Pros And Cons Of Government Forced Health Care

Government Forced Health Care
Should the United States government force its citizens to have health care? Health care or health insurance is a type of insurance coverage that covers the cost of an insured individual's medical and surgical expenses. A government forcing its citizens takes away from the free will of the people forcing them to pay for something they may, or may not want; therefore this is what many people conceder to be very socialistic. There are many factors in play when forcing health care on a nation, although there are pros, there are drastic cons, which can lead to a government becoming very socialistic by forcing what they think is best upon the people taking away freedoms, and rights.
By the U.S. government forcing health

care it can cause an increase in the U.S. debt and deficit; studies have concluded that the forced health care will increase the federal deficit by $340-$700 billion in the first 10 years. Also forced health care could increase the wait time on medical services, such as in the United States, fewer than 10% of patients wait more than two months to see a specialist versus 41% in Canada, 34% in Norway, 31% in Sweden, and 28% in France, and all of these countries have some form of a universal right to health care. Implementing a right to health care could lead the United States towards socialism; socialism is defined as government control of the distribution of goods and services. Ronald Reagan stated “that one way of imposing socialism on a country is by way of medicine”.
Another con to government enforced health care could mean a raise in taxes. In other countries in Europe where they have a forced health care system the tax percentage around 37% a lot high than the U.S. 15%. The forced health care could also mean a shortage of medical staff, because of there are too many people trying to receive medical attention then the doctors want be able to treat them all. This could altogether lead to the government rationalizing health care for the public. Heath care provided by the government also leads to the employed paying higher taxes to pay for the unemployed to have health care.
The right to health care could also save lives, it could allow someone who is unable to receive healthcare or unable pay for health insure to be able receive medical treatment. The forced healthcare could also lead to greater public health by better access to necessary care particularly for the low income, or unemployed. The government forced health care could also benefit private business, because they would no longer have to provide health care for employees. The right to health care would also prevent most medical bankruptcies, because the individual wouldn’t have to concern them self with the bills.
The forced right of health care is a very socialistic way of government thinking, it will cause many more problems than solutions, and in the end will lead to a socialism country. Health care should be a right for the people to choose whether or not they should pay for it, it is not something that should be forced upon citizens of the United States of America. Although there are pros to this health care system it will cause the U.S. to have major economic and government issues in the future.