READ 1 - “Health Care in the United States: A Right or a Privilege” (Bauchner 2017)

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Read the short article, “ Download Health Care in the United States: A Right or a Privilege

” by Howard Bauchner (2017), editor-in-chief, the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA).

  1. According to the author, is healthcare coverage a basic right or a privilege in the United States? What other fundamental values and interests underlie healthcare?

  2. Who claims that healthcare is a basic right or a privilege? What resources (e.g., values, interests) do they mobilize to support their claims?