HOW THE HIGH COST OF MEDICAL CARE IS AFFECTING AMERICANS

SPEAKER

• Elisabeth Rosenthal
• New York Times writer for 20 years
• Graduated from Stanford University
• Attended Harvard Medical School, but not a practicing doctor

CONTEXT

• Health care is becoming a luxury for those who can afford it
• $40,000 to stitch a simple cut without insurance
• $3,500 out of pocket for emergency room visits, even with insurance
• People are choosing which bills to pay over eachother

Genre: Health, Financing
Audience: General public, Our nations health care reformers.

Pathos: "My employer-paid plan has a $5K deductible, so I don’t get medical services if I can help it,” said Ed, 61, from Winston-Salem, N.C. “I forgo blood pressure meds and colonoscopy,” he continued, even though his last test found polyps that should be monitored."

Ethos: She was a writer for NYT's for many years.
Logos: The rise of health care payments is obvious.

Message:
Our nation needs to make health care more accessible for our society.