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Some people think that basic healthcare should be free for everyone. Others believe people should pay their own medical costs

Some people think that basic healthcare should be free for everyone. Others believe people should pay their own medical costs OV6nd
Who pays for healthcare? The answer varies from country to country. While in some nations it is completely free for all residents, in others you can only see a doctor if you pay. This essay will identify three main models of healthcare throughout the world, noting some advantages and disadvantages. First, there are several systems within this model, but they all aim to provide free basic healthcare. In some countries, consultations, treatment and medicines are free to all citizens. This may be paid for directly by the government, perhaps funded by the country’s valuable natural resources which the government owns. Other countries collect money from citizens through taxes based on their income. Workers pay according to how much they earn and employers also make a contribution. Hospitals and other medical services are then provided and run by the government. There may also be some private medical services that people can choose to buy. The advantage of systems such as these is clear: free basic healthcare for all, regardless of income. However, it is a very expensive system and, as life expectancy and costs rise, many countries are facing either an unsustainable financial burden, or a drop in the quality of services and facilities provided. Secondly, in the private model, healthcare is only available to patients who pay for it and healthcare providers are commercial companies. In wealthier countries, most citizens take out health insurance to cover their potential medical costs. However, not everyone can afford this, and some governments have a scheme which gives financial assistance to those who need urgent medical care but are unable to afford it. In other nations, there is no such safety net, and those who cannot pay simply do not get the healthcare they need, unless they can get help. The disadvantages of this system are obvious: not only are individuals deprived of the medical attention they need, but also the lack of preventative medicine means that infectious diseases can quickly spread. One advantage, however, is that a higher quality of care provision can sometimes be maintained by commercial organizations than by struggling government-funded ones. In many countries, there is a mix of public and private funding. This system requires all its citizens to take out health insurance. This is deducted from salaries by the employer, who also has to make a contribution for each worker. Citizens are able to choose their healthcare providers, which may be public or private. However, in some systems, private companies are not permitted to make a profit from providing basic healthcare. This model provides more flexibility than either the public or private models, and ensures access to healthcare for all. However, it has been criticized for driving up labour costs, which can lead to unemployment. This essay has examined three models of healthcare provision and some advantages and disadvantages of each. As no system is perfect, several countries are now considering a combination of the models for their national health arrangement. The challenge is to find a structure which provides a good level of healthcare to all citizens, but which is also affordable and practical.
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pays
for healthcare? The answer varies from
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country
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. While in
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nations it is completely
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free
for all residents, in others you can
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a doctor if you
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. This essay will identify three main
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models
of healthcare throughout the world, noting
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advantages
and disadvantages.

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, there are several
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systems
within this
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model
,
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they all aim to provide
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free
basic healthcare. In
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countries
, consultations, treatment and medicines are
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free
to all
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citizens
. This may
be paid
for
directly
by the
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government
, perhaps funded by the
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country’s
valuable natural resources which the
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government
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owns
.
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Other
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countries
collect money from
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citizens
through taxes based on their income. Workers
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pay
according to how much they earn and employers
also
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make
a contribution. Hospitals and
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other
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medical
services are then provided and run by the
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government
. There may
also
be
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some
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private
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medical
services that
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people
can choose to
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buy
. The
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advantage
of
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systems
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:
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basic healthcare for all, regardless of income.
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, it is a
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very
expensive
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system
and, as life expectancy and costs rise,
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countries
are facing either an unsustainable financial burden, or a drop in the quality of services and facilities provided.

Secondly
, in the
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private
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model
, healthcare is
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only
available to patients
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who
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for it and healthcare providers are commercial
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companies
. In wealthier
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countries
, most
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citizens
take out health insurance to cover their potential
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medical
costs.
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, not everyone can afford this, and
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some
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governments
have a scheme which gives financial assistance to those
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who
need urgent
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medical
care
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but
are unable to afford it. In
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other
nations, there is no such safety net, and those
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who
cannot
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pay
simply
do not
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get
the healthcare they need, unless they can
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get
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help
. The disadvantages of this
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system
are obvious: not
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only
are individuals deprived of the
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medical
attention they need,
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also
the lack of preventative medicine means that infectious diseases can
quickly
spread. One
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advantage
,
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, is that a higher quality of care provision can
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sometimes
be maintained
by commercial organizations than by struggling
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government
-funded ones.

In
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countries
, there is a mix of public and
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private
funding. This
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system
requires all its
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citizens
to take out health insurance. This
is deducted
from salaries by the employer,
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who
also
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has to
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make
a contribution for each worker.
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Citizens
are able to choose their healthcare providers, which may be public or
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private
.
However
, in
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systems
,
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private
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companies
are not permitted to
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make
a profit from providing basic healthcare. This
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model
provides more flexibility than either the public or
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private
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models
, and ensures access to healthcare for all.
However
, it has
been criticized
for driving up
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labour
costs, which can lead to unemployment.

This essay has examined three
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models
of healthcare provision and
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some
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advantages
and disadvantages of each. As no
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system
is perfect, several
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countries
are
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now
considering a combination of the
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models
for their national health arrangement. The challenge is to find a structure which provides a
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good
level of healthcare to all
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citizens
,
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but
which is
also
affordable and practical.
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IELTS essay Some people think that basic healthcare should be free for everyone. Others believe people should pay their own medical costs

Essay
  American English
5 paragraphs
517 words
6.0
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
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Lexical Resource: 5.5
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  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 6.5
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