Saturday, January 27, 2007
Blog 2- Do you believe healthcare is a right or privelage?
I personally feel healthcare is a right and it can never be a privelage first but only after it is a right. I say this because this is the only country that does not offer free healthcare and has providers that charge too high premiums for their insurance plans. This has always been an ongoing issue in America. We should be allowed free doctor examinations whenever we need to have them. It is vital to have a healthy country and the only way to have this is to allow everyone access to insurance to the full coverage. No one should be allowed partial coverage because that is just unfair to those that can not afford high plans because it can cost an arm and a leg. Why do other countries lead in the way of healthcare for their counrty's men, women, and children. Being hospitalized is thought to be devasting already and when you add up all the high expensive costs that is more of a reason to panic and to be put in debt to this counrty due to having a screwed up system. Healthcare is a right and along with that goes the privelage of having free healthcare which we will not see anytime soon unless Congress decides to make it their most important topic and issue. The elderly can not support themselves only on social security and Medicaid and Medicare. We need to address this problem thoroughly and make neccessary changes as soon as possible so everyone can have equal access to hospitals and healthcare.
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You bring up several interesting facts in your post that could not be more true. Our nation needs to step it up and join other nations such as the United Kingdom and offer Health Care to every citizen, no questions asked. This change would definately have many positive affects on our country and our people. We need fairness and equality in all aspects of life, ecspecially healthcare.
After reading your post, I, too, think that the nation needs to step up with a program that would enable people to get the healthcare they need. People should be given routine check-ups to keep them on track, because in the long run, that would actually end up saving the nation and its people a ton of money if nothing else. According to our textbook on page 38, "nearly one in five families has at least one uninsured member", which means those members may not be able to afford healthcare when they are sick. When they are sick they could pass the illness to the insured members and anyone around them. Looking at it that way means that, because that one insured person could not get care, tons of others will also need care costing tons of people money.
Kiran, you have made really good points about the U.S., and our inability to catch up with the rest of the world. I don't know how many people would view healthcare as a privilege, but I did not see any postings for that topic. I think that most of the class agrees with us, which makes me really happy. If you think about, there must be many others that feel the same way. We might be headed towards a change.
I agree with the facts you mention like the nation is the only not to offer free healthcare and providing free check-ups or visits. I also know that many schools, clinics, health fairs, and some hospitals do provide free screenings, check-ups, physicals, and low cost medications or treatments. So there is no reason healthcare should ever be looked at as a privilege because it is not but certain and special treatments are highly priced and cannot just be done anywhere. I think it is not fine but understandable that some healthcare insurance and procedures be partially covered due to equipment and professional fees while the rest are paid out of pocket. I think the nation or Congress can help lower the outrageous costs to individuals but to make everything free or create a program to provide full coverage for all is ludicrous at anytime, the only possible way is to keep intensifying taxes since there is no easy situation without making another difficulty.
Kiran.
What a statement, "...healthcare is a right and it can never be a privilege first but only after it is a right;" a statement that should go before the national senate on behalf of those uninsured individuals. America is leading, and would better lead as an example if citizens were all cared for. Canada and the United Kingdom seem to understanding of caring for the citizen's health. I wonder what America is saying by not insuring all citizens. Is there a specific reason why America has not adopted the idea? I think this topic goes way beyond this class. This is truly a political subject deserving of attention, don't you think?
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