Arguments Against Universal Health Care

Universal healthcare is a system assigned by the government, emphasizing that every legal inhabitant of the society within the region can receive health coverage by default, irrespective of their social background, gender, income, or their medical histories. (Post, 2016, no page given) Most of the individuals are willing to receive free healthcare service since healthcare can maintain or improve both physical and mental health of individuals. However, if the government provide universal health care to the nation, they will face plenty of challenges and dilemmas and these circumstances may not be beneficial to the citizens. This essay will highlight factors against universal health care system and advocates that government should prioritize

Therefore, their amenities are more comfort-based, especially in private practices. The private facilities such as TVs, telephones, bathrooms and better food are available for patients (Jonas,2007, pp.168-180). Meanwhile, the UK private sectors are hardly supported by the government therefore, the services barely matches the NHS standards let alone providing better experiences. Because of the free market, US health care industry, more innovation and motivation such as work stress for medical workforce will occur. Thus, a higher quality system is more likely to be achieved year by year. As discussed above, government controlled universal health-care lack competition and motivation, therefore, may limit the quality performances within the

Many criticize the US health care making the nation ‘unhealthy’ and have lowered the national well-being. Points being lower life expectancy, a high percentage of the uninsured population and the rest under-insured (Altman and Kerry, 2011, pp.208-211). In addition, although the US has a ‘richer’ medical industry, it has displayed a lack of capacity to utilize those medical funds compared to the NHS. Former New England Journal of Medicine editor Marcia Angell (2009, no page given) claims that there are 43 million people under no insurance, in which the US child immunization rate is lower. Therefore, Angell (2009, no page given) supports the socialized system of universal health-care such as the common law union countries, she believes that current US Medicare system should be extended to everyone irrespective of a citizen’s physical background or status. It is worth mentioning that controversial cases such as infant mortality are discussed in criticizing the US health care system, that the US has higher infant mortality. Besides, plenty of people think every inhabitant in different countries has their human right to the health care. According to World Health Organization (WHO), the human right to the health care means everyone can receive the medicine, hospitals, doctors’ service and these must be available, accessible, acceptable with a good quality for every citizen. Also, health