Now That’s Funny! or Not…

Cartoons in Healthcare Policies
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The first cartoon was published on the U.S.News website on the 16th November 2017, at 5:18 p.m. it is titled as ‘cartoons on Obamacare versus Trumpcare. It depicts Ryan, the speaker of the house and his interaction with ACA. According to the cartoon, Ryan uses a language that is excessively complex to address healthcare. The patient, therefore, does not understand and asks the third party.
The cartoon expresses the insincerity behind political sides in defining the challenges affecting the health care system. To achieve the perhaps selfish interests, the legislators use language that is confusing to the citizens. The real concerned party is, therefore, able to synthesize the information communicated. I agree with this stand. The politicization of the health care bill makes supporters view it only based on their political affiliations. However, this is not necessary. The facts about ACA can be laid out in simple terms like the second person does. This way, the citizens can support or reject the ACA objectively.
This cartoon represents the real situation as it is. ACA has been politicized since its inception. Perhaps this is expected because every Act is proposed by one party and therefore subject to criticism from the other party. However, when it is the quality of the life of the Americans at risk, there should be more harmony in towards exploring chances for the best result. It is the American citizens who should determine how much they are willing to sacrifice for a better healthcare.

Every taxpayer pays for the federal funds used for health care and should be properly informed about how it is consumed. It is therefore wrong that a lot of wrongful information is peddled for the sole end of making political milestones on either side.
The second cartoon was published on the U.S.News on the “Daily Cartoons: October 18, 2017” section. The cartoon shows a cartoon of President Trump with a hammer. He is printed beside a patient in a hospital room full of damages. The implication of the carton is that Trump with his hammer has been smashing the Affordable Care Act. He later pronounces that the Act is already broken and therefore urges the patient’s to agree that it needs to be revoked.
The cartoon expresses criticism of the G.O.P’s attacks on the ACA. So far, there has been continues reductions on the original ACA. Since 2009, the law has been through more than 30 changes. This means that the low continues to deviate from the original intentions. The carton represents the reality of the current debate. One of the recent changes on the ACA is the alleviation of penalties on people without insurances. Among these alleviations has been the inclusion of an expansion clause for temporary insurances. This continues pushing away insurance agencies. One of the reasons why ACA is failing is because the insurers are moving away. In some of the counties, there are no insurers that are willing to work under the health insurance marketplaces for ACA. This happens because such cases as the allowance of increased temporary healthcare insurance taking habits increase fraud in healthcare. For example, patients with certain conditions can take temporary covers for treatment to those conditions without the intention of expanding their covers. While ACA is operational, these insurers cannot refuse to register the applicants. However, they are at a higher risk of losses and therefore the exodus from ACA associated marketplaces.

References
Wasserman, D. (2017). Daily Cartoons: October 18, 2017. U.S.News. Retrieved 3 April 2018, from https://www.usnews.com/opinion/news/cartoons/cartoons/2017-10-18/daily-cartoons
Wasserman, D. (2017). Political Cartoons on Obamacare and Trumpcare. U.S.News. Retrieved 3 April 2018, from https://www.usnews.com/cartoons/healthcare-cartoons