Wendy Ramirez

Professor Monterrey

English 5-74

11 July 2021

Free Healthcare for All

There are many issues going on in the
community but there's one that is really importan
which is health care for residents. Health
care is the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, recovery,
or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in individuals, as

well as the maintenance or enhancement of health. There are thousands of people though who do 00
not receive this for free. Not having free health care has had a negative impact in many

communities around the world. All types of health treatment should be free to everyone as it can

help cure many diseases. There are many people around the United States that struggle getting

treatment simply because they aren't able to afford it. It is critical to have health insurance for a

variety of reasons. Uninsured individuals who receive less medical care and less timely care,

have lower health outcomes, and are financially impacted by their lack of insurance. Healthcar

should be free as it would give people access to insurance and save lives.

Basic health car ould be free%éZÄe it could help save many people's lives. Some of

the basic health care consists of do ors' services, inpatient and outpatient hospital care,

prescription drug coverage, pregnanc and childbirth, mental health services. If all these services

were provided for free to all US reside ts it would reduce the amount of deaths. For example in

the article Health Care is a Right Nota rivilege Bernie Sanders mentions that "More than

18,000Americans die from preventable llnesses because they don't get to a doctor when they

should" (Sanders). Less lives will be I everyon receives free health care. Young people's
 able to seek
unemployed or or homeless would be
lives would be saved in greater numbers. The
were
people who lose their health insurance when they
treatment at a hospital. There are many
ill
have been laid off get seriously
laid off from work or change jobs and if those people who
i
the visit to the emergency room
would not want to go to the hospital to seek help because just
all because they had that
already so expensive. But if they don't go then they could possibly die
population
thought of not being able to afford treat en t Are we really going to let the human

decrease just because health care insurance is way too expensive?

Providing free healthcare would give hundreds of people the opportunity to do any kind
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of physical check ups, blood work, or even mental health services are the procedures that

help prevent and or detect any illness. For example, when anyone goes in for a physical, they are

going to the doctors offce to update their doctor about anything that is going on and how they

are feeling physically and or mentally. After a normal checkup the doctor can then request the

patient to do blood work based on the analysis they were given. Doing blood work is a really

important procedure because it can help detect any type of illness ranging from something as

simple as high blood pressure to something more important like cancer. After people do any type

of blood work and if the results come out to be concerning the doctor will then request the

patients to other studies. Some studies that can be done are ultrasounds, x-rays, CT scans, and so

much more. By not doing these tests people are not able to prevent the spreading of any disease

because they have no idea that they are sick. This then leads the population to decrease because

too many people are dying because they weren't able to prevent it. All these people who don't

have insurance also include children and they also have to suffer because they can afford health

care. There are many families who worry about getting sick or injured because they cannot

afford health insurance or basic health care. As we discuss that this is really important it can also
Orwe

be very expensive. The article 8 Facts That Explain

What's Wrongwith American Health Care
mentions that the price of any blood work done in a lab can range from the lowest being $100 f

one simple test to $3000 for multiple tests. If the person is unemployed that would be another

$1,500 (Kliff). As you can see these prices are unbelievably expensive which is why thousan

of people decide not to go to the doctors and why they can be very unhealthy.

One solution that can possibly and hopefully help reduce the amount of deaths
have
caused by any illness is to promote virtual health care. I am aware that many people don't
a
the money to buy a computer to do virtual meetings but they can also be done through
With how
smartphone. Also many libraries provide free usage of computers to the public.
these past two years
advanced technology is these days we should take advantage of it. Though
I think that it's a resource
especially there has been the use of virtual meetings and appointments
and are very useful because it's certain
that should still be available. These virtual check ups can
to visit the doctor's offce. A benefit of
that many people don't have the time or the transportation
actually going in person. Though there isn't
doing virtual check ups is that it's way cheaper than
on the reason for the visit. I don't believe or
an exact general price because the price depends
of time but think that we can definitely
expect to make health care free in such a short amount
way to start, being able to take advantag
start little by little. In my opinion I think this is a great
telemedicine since it is a cheaper resource.
of advanced technology and continue to promote
that there are many working
Another problem of health care within many communities is
is another red flag because if a
companies in which they do not offer insurance. I think this
have the responsibility of covering all
worker gets injured in the work space, the company should
which is companies not having
he costs of the workers health. This leads to another problem

enough workers to get the job done. Losing and not having enough workers creates a negative
 Healthcare Today the author
impact to the company. In the article, The Biggest Issues Facing
to higher unemployment
mentions that this problem continues to be a major policy priority due
MHE). Having a low
and lower incomes which concerns people on being able to afford it (Staff
impact on the
rate of of working people and a high rate of unemployed people also has a big

economy in a negative way.

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A solution to this problem is to mandate that every and all working companies provi

health insurance to their workers. This will not only benefit those who don't have insurance but t

will greatly benefit the economy. As the working population rises from providing health

insurance it will encourage and promote more people to begin working. All those that begin

working will have to pay taxes which will have the economy rising. Working companies who

provide health insurance have the potential to reduce absences. Employees who are in good

health are more present and productive. Workers who are physically fit are less prone to injuries

and lose fewer days at work. Employees are more likely to stay with a company that provides

good insurance benefits.

If health care insurance was provided and given for free to everyone it would definitely

have a positive impact on the economy. Free health care will benefit the economy because it

would allow people to not miss work and because many companies would have to provide it. Cb

the article, Should All Healthcare Be Free the writer, Shabir, mentions that the US economy
esp loses about $75 billion annually because people with no insurance miss work more than those

who do have it (Shabir). This should prove that all working companies should and need to

provide health benefits to their workers.

Free health care is highlighted as part of human rights but it's something that isn't

provided to everyone. Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the Second Bill of Rights, which
 included health care "The
right to adequate medical
care and the opportunity to achieve and
enjoy good health" (second
bill of right). Many other
countries like the European Nation
recognize that health care is a
basic human right whereas The United States being one of the few
counties that don't recognize that.
The United States would rather see having free health care as
a privilege or entitlement rather
than a basic right. This is something in which I disagree with,
and I am sure that there are thousands of
other people who also agree.
In conclusion, the problem within many communities is that health care isn't free and not

everyone has access to any kind of treatment for free. his problem of not having free health care

is only causing thousands of people to die and the population to decrease which, like I've

mentioned, can have a negative impact on the economy. Overall, some of my solutions to making

health care free is by having working companies provide insurance to their workers and use the

advanced technology to use resources where the price of getting help is less expensive and

manageable.

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