In this blog I will have my annotated bibliography for my MLA research paper. This paper was written using a question found in the documentary Where to Invade Next by Michael Moore. The question that I have chosen to write about is should America have a free universal health care system. Where to Invade Next by Michael Moore Michael Moore starts this documentary by declaring that he is going to invade other countries to bring back successful solutions to problems that we have in the United States. During his travels he meets with government officials and business men and women to find out how they have been able to improve worker’s rights, school lunches, prison system, education, women’s rights, and more. In the end the solutions to most of these problems actually were ideas that were started in United States but not realized. This documentary is definitely biased in its opinions about how we could improve many things in the United States. Michael Moore does gain credibility by meeting with CEO’s and public officials. He does mention that he goes to these countries to pick the flowers and not the weeds. I have used this documentary to help me choose a topic for my research paper. I found the graph that listed our taxes and what services they include compared to other countries, very informative. The United States Census Bureau This is the United States Census Bureau. This site has statistical information on the population of the United States. In addition to the decennial census, the Census Bureau conducts other surveys and provides data to many other government agencies. Federal, state and local governments use this data to plan schools, hospitals, roads, police, are fire department needs. The United States Census guarantees non-disclosure and confidentiality. Personal information collected by the agency is not released to other agencies or the public for 72 years. This information is reliable and based on facts. This site has a 2016 report on health insurance coverage in the United States. It contains information collected in the 2014-2017 surveys. It states what percentage of people had health insurance in 2015 and 2016. The Canadian Census Program This is the Canadian Census Program. This site contains statistical information including analysis, data, reference, and geographical information regarding the Canadian population. The Canadian Census is taken every 5 years. The information collected is used for statistical purposes and are confidential. This information has no bias and is reliable. I have used information from the Canadian site to compare to the United States statistics. New study finds 45,000 deaths annually linked to lack of health coverage, Harvard Gazette This is a news article from the Harvard University Gazette which details deaths that would have otherwise been preventable if not for the fact that the victims did not have heath insurance. The study used surveys by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The article points out that one American dies every 12 minutes from lack of health insurance. The author of this article seems to be biased towards the implementing of universal healthcare. He does a good job in gaining credibility by using well known sources. The facts presented make the need for universal health care evident. I will be using information about the studies mentioned in this article to show how many people suffer from not having adequate health insurance. Haeder, Simon F. and David L. Weimer. "Inching toward Universal Coverage: State-Federal Health-Care Programs in Historical Perspective." Journal of Policy History, vol. 27, no. 4, Oct. 2015, pp. 746-770. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1017/S0898030615000330. This is a paper written to show how the United States is on a progressive slope towards adopting universal health care if we keep following the path that we have already taken. It highlights our progression to the state we are at now. Also, this paper shows parallels to other countries gaining universal health care. This paper is relatively unbiased, relying mainly on past information to inform the possibility of future action. This paper relies mainly on hard facts and doesn’t lean either direction, mostly observing that based off of previous trends that we will most likely adopt a universal health care solution. I am going to use this to strengthen my argument on why we should switch to universal health care. It also shows how we can best progress from our current state. I will be using this paper to inform against the counter argument that the start up cost of universal health care would be prohibitive. Universal Declaration of Human Rights, United Nations This is the website for the United Nations. It is the human rights upon which the Geneva Conventions were based. It details one instance where the US had signed a bill claiming that health care is a universal right. This shows how hypocritical the US is in relation to what we do as opposed to what we tell other countries to do. This is an unbiased declaration signed in the late 1940’s and is used as a bedrock of the Geneva Convention. It is a list of basic human rights that all countries should adhere to. This article contains facts and figures used in the paper and to show that we should follow the standards that are recommended by the United Nations. Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), "OECD Health Data 2013," June 27, 2013 The OECD Health Data 2013 shows comparable data of health and health care for the 34 members. It shows health status, access to health services, mortality rate, and other key indicators. This is unbiased data and shows how the United States compares to other countries. I will use the facts and figures in this report to strengthen my argument. Himmelstein, David U., et al. "Medical Bankruptcy in the United States, 2007: Results of a National Study." American Journal of Medicine, vol. 122, no. 8, Aug. 2009, pp. 741-746. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.04.012 This study was done to show the rate of medical bankruptcy in the United States. It shows the data from 2,314 surveys. This is unbiased data and shows the increase in medical bankruptcy increased forty-nine percent between 2001 and 2007. This will help show the amount of financial hardship our current system puts upon people with medical bills.
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Kelli Keffer
4/7/2018 05:12:24 pm
I really like your fifth source, I like it shows what will happen in the future if something doesn't change. I look forward to reading your research paper!
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