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Joseph Overturf
Free health care would be very im
pactful if implemented in the United States. Some countries already have free health care such as Argentina or Denmark. Yet, in the United States, we still have to pay for our own healthcare.
“I believe that healthcare should be free. I believe that the government should provide this for all Americans as some countries provide this for their citizens,” said Julie Robbins, Registered Nurse in the emergency room (ER) at Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville, MO.
Although most of us would probably love to have free healthcare first we need to see some of the negatives that come along with it. For example, the way it would mainly be funded is based upon tax dollars. So people would be paying for someone else to go to the doctor when they’re sick written in the article, “18 Biggest Pros and Cons of Universal Health Care.”
This could also affect the accuracy of patient care, according to the article “18 Biggest…” With free healthcare there would be more patients flooding into doctor’s offices. With the increase in the amount of patients doctors might become rushed and accidentally hurry through the diagnostic processes, which could lead to some missed diagnoses.
“Free healthcare would have a huge impact on my current position as an ER nurse as they wouldn’t need as many emergency rooms because people would be able to go to the doctor on a regular basis and seek regular check ups,” said Robbins.
As we all know, there would be positives to free health care as well. For example, free health care means people can go to the doctors as much as they needed with no additional costs.
“I believe we as a society would be a little healthier as we would be going to the doctor for our physicals and checkups as needed, as well as getting the medications that have been prescribed for our diagnosis,” said Robbins.
Free healthcare may not “Make America Great Again,” but it could be a start. The decision is in society’s hands.
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