In response to Leticia Rebollar’s blog post about free healthcare

In response to Leticia Rebollar’s blog post about free healthcare. I think this a very important topic to discuss. I do not agree that the reason healthcare is not free in the United States is because of its expenses. Even if that were the case, healthcare is a human right according to Universal Declaration of Human Rights and should be easily available to the public. Healthcare is not free in this country because it has been established that by having health insurance every expense is covered when needed. This becomes an issue because these insurance companies are privatized and, like it or not, are in it for the profit and not helping people with their expenses. An even bigger sign that this system is not ideal is the fact that many people can’t afford health insurance and when they do happen to need medical assistance many times go bankrupt to pay for the bills. 

There are many other countries, that although not perfect, provide public hospitals and clinics for everyone free of charge. I agree that doctors and nurses should not work for free, but when going into the medical field one should have a passion for helping others and not go into it looking for money. The United States of America is one of the richest countries in the world and by setting aside some of the money collected by taxes could easily provide a more efficient healthcare system for the people. There are definitely many things about this country that we can take pride in but the healthcare system is not one of them. I agree that is does make the country look bad. 

Like you said, there is no such thing as 100% free healthcare as it is an area that requires investments and a lot of money but I believe that it is a field that should not be profiting off of people’s sickness’ .