1. There is a quote best describing government involvement in medicaid and medicare:
"In 1986, Congress enacted the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA) to ensure public access to emergency services regardless of ability to pay. Section 1867 of the Social Security Act imposes specific obligations on Medicare-participating hospitals that offer emergency services to provide a medical screening examination (MSE) when a request is made for examination or treatment for an emergency medical condition (EMC), including active labor, regardless of an individual's ability to pay. Hospitals are then required to provide stabilizing treatment for patients with EMCs. If a hospital is unable to stabilize a patient within its capability, or if the patient requests, an appropriate transfer should be implemented." -http://www.cms.gov/EMTALA/
The government has institutions that provide medicare and medicade, but it doesn't provide personal health insurance. It does have laws that "ensure public access to emergency services regardless of the ability to pay", and this is regarded as a civil right for American citizens. Social security is guaranteed by the U.S government. The laws enacted by President Bush for health care include signing benefits for senior on medicare (Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act), and another law on social security. Obama is trying to enact a government-run health care system.
2. America's government role in scientific innovation: As shown by the article "The Covenant", President Bush opposed the scientific endeavor of stem cell research. Obama goes for scientific innovation. The government can issue grants for scientific studies.
3. Americans pay through taxes for general government health care such as health care for hospitals and social security. The government strictly facilitates taxes and how government provided health care is regulated.
4. Health care problems today in America include not being able to be covered by insurance because of occupation or health status, paying for high health insurance if you have a condition, and not being covered for a largely expensive and important therapy (such as medication for HIV, or other deadly diseases).
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1. The components of making a compelling character include having lots of information on the character, as long at it is relevant information to the article and information that connects to the readers. A compelling character can be analyzed deeply, and must contribute to moving the article along, such as being dynamic, not stagnant.
2. The components of making an interesting plot include having some sort of conflict, internal or external between to characters (like government vs. the people, or a person vs. their inner beliefs). The plot has to relate to readers and get them involved intellectually in some way, some deep theme that they can reflect upon. Within a interesting plot, there has to be many subplots, and other forms of plot structure, such as an introduction, a climax, and a resolution. Characters must be included in the plot, with both a protagonist and an antagonist.
3. Steps to getting non-jargon based scientific writing include getting simple quotes from scientists/experts, see what the public thinks on the scientific matter, translate information to casual examples, use metaphors, and describe in simple details, sort of like a summary of details.
4. Authors encourage readers to connect with the stories by putting in situations where readers are connected personally in some way. real life instances are included and the wording suggests how the readers themselves are involved.
(Possible characters:
Parents and their children [One parent example to use is my own parents, or the person who made this blog http://www.teamten.com/lawrence/writings/vaccines_infants.html]
Doctors and experts (doesn't have information yet)
Private companies and manufacturers (need info)
Protesters of vaccines (need info))
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