PRO-MEDICAL care for all
In the United States of America there are 46.3 million people uninsured according to the 2008 US census. People in my community must make a choice to either pay off a bill or go get a check up. In many jobs health insurance included so many people cannot afford to pay medical insurance when there are many other expenses to deal with. Since 2000, health insurance premiums have risen three times faster than wages. "A June 12-16, 2009 poll shows that 64% of Americans say health care should be a right. Another survey shows 57% of Americans would be willing to pay higher taxes so that all Americans have health insurance. An Aug. 2009 poll showed that 86% of Americans say they think health insurance should be available to all Americans, although 64% opposed raising taxes to increase access to health care." The United States is one of the few, if not the only, developed nations in the world that does not guarantee health coverage for its citizens.
Many people state that the reason why all Americans deserve to have health insurance is because health care is a right for all Americans because the Preamble of the US Constitution states its purpose is to "promote the general welfare" of the people. Just as all Americans have the right to an education, they should have the right to health care because they both "promote the general welfare." (Right to Health Care,2014).
Ensuring that all Americans have the right to health care will decrease health care costs by allowing people to receive regular and preventive medical care and not wait until they are chronically ill to seek treatment when medical costs are much higher. The right to health care should be considered a civil right. People should not be discriminated against for being sick. Americans who are ill should not have to make the choice between financial ruin or paying for the medical treatments they need to stay alive.
Many people state that the reason why all Americans deserve to have health insurance is because health care is a right for all Americans because the Preamble of the US Constitution states its purpose is to "promote the general welfare" of the people. Just as all Americans have the right to an education, they should have the right to health care because they both "promote the general welfare." (Right to Health Care,2014).
Ensuring that all Americans have the right to health care will decrease health care costs by allowing people to receive regular and preventive medical care and not wait until they are chronically ill to seek treatment when medical costs are much higher. The right to health care should be considered a civil right. People should not be discriminated against for being sick. Americans who are ill should not have to make the choice between financial ruin or paying for the medical treatments they need to stay alive.