Universal Healthcare

Universal Healthcare

Today there are many countries who have implemented some sort of universal health care for their citizens. Some countries may not be as far advanced as others but they still have some sort of system in which providing health coverage is available and free to residing citizens. For example, France has been rated #1 for healthcare systems in the world. Their system covers every one, immigrants included, with short waiting times, choice of doctor and quality health coverage all around; whereas, a country like Sri Lanka only covers prescription medicines which are provided by a government owned drug manufacturer.

There are about 50 million people in the United States that live without health coverage and those that have it still struggle with their medical bills. Recently, with the economy where it is today a lot of business owners are dropping insurance plans leaving their employees to fend for themselves. Health coverage should be a shared responsibility to all U.S. citizens just as it is in other major countries. In Canada, the employer and employee are subject to mandatory deductions for coverage and the government contributes for lower income level individuals. The money is then put in a private insurance account that is government regulated.

President Obama made healthcare one of the centerpieces of his campaign. He has promised to decrease families' healthcare cost significantly and implement a universal system for all. At this time, healthcare is granted based on financial status. With a universal system it would become humanitarian, more efficient, and will lead to a decrease in the rising healthcare issues of Americans today. Doctors will be left with far less paperwork, concentrating on practicing medicine as well as developing a centralized database which will make diagnosis and treatment of patients much easier. Patients will practice preventative healthcare inquiring about symptoms before becoming a major problem because they now have access to the service.

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