These situations involve many difficult decisions and opportunity costs to think about. With specific reference to universal healthcare, it is necessary to consider the pros and cons of potentially adopting a plan of this magnitude. On the bright side, everyone in the United States would be guaranteed healthcare. No matter the amount of wealth or immigration status, everyone is covered by the U.S. government under a single-payer system. Americans would be entitled to any medical needs such as emergencies, checkups, screenings, treatments, rehabilitation and medications (“Bernie Sanders on Healthcare”). Now, at what cost you might ask? Surely the cost would increase, right? In reality, the medical cost would become cheaper overall to pay under a proposed plan. As more Americans pay, they will be required to pay less per person to cover expenses (“Bernie Sanders on healthcare”). Additionally, with more Americans insured, overall public health will improve and lead to more eligible American workers. In the long term, this plan will help grow and spur the economic growth the United States is so desperately seeking. To boost economic growth, the proposed plan will create jobs in the medical field and ease the financial burden on businesses. This means that companies will no longer be obliged to pay for healthcare benefits for their employees. Instead, companies can focus on investing in their company's growth and infrastructure (“Healthcare for All”). Finally, by adopting a universal healthcare system, Americans would no longer have to deal with healthcare failures. All expenses and bills would be covered by the United States Government (“Right to Healthcare ProCon.org”). This would leave the American people to focus on paying other essential expenses and the cost of living. Now, why hasn't the United States adopted a similar plan already? First, one must consider the potential flaws in a