Disadvantages Of Universal Health Care

Sicko has opened my eyes to a side of private health insurance that I did not think about before watching this documentary. I am fortunate that I have health insurance and had not any serious medical conditions where I needed approval for treatments. I was shocked how American health insurance companies denied potential clients for absurd reasons such as height and weight requirements, pre-existing health conditions, and family history. In contrast, other countries such as Canada, France, and Great Britain, have national health care is taken care of with taxes. Furthermore, workers and patients in hospitals of those countries did not understand the concept of paying for health services. I was surprised to see that the United States was ranked …show more content…
For example, in France, there are doctors who can visit a person in one’s house and can get similar care to a hospital. Another example from France was anyone could hire a person to do laundry, cook, and take care of children while a parent can do something for themselves. Another advantage of universal health care system is that people will not have to worry paying for care when visiting the doctor or emergency room. In America, people who have insurance they are limited to only seeing doctors that are in covered within one’s insurance. Furthermore, people still worry about co-pays because their employers cannot pay the full amount for health insurance. As the documentary pointed out, citizens of countries with national health care do not worry about payments when seeing a doctor or going to a hospital. In turn, citizens’ stress levels are lower than Americans and live longer. Also, a universal health care system has preventative care that are provided to diminish the onset of chronic …show more content…
A majority public services are paid through taxes, which people have mixed opinions. In America, the two main political parties have differing perspectives on how much various income groups should be taxed and how the tax money should be distributed. Along the lines of funding a universal health care system, some people believe that they are responsible for their own well-being and do not want the burden of having to pay for others. As a health consumer, another disadvantage is the reduction of new technology and drugs that are invented with medical and pharmaceutical companies. In America, there are many pharmaceutical and medical technology companies that continually create new or improved products that could benefit