Universal Health Care
As medical technology has advanced, medicine and medical procedures have become more expensive.
Healthcare is a form of insurance that contributes to payment or covers the payment of medical procedures with the aim to improve quality of life and prevent the financial burden of medicine.
In the United States, most citizens receive healthcare from their employers, however, not everyone can afford health insurance. This has created the movement in support of government-funded health insurance, which would provide citizens with free healthcare (aka universal healthcare).
Those in support of universal healthcare argue:
Health is a universal right.
After all, Universal healthcare is morally correct as it ensures that everyone can afford services such as ambulances, surgeries, and routine medical check-ups. After all, Health should be a universal right, not something determined by wealth.
The right to healthcare is an internationally recognized human right, supporting the idea that health insurance should be provided by the government for all.
If everyone has access to healthcare, the country is more economically stable, as jobs are affected less if citizens don't have to worry about their access to medical aid.
Some, however, argue against universal healthcare and would rather support a system where each citizen pays for their own private insurance. Their reasoning is as follows:
Universal healthcare provided by the government would cost much more money. This would lead to the increase of taxes for citizens. Therefore many people are angry that people who pay more taxes will receive the same healthcare plan as those who pay minimal taxes.
If the government provides healthcare for all, then the quality of health insurance would significantly decrease. With private health insurance, citizens can choose specific plans based on their needs which can provide a high quality of care (for more money). However, in a government-funded system, healthcare becomes more general and therefore has lower quality overall.
Universal healthcare would increase wait times for medical aid, as more people will use medical services covered by universal health insurance.