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Ryan Bargoil Malcolm Campbell English 1102 23 January 2014 Topic Proposal: Health Care Crisis Introduction/Overview I will be researching why our health care system is substantially worse than most e!elope countries" #he cost we pay $or health care per person per year is two an a hal$ times more than the a!erage $or e!elope countries" #his not only poses a threat to each in i!i ual%s $inances& but more importantly to our economy" Billions o$ ollars are waste each year an there is not enough to show $or it" 'hy shoul we pay more an recei!e less( I began preliminary research on this topic by accessing i$$erent online articles using !arious search engines an atabases $oun on the uni!ersity website" #o gain a little insight on how in$orme

the general public is& I as)e some o$ my $rien s an $amily members what they )new on the sub*ect" +$ course& the people that )new most about it were ol er in age" #his ma)es sense because they ha!e to eal with the $inancial bur ens o$ the problem"

Initial Inquiry Question(s) 'hy is the cost o$ ,- health care so ramatically high(

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My Interest in this Topic .rowing up in a large $amily& one coul imagine that me ical bills were a huge e/pen iture" Constant trips to the hospital cause by multiple in*uries& illnesses& an sometimes e/aggerations ha!e ta)en an unbelie!able amount o$ my mom%s har 0earne money" I%m intereste to $in out why our country& being the wealthiest nation in the worl & has such a har time lowering costs an increasing e$$iciency& when other countries ha!e spectacular systems" 1" 'hat I alrea y )now1 2mericans are o!erpaying $or health care an not getting what they shoul out o$ it" 2" 'hat I hope to learn1 I want to learn why the costs are so high& an how& i$ possible& can the problem be $i/e ( 2re there any propose solutions( 'hat e/actly is the se!erity o$ the situation(

e!t "teps I plan on rea ing more articles on the health care crisis through the use o$ online atabases to ensure that my in$ormation is up0to0 ate" I also plan on !iewing online !i eos $rom sources such as #E3 #al)s& 4ou#ube& etc" to $orm an i ea o$ the stance ta)en by $ellow 2merican citi5ens"