Health is basic human need, thus several countries offers free healthcare system. However, there are a several people are opposed to such system and claims that those who live unhealthy should be responsible for their own health. This essay will argue that free health care is beneficial to society.
As an increase of diseases related to unhealthy lifestyle emerge, there are those who believe that free healthcare would encourage more people to live unhealthy and irresponsibly, and ultimately, this would result to burden the government and taxpayers. Most who agree with this opinion, argue that the government should not be responsible for everyone’s health, especially those who do not work, instead liability should be with the individual, to illustrate, those who work receive health insurance as one of the benefits from the company. This concerns are valid, however the increasing value of private health insurance and medicine indicates health is now luxury only few can afford.
In countries without free healthcare, cost of medical fees and medicine has increased significantly, Additionally, health coverage benefits are only offered by big companies, which results to low income individual being at the disadvantage, thus, this discourages people to consult a physician even with symptoms of illness, which leads to more complications or fatality, as an example, a person suffering from early signs of stroke such as severe headache would prefer to self-medicate instead of a medical consult, resulting to a more serious consequence. Research shows that countries with free medical services has higher life expectancy rates, furthermore, record shows that individuals who suffer from chronic illness are able to work like normal healthy person by means of subsidized medication maintenance, hence they are able to pay their taxes and contribute to society. If medical help is accessible to everyone, the overall public welfare will improve.
In conclusion, free healthcare gives everyone an equal opportunity to be healthy regardless of their lifestyle and socio-economic status, which befits the general public in the long run.
Health
is basic human need,
thus
several countries offers
free
healthcare system.
However
, there are a several
people
are opposed
to such system and claims that those
who
live
unhealthy should be responsible for their
own
health
. This essay will argue that
free
health
care is beneficial to society.
As an increase of diseases related to unhealthy lifestyle emerge, there are those
who
believe that
free
healthcare would encourage more
people
to
live
unhealthy and
irresponsibly
, and
ultimately
, this would result to burden the
government
and taxpayers. Most
who
agree
with this opinion, argue that the
government
should not be responsible for everyone’s
health
,
especially
those
who
do not work,
instead
liability should be with the individual, to illustrate, those
who
work receive
health
insurance as one of the benefits from the
company
.
This
concerns are valid,
however
the increasing value of private
health
insurance and medicine indicates
health
is
now
luxury
only
few can afford.
In countries without
free
healthcare, cost of
medical
fees and medicine has increased
significantly
,
Additionally
,
health
coverage benefits are
only
offered by
big
companies
, which results to low income individual being at the disadvantage,
thus
, this discourages
people
to consult a physician even with symptoms of illness, which leads to more complications or fatality, as an example, a person suffering from early signs of stroke such as severe headache would prefer to self-medicate
instead
of a
medical
consult, resulting to a more serious consequence. Research
shows
that countries with
free
medical
services has higher life expectancy rates,
furthermore
, record
shows
that individuals
who
suffer from chronic illness are able to work like normal healthy person by means of subsidized medication maintenance,
hence
they are able to pay their taxes and contribute to society. If
medical
help
is accessible to everyone, the
overall
public welfare will
improve
.
In conclusion
,
free
healthcare gives everyone an equal opportunity to be healthy regardless of their lifestyle and
socio-economic
status, which befits the
general public
in the long run.