Should universal healthcare in America be a right?

Answer 1

What do you mean by universal. Universally expensive, Universally exclusive or Universally unavailable.

Answer 2

Minimal healthcare should be free. I'm not talking about insurance either. I would like to see everyone be able to obtain medical help when they need it. I especially think that minors should have this privilege; some minors aren't admitted to hospitals because their parents aren't able to pay the expenses.

I realize that people can receive medical care even if they can't pay, but the problem is that when they can't pay, they eventually will lose everything that they own. A family will lose their home, and their cars. They will lose everything they have worked hard for. We shouldn't punish people for having medical problems. The other problem is that they usually have to go to the emergency room, which costs much more than a routine visit by a physician.

The problem with most countries that have tried this is that because their money comes from the government, they are less likely to care about the patients that they are serving. In order to accomplish this, we need to have a system where the patients are given surveys to complete, and then the doctor's pay check will depend on the patient's satisfaction. This allows the competitive nature of capitalism exist along with the social benefit of the government taking care of its poor.

The purpose of tax dollars should be used to accomplish purposes that individuals aren't able to do and businesses aren't able or aren't willing to do. This is a perfect example of a situation where the government should step in.

Answer 3

I live in Canada and I think universal healthcare is the way to go. Yes we pay a little more taxes, but not as much as most Americans think. The government kicks in most of the expenses from other areas. The only problem is long waiting lists. Here, you often find people "abusing" the system with problems a household remedy would fix. As for poor patient care, in most cases it has nothing to do with a doctor's income (they have a code of ethics), but with the urgency of the situation and available space.

Answer 4

Heck no. My friends in Canada are always coming over here to get stuff done. Only good thing is the price of the meds, but now you can easily order them over the net. If you want higher taxes and terible health care then move to Canada we don't need it here. He said when you buy a car in Canada you don't get a loan for the car you get a loan to pay the interest and taxes! Anything run by the government is not going to work as well as it does in the private secture. Look at Education it is not too good and yet we are spending more on it then ever before. The more government stays out of my life the better off I am.

Answer 5

I think it would be a good idea to have universal healthcare.

Go do some research on Spain's healthcare. They have the best set-up (IMO).

It's sad that so many people are denied the care they need because they are uninsured or they can't pay for it. Also, uninsured people are actually charged more for trips to the hospital than peope who are insured.

Answer 6

Every other civilized nation in the world provides healthcare to it's citizens. Primitive societies provided equal healthcare for all the people. We make healthcare a commodity like everything else. Those who can afford it get it and healthcare keeps getting more and more expensive. People are held captive in jobs to keep their healthcare, and if you can't get a good enough job you don't get taken care of. We do take care of children in most states, but we give a **** if their parents are healthy. I believe that civilized societies provide food shelter education and healthcare to all their people.

Answer 7

Your rights end where another citizens rights begin. So if you have to trample the rights of others to excercise some "right" then it ceases to be a right and becomes abuse.

Such is the case of Universal health care. Who pays for it? Who pays the doctors? Who decides when you can see a doctor. Most countries that have tried this have found that they quickly find the number of doctors goes down and the number of patients (who now can go free), increases. Resulting if what is effectively rationing of health care.

Answer 8

At this point, YES!

Some fear that if healthcare becomes federal, innovations and research will cease. Completely untrue. If you need an example, look at the weapons industry.

The HILL in Washington is neutral when it comes to healthcare. Do you know what happens to a car when it is in neutral on a hill?

Answer 9

Yes. It's sad that so many Americans are uninsured. We should have a system where insurance is the same for everyone if you are a United States citizen. ER's are not the place for people to bring their kids when they have a fever. Things would be more organized.

Answer 10

all ready is, any hospital will treat you and send you off with a bill, whether it gets paid depends on your ability, which in most cases is nill, so the tax payers pick up the tab and the patient walks away with bad credit or a lien like he had any credit to begin with or anything of value to put a lien on.