Question

Why does the U.S. remain the only industrialized nation without universal health insurance? Three reasons why.

Answer 1

• Three reasons why US doesnt have a universal health coverage:-
• One of the main reasons is the political culture prevalent in US.Americans are more individualistic.They believe classical liberalism,meaning, that the government should play a limited role in society.And because universal coverage clashes with this belief of limited government involvement and individualism,it has never been able to be applied in America.
• Second reason is the role of interest groups in influencing political process.The insurance industry spend millions on shaping ACA,as opposed to the government.These interest groups do not want a comprehensive national coverage of health making it a public reform and keep it privatized.
• Third reason is that America's political institutions make it difficult to implement any massive entitlement programs in the country.Political institutions are biased against this comprehensive reform and any attempts have to go through congress meetings,budget limitations,amendments etc. while the opposition prepares to fight against the bill.
• The reasons are particularly are political in nature.The culture is highly individualistic,favoring personal over government responsibility; lobbyists are active and dominant, spending billions to ensure that private insurers maintain their upperhand in the health system; and also our institutions have been designed in a manner which limits major social policy changes from happening in the country.