13499. CHANGING THE U.S. HEALTH SYSTEM. This essay responds to the question, “If you could make one change in the U.S. health care/delivery system, what would it be?” The proposed change is a shift from the belief of health care as a privilege to one of health care as a right. The analysis considers both the grounds for the recommended change and the consequences of the change, including the issue of whether the change might necessarily produce both “winners” and “losers." 7 pages, 15 footnotes, 6 bibliographic sources.