Health Care

The most recent topic of debate in the news has been the idea of universal health care in the United States. “At least 15% of the population is completely uninsured” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_the_United_States)that is amazing that in one of the worlds richest countries, the citizens do not have health care to help them with their illnesses. The reasoning behind this dilemma is because; health insurance here is done by separate organizations. It has become a business to see who has the most affordable to take care of a humans health. The U.S spends the most on the health care area yet has one of the highest infant mortality rates. Something is not right here.

Since when did a person’s life become a money value? Surprising thing is that even the highest paid individuals sometimes still can’t afford the health care. In this society one either needs to be below poverty to receive the best health care or be above and beyond rich. The funny thing is that just above being high in the amount of uninsured citizens there are even more underinsured individuals. Underinsured means they pay the money but still do not get the full service. For example, for just a visit to tell your doctor you are feeling ill you pay 20 dollars then, to actually get a diagnosis you have to pay another amount. It is just ridiculous how severe the requirements for Medicaid are and if the insurance companies find out you have even a little money they will charge you insanely. So maybe universal health care may not be the best for this society but some type of health care reform needs to be done, so American citizens can be better taken care of.