Saturday, July 9, 2016

Editorial #3: We Should Be Provided Free Health Care

Standing by Greece and Poland, the United States is one of the only three countries in the world that doesn't provide free health care to its people. Although some people might claim that receiving free health care may be beneficial to the people individually, but not to the country itself. However, I think that the government should provide us free health care.

First off, if we look at the country as a whole, it will cost a lot to provide everyone in this country with free health care at the moment and the near future once the government implements this plan. Studies show that the amount of money that the expansion of insurance coverage under Obamacare will increase the debt by $340 billion in the first 10 years. However, in the long tern, the total health care spending might be lowered by $592 billion in the first year, and up to $1.8 trillion over the next decade due to the lowered administrative and prescription drug costs.

Secondly, having free health care will help the government promote health, and also, it could improve public health. According to the New York Times, studies show that people who are provided with free health care are less likely to be depressed and are able to maintain financial stability than those who are not provided with health care. She also includes that studies show that people with Medicaid were 35 percent more likely to go see a doctor. Despite the positive results of having health care, around 10.4 percent of the total U.S. population did not have health insurance in 2014. That is 33 million people, which is a lot.

In conclusion, I believe that the government should provide free health care to everyone, since it will help to promote health, save lives and money. The government has previously implemented some actions towards health care, like Obamacare, but many people claimed that it is not fair to the majority of the people. The government should equally and fairly provide free health care to everyone.

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