system
Insights,
professional response

3

Well written, well organized
Properly cited – in text and works cited section

3

Total

15