The Pros And Cons Of Health Care

1433 Words3 Pages

As defined by World Health Organization health is a "State of complete physical, mental, and social well being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” So much is made about whether health care should be a necessity and the costs and benefits of creating a national health care system. The debate can be centered upon ethical issues as well as economical feasibility. I believe health is the balance between your physical, mental and social well-being, in my opinion all three factors are essential for good health. I am a twenty year old Asian woman. In relation to health for myself, I consider it to mean being able to function sufficiently as a human being without significant pain, disease and psychological problems. It also means …show more content…

The cost of running the health care is might be very expensive. Never the less, guaranteeing citizens of basic and improved health care is more than unbearable to many countries, not to mention the expensive medical technologies that some countries cannot afford. I remember the time when i’m sick in Thailand, the cost was about 1500, my dad pull out his 1000 baht (Thai money) handing to cashier at the hospital back in Thailand saying this is all he have. The cashier looked at him sadly, she then only took 500 instead of 1000. She say come back and pay whenever you got the money but guess what? We moved here to United State before paying off our debt but my dad go back and pay twice he own when he visited Thailand last year. I believe that the government should provide everyone with health care. Though I think President Obama is making a solid effort given the nature of the American people, I do not think his healthcare plan goes far enough. He has the right idea in mandating that all people have health insurance, however, I think removing the public option was a bad idea. The public option should have been kept so that people can afford to buy health insurance. But again, it must be noted that this is not a perfect solution. I think the only real solution that is likely to make a big difference to those who need it would be a universal health care plan provided by the government. I had always had trouble with this idea because though I believed that everyone should have health care, I didn’t know if I could deem it a right. I had always felt that access to health care was a very important thing, especially because I come from a place where proper health care is not only difficult to find, but also impossible to pay for if found. However, health care had seemed less of a basic need than happiness or

Open Document