10. ‘Affordable Care’ or a Rip-Off?

The article written by Elisabeth Rosenthal addresses the issue of healthcare prices in The United States. The biggest problem it gives people is that it's too expensive. There are current attempts to make healthcare affordable for more people, but there is some speculation as to wether that will come to be, or if healthcare will continue to be unaffordable. The article goes back and forth between the two hypotheses, showing arguments for both of them, yet it seems to lean more towards the possibility that it won't be so affordable for everyone. The conclusion is ambiguous; the reader is given the stats, and they are left to decide if they can afford it or not.

The article is simple and of appropriate length. The article is saturated with quotes and statistics, which give validity to the article's claims. However, the quotes are very long, not leaving much room for the author to express herself with her own words. The conclusion was rather abrupt, with a direct question to the reader as the last sentence. This would have worked fine, if the author didn't use it immediately after a personal example; it was a little awkward.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/sunday-review/affordable-care-or-a-rip-off.html?hp