Department of Nursing, Dominican College, Orangeburg, USA
Olivia Bouquet she is working at the College of Dominican College as an assistant professor in the Department of Nursing which is located at Orangeburg, USA
Commentary
Is There A Right To Healthcare?
Author(s): Olivia Bouquet*
Is healthcare a right? Many controversies over healthcare have been present in the media lately. Passage of the
affordable care act (ACA) also known as Obama care in March 2010 focused on cost and access, intended to be the
solution to years, decades, of healthcare discrepancies. It offered healthcare to all at affordable prices and penalized
citizens who did not carry health insurance. The problem is that ACA is only affordable if you can afford it and no one
should have to decide between debt and health. Bioethical principles govern healthcare, as an advanced practice nurse,
a delicate relationship between the principles must be maintained, therefore, consideration must be given as of how
each bioethical principle is affected by the right to healthcare. Healthcare is a right and a necessity of every American
citizen, but not only the right to healthcare is impor.. View more»