A health system, also sometimes referred to as healthcare system, is the organization of people, institutions, and resources that deliver health care services to meet the health needs of target populations. The fundamental purpose of health care is to enhance quality of life by improving health. Several countries have different way of providing healthcare to their citizens.
In UAE, it is mandatory that employers provide health insurance to their employees and their immediate family. Health insurance protects us from unexpected, high medical costs. It seems to me that some people who has a better health insurance coverage doesn’t take care of themselves because they know that they can go to the hospital anytime compare to those who have insurance but with big amount of deductible on every check-up. Although some may be taking advantages, I do not agree with the idea that people who cause their own illness should pay more for their healthcare. It is difficult to prove self-inflicted diseases. There is no guarantee that if you don’t smoke you won’t get lung cancer. Furthermore, healthy lifestyle doesn’t guarantee a long and healthy life. I myself exercise a lot but recently diagnosed with high blood pressure. My parents also eat healthy food such as organic vegetables and fruits but despite of it, my Mom developed diabetes. Unhealthy lifestyle alone does not cause diseases. Stress may be a factor too. Stress is a natural physical and mental reaction to life experiences. Frequent or chronic stress will make our heart work too hard for too long that may cause stroke or heart attack.
I don’t agree that it is right to let people pay more if they get sick as it is difficult to prove if they cause it or not. I think what the government can do is to make healthy food accessible and affordable. Provide more public parks so people can walk and exercise. Provide affordable mental health professional services. In this way, we can continue to be healthy not just physically but mentally too.
A
health
system,
also
sometimes
referred to as healthcare system, is the organization of
people
, institutions, and resources that deliver
health
care services to
meet
the
health
needs of target populations. The fundamental purpose of
health
care is to enhance quality of life by improving
health
. Several countries have
different
way of providing healthcare to their citizens.
In UAE
, it is mandatory that employers provide
health
insurance
to their employees and their immediate family.
Health
insurance
protects us from unexpected, high medical costs. It seems to me that
some
people
who
has
a better
health
insurance
coverage doesn’t take care of themselves
because
they know that they can go to the hospital anytime compare to those who have
insurance
but
with
big
amount of deductible on every
check
-up. Although
some
may be taking advantages, I do not
agree
with the
idea
that
people
who
cause
their
own
illness should pay more for their healthcare. It is difficult to prove self-inflicted diseases. There is no guarantee that if you don’t smoke you won’t
get
lung cancer.
Furthermore
,
healthy
lifestyle doesn’t guarantee a long and
healthy
life. I myself exercise a lot
but
recently diagnosed with high blood pressure. My parents
also
eat
healthy
food such as organic vegetables and fruits
but
despite of
it, my Mom developed diabetes. Unhealthy lifestyle alone does not
cause
diseases.
Stress
may be a factor too.
Stress
is a natural physical and mental reaction to life experiences. Frequent or chronic
stress
will
make
our heart work too
hard
for too long that may
cause
stroke or heart attack.
I don’t
agree
that it is right to
let
people
pay more if they
get
sick as it is difficult to prove if they
cause
it or not. I
think
what the
government
can do is to
make
healthy
food accessible and affordable. Provide more public parks
so
people
can walk and exercise. Provide affordable mental
health
professional services. In this way, we can continue to be
healthy
not
just
physically
but
mentally too.