Monday, April 27, 2009

Universal Healthcare

I personally am for universal healthcare in the United States. Not because I am socialist, but because i look to capitalist doctrines. A bigger group can demand lower prices. Its why walmart gets things so much cheaper then your local mom and pop store. Beyond that, they can demand quality. Walmart also gets the best.

Now lets look at healthcare. First of all, most consumers do not research healthcare well. And insurance companies will take advantage of them and give them minimal coverage. Next, most of the people deemed in the worst position are already given health insurance by the government. As Hilary Clinto showed before the election, the majority of the uninsured are the least likely to be at risk. To insure them would cost very little in comparison, and with them we could insure the people insurance companies deem uninsurable. Third, the US spends the most on healthcare and has some of the worst results in the developed world. Cuba, a border where they do have socialist policies has some of the best even though many of their best doctors came here during the revolution. Lastly, the United States government can force pharmacutical companies to maintain a fair price on their product, for 10 years they have a monopoly and will charge a price that is unsuitable to save a life. Lifes shouldnt be about money. They should be about the quality of life and the will to live.

2 comments:

Adam Cohn said...

I disagree and am not a fan of universal healthcare because it does not offer any incentives for doctors to be better. I don't believe universal healthcare can properly compensate doctors for their extensive work.

mackler said...

Actually, it does. Firstly, the universal healthcare systems i believe in basically would take all the uninsured/underinsured, put them into a healthcare plan and group them like any business would. Specialists still get specialist fees. In fact, it will encourage them to work harder as they will be shut out of the system if they do not work to their potential - the entire government would ban them