Universal Healthcare, this is a much debated topic these days in America. As liberal as I am, I believe for a universal healthcare system to work everyone has to be covered not some but everyone. If everyone is covered in my opinion no one will be getting medical care at the cost of the taxpayers. If everyone is not covered, the majority of hard working Americans who pay taxes will be footing the bill for the uninsured. I have no problem if my tax dollars are used to assist the less fortunate who attempt to contribute to society but because of social barriers is unable to afford healthcare; or to the elderly who just cannot make ends meet based on what is provided through MEDICARE/MEDICAID. However, for the few that decide to live off everyone else and get healthcare for free, I am against.
Imagine what an America it would be if you would not have to worry about the cost of healthcare; one less thing to worry about, and focus on what is important, Family.
If a small island of approximately three million people can do it (Jamaica), I’m sure America can attempt to make this a reality?
But what stands in the way of this great venture is greed ? Greedy insurance companies who stand to lose great profits if a government subsidized plan is implemented.
In closing, I’m for universal healthcare if it achieves my one simple requirement, we must not substitute quality care for quantity.
Uncle Obama's Plan
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Christopher Bhoorasingh
I totally agree with you on all points. It is mostly due to the insurance lobbyists that reform has not already been enacted. Just to expand on your little mentioned comment during your closing, about quality for quantity: The quality of American healthcare will most be affected in a universal system by the lack of primary care physicians present. (Which we already are feeling effects from.) In my opinion, the only way that this can be put in check is by either bringing up the average salary to be expected of a primary care physician (unlikely), or (more likely) bringing down the average annual salary of specialists (by lower payments of government insurance for operations). Doctors get paid very well as it is, and if malpractice insurance costs are the worry, they can be made universal by the government as well. Only by reducing the incentives of specialists, can we get the amount of primary care physicians as to not suffer from a lack of quality. I mean, it's not like Americans will go to Europe to get better pay as specialists, America pays better than any other country for specialized medicine, and a drop would not deter the quality expected.
ReplyDeleteI agree Aaron , lack of physicians would put a strain on it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting.