Argument Analysis: Should Doctors Obey Politics?

Doctors can't ignore politics. Our patients' lives are at stake: 22 August 2017 This article talks about how professionals, such as doctors, have an obligation to speak up in order to protect their patients and their rights. Earlier in the beginning of the year, Congress made a bill that would discriminate and strip 23 million patients of their health insurance. This bill will allow insurances to discriminate any patients with preexisting conditions, eliminate other health benefits, and increase costs to older patients. Any patient, pediatric included, could be at risk of entirely avoidable illnesses if left unimmunized or untreated due to the removal of their essential health benefits. The change in insurance policies could also reduce what patients can receive from the pharmacy; people will have to take money out of their pocket to their prescriptions if they can afford it. Doctors should not be ignoring politics and what it is doing to healthcare benefits. Any …show more content…
I could relate to patients who are affected by this law because my mother has a preexisting condition. My family endured a tremendous struggle trying to find an insurance company that will accept my mother. Thankfully, we eventually found an insurance company. I believe physicians should stand up to the politicians and thoroughly explain that cutting health benefits will cause many people to suffer and others die. There are many alternative options that Congress can do. Congress can tax individuals, who have a yearly income of $100,000 <, at a higher percentage to help aide the costs of healthcare insurances. Co-pays that the policy holder has should be reduce to a reasonable amount, as well as the cost of pharmaceuticals. There are many generics that are used in place of higher, expensive medication/ pharmaceuticals. This should not be an issue that America faces in our current