Heartache over Healthcare Everyone at some point has questioned the need for government in their lives. Some people think we need more government regulations, others think we need less. Where is the line drawn for these kind of issues? Is there ever a moment when more government regulation is better? There will never be a time when we all agree, but certain issues have to be less regulated by government then others. There are many issues that one can discuss and argue should be left alone by government. Abortion, religion and gun rights just to name a few examples. Yet, one of the most recent, and even the most heated, examples would be the issue of healthcare. Healthcare has become a growing concern for many Americans since the
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One of these programs is Medicaid. It is a system that helps people with very low income and very few assets. Many lower income families are able to help their children get the care they need when they are sick and cannot afford the care. By removing the government from healthcare, we would be removing systems like this from the public. Millions of Americans would lose their coverage that they had through Medicaid. For those who have it, there is a very fear of not being able to afford coverage without it. The idea of not having government involved with healthcare is a foreign idea, because the government is the only way they can truly afford it. Yet, this is the very reason we should eliminate the government’s role in healthcare. By giving power to private insurance companies, prices become competitive in the market. Buyers will have multiple companies to look to for medical options, and because no insurance company wants to go out of business, they will keep their prices low to attract buyers. This will allow families from all income levels to afford the healthcare of their choice for both them and their entire family. Of course, a little government interaction would not be a terrible thing for the healthcare system. The government can create caps on prices so that the insurance companies are never able to raise prices past a certain point. This will ensure that no family gets priced out from having health
One of these programs is Medicaid. It is a system that helps people with very low income and very few assets. Many lower income families are able to help their children get the care they need when they are sick and cannot afford the care. By removing the government from healthcare, we would be removing systems like this from the public. Millions of Americans would lose their coverage that they had through Medicaid. For those who have it, there is a very fear of not being able to afford coverage without it. The idea of not having government involved with healthcare is a foreign idea, because the government is the only way they can truly afford it. Yet, this is the very reason we should eliminate the government’s role in healthcare. By giving power to private insurance companies, prices become competitive in the market. Buyers will have multiple companies to look to for medical options, and because no insurance company wants to go out of business, they will keep their prices low to attract buyers. This will allow families from all income levels to afford the healthcare of their choice for both them and their entire family. Of course, a little government interaction would not be a terrible thing for the healthcare system. The government can create caps on prices so that the insurance companies are never able to raise prices past a certain point. This will ensure that no family gets priced out from having health