This discussion presents the opportunity for students to address the inequality of access to healthcare in the U.S. using moral and ethical reasoning. There is overwhelming evidence that social inequalities affect health outcomes. Many argue that lack of health care access related to poverty is a human rights concern in the U.S. and should be subject to public and social justice inquiry. As such, the enactment of the Affordable Care Act seeks to implement health equity. Prepare and post a response to the following prompt:
From the viewpoint of a social justice activist present an argument to a Congressional committee as to the ethical and moral reasons for supporting the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Through research, anticipate an item of debate that will be offered to you by the panel and use at least one ethical theory or perspective from the text to support your evidence of moral imperative.
Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references.