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Is our healthcare system broken?

Robert H. Shmerling, M. (2021, July 13). Is our healthcare system broken?. Harvard Health. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-our-healthcare-system-broken-202107132542

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-our-healthcare-system-broken-202107132542

Context: The main goal of this article is to highlight various ways in which the current American healthcare system is flawed. The purpose of this article

While the issue of cost is brought up in this article, it also focuses on some other issues that contribute to the bad state of American healthcare such as investments not going into the right areas or the issues

Overview: This article mainly focuses on bringing up various arguments as to why the American healthcare system is flawed. One of the issues brought up is the cost of healthcare, talking about how in addition to it being expensive to the point where having a serious illness can put someone in serious financial trouble, the healthcare on offer isn’t of the highest quality for the cost. As a result, there are many Americans paying high prices for subpar healthcare, and a solution many people take is to seek alternatives in other countries. Besides price, the article brings attention to two other major flaws in the system: how investments seem to be going into areas that

The article ends with the author saying how fixing the system isn’t easy, but a possible solution is to adopt other healthcare practices from other countries

Strengths and Weaknesses: To bring up this article’s strengths, it does provide multiple valid arguments to back up its claim that the American healthcare system is broken with various sources

Another strength of the article is that since the author is a doctor himself, he can provide his own perspective

In terms of weaknesses, while the article itself is fairly recent for the time of this assignment, some of the links provided are older than the article, giving the sources with data the possibility of being outdated

Assessment: In conclusion, this article succeeds in its goal of pointing out major issues within the American healthcare system by pointing out key issues such as the high cost for subpar service, investments not going into the proper places, and

The article also lays out the information in a way that is easy to understand and potentially a good resource for readers looking into this topic.