Should Healthcare Be Free Everywhere?

The debate over whether or not healthcare should be free raises a critical question: Should access to medical services be considered a human right, available to all regardless of their financial status? The pros and cons of free healthcare give an idea of whether or not it should. 

Advantages of free healthcare include- Financial security, families protected from the cost of medical bills, reduced debt, and the stability and improvement of the economy. 

Disadvantages of free healthcare- According to some people, universal health care for everyone in the United States promises only government inefficiency and health care that ignores the realities of the country and the free market. It also can cause increased tax rates.

While free healthcare can prevent financial ruin and increase access, it comes with challenges like higher taxes, longer wait times, and potential quality issues, making it a complicated balance. 

Questions:

1.) What are your opinions on universal healthcare?

2.) Should healthcare be made free everywhere?

Sources:

https://healthcare.procon.org https://www.creditkarma.com/insurance/i/universal-healthcare-pros-and-cons

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  • I think it would be really nice if healthcare was free, but if healthcare was free, we would have to pay the money somewhere else, must likely in taxes. Free health care would be nice because everything is so expensive and you can easily go into debut. In the long run, we should stick to what we are doing right now.

  • I can see why both sides agrue and that this topic is often debated about. Some agrue that universal healthcare should be free, as some aren't able to get basic human care to survive. On the other hand I can see why some do not want this to be put in place as the cost of living is already so expensive and people are already struggling to pay taxes. 

  • I think that universal healthcare is an amazing and time worthy idea. Even though it would make a lot of places loose money, i think we should be able to get help if we are hurt, sick, or even dying. Wouldn't you want a world where everyone can get saved?

  • I think the univeral healthcare is fine right now today because it is still pretty low if you have insurance. I haven't really had to expierence how much it really costs but if I did maybe I could see that maybe it should be lowered. It could be free everywhere but I feel like it may start issues.

  • I think healthcare is pretty low in cost now if you have insurance. If you don't have insurance, health care cost a lot.  It is isane though for how much it cost, but I do feel like they should lower the cost. 

  • I think healthcare should either be free or less cheaper than it is now. Because if healthcare is free people would make hospitals not have enough resources in oder to provide to all the people. But if its cheaper it would help out people in needs or people who can't afford healthcare, making people save more money to spend on other needs. But I don't think we can do that, it just going to make the healthcare business really hard on them keeping track on what they need to for people and what they wan't.

  • It would be pretty nice if all healthcare was free, but as you said it would most likely overall raise taxes which doesn't help much. Free healthcare would be nice for the people that can't afford it but it won't help them if they also can't afford taxes. We want healthy people in the US but I just don't think free healthcare would work, sadly. 

  • I think that healthcare being lowered potensially could be a good idea because it would be more accesable. However, I don't think it should be free because doctors and medical workers would get payed less and it could become harder to supply.

  • I belive that healthcar should be free, or atleast affordable. Spending thousands just for a doctors visit is insane. Most insurance companies don't knock down prices by much either. I think healthcare should be free everywhere, taxes would proable rise but its better than extreme bills. 

  • I personley think Healthcare should be free worldwide, people should not make money off of people's suffering, thats crimnal. I personly beleve, that healthcare can and should be free everywhere.

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