Healthcare, a choice or necessity?

[Tukas]

I agree with the author that we need to prepare for an health emergency. Life is full of unexpected twists and turns. Regardless of your lifestyle, there's a high chance than you'll experience some health issues by the time you are 40. So, health insurance makes sense. However, the government must not make that decision for us. People should be allowed to exercise their inherent right to choose.

[cd20]

I agree with the author that we need to prepare for an health emergency. Life is full of unexpected twists and turns. Regardless of your lifestyle, there's a high chance than you'll experience some health issues by the time you are 40. So, health insurance makes sense. However, the government must not make that decision for us. People should be allowed to exercise their inherent right to choose.

So, it is a choice and a necessity. We do need to be prepared for whatever comes our way. We all will experience health issues at some point in time. I agree with you that the government does not need to make these decisions for us. Thank you for sharing you thoughts.

[pegasus-7]

Health care is definately a necessity. Nowadays we are taking our health and body so much for granted that one day we might end up with something, totally unprepared for it, which will take our life tumbling downwards with it. Taking proper care should pe our priority and should not be considered as a choice

[Sharill Rasowo]

Healthcare to me has never been a matter of choice. As many have stated above, from birth until death we at some point must come into contact with the medical profession. In my country one of the sustainable development goals is good health and well-being. I am always amazed by the American system that seems to punish the poor for having medical needs in the form of burdensome healthcare costs.

[Illaria Liedtke]

Yes!!
I agree with the author that healthcare is a necessity because if left up to people alone they would rather not require medication and they will end up hurting themselves more but at the end of the day the majority of the population of the world don’t even have access to proper health care system while some still depend on traditional (sometimes inefficient or dangerous) treatments and there are also the religious ones who believe God will heal than And consciously chose not to seek medical care. So while health care is a necessity, people still reserve the right to do whatever they want. They may go to a hospital or not, or may want to go but not have access to any so it all boils down to the individual in question. Do they want to make health care a Meredith l necessity in their or not?

I agree that it boils down to the person in question. I also think that most people would agree that it is not a choice, although we are given a choice. While you are spending money on health insurance, it does lower your out of pocket costs for medicine and appointments if you have insurance. Thank you for sharing your opinion.

I agree with this, because the choice of healthcare really depends on the person's values.
If the problem is about money, does the person in question value quality of life or life itself more? Choosing to forego healthcare would make quality of life decrease (because of any pain or worry that the disease would cause), but, from a different perspective, choosing not to have healthcare could also elevate quality of life through releasing the burden of debt and insurance. Looking at the other option of choosing to have healthcare and be treated, it obviously elevates quality of life through helping the disease (not always, but assuming that the healthcare is helpful), but it also could decrease quality of life because it causes stress and worry regarding paying for the healthcare.
Going back to Michaeljerry309's thoughts on healthcare being disregarded for religious or traditional reasons, it really does depend on the individual person and their values.

[JB3]

I agree at some point in their lives everyone will suffer some sort of injury or illness that requires medical care unless they spend their lives living in a bubble.

[Laura Ungureanu]

I agree. Nobody would want it, but we all need it. Like in my case, where a car accident almost had me, life is too unexpected to rely on nothing happening to you.

[cd20]

Health care is definately a necessity. Nowadays we are taking our health and body so much for granted that one day we might end up with something, totally unprepared for it, which will take our life tumbling downwards with it. Taking proper care should pe our priority and should not be considered as a choice

I agree it is a necessity, but it is also a choice. We should take proper care of ourselves and that should include healthcare, but some can't afford it and others simply do not care. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

[cd20]

Healthcare to me has never been a matter of choice. As many have stated above, from birth until death we at some point must come into contact with the medical profession. In my country one of the sustainable development goals is good health and well-being. I am always amazed by the American system that seems to punish the poor for having medical needs in the form of burdensome healthcare costs.

I agree healthcare has never been a matter of choice. I know when I got married we didn't have insurance, my husband and I both started new jobs and our insurance had not kicked in yet. I ended up following from the top stairs of a parking deck to the bottom. They were made of concrete with metal on the ends. I am pretty sure I broke a bone in my back, but I refused to go to the hospital. My husband and his parents tried to persuade me to go, but I knew we would never recover from the mountain of debt. I was in pain and had a hard time walking for weeks. I was stubborn, and I regret it with the back problems I have now. But the system is broken and I imagine that is how the poor feel.

[cd20]

Yes!!
I agree with the author that healthcare is a necessity because if left up to people alone they would rather not require medication and they will end up hurting themselves more but at the end of the day the majority of the population of the world don’t even have access to proper health care system while some still depend on traditional (sometimes inefficient or dangerous) treatments and there are also the religious ones who believe God will heal than And consciously chose not to seek medical care. So while health care is a necessity, people still reserve the right to do whatever they want. They may go to a hospital or not, or may want to go but not have access to any so it all boils down to the individual in question. Do they want to make health care a Meredith l necessity in their or not?

I agree that it boils down to the person in question. I also think that most people would agree that it is not a choice, although we are given a choice. While you are spending money on health insurance, it does lower your out of pocket costs for medicine and appointments if you have insurance. Thank you for sharing your opinion.

I agree with this, because the choice of healthcare really depends on the person's values.
If the problem is about money, does the person in question value quality of life or life itself more? Choosing to forego healthcare would make quality of life decrease (because of any pain or worry that the disease would cause), but, from a different perspective, choosing not to have healthcare could also elevate quality of life through releasing the burden of debt and insurance. Looking at the other option of choosing to have healthcare and be treated, it obviously elevates quality of life through helping the disease (not always, but assuming that the healthcare is helpful), but it also could decrease quality of life because it causes stress and worry regarding paying for the healthcare.
Going back to Michaeljerry309's thoughts on healthcare being disregarded for religious or traditional reasons, it really does depend on the individual person and their values.

When you have no money it really does not feel like a choice. It is also hard to imagine trying to overcome the debt from the medical bills. I have been there and refused care because I knew we couldn't afford it. Insurance would kick in after a while, but we hadn't been at our jobs long enough to have it. I don't think people are necessarily looking at quality of life, so much as what they can and cannot afford. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

[cd20]

I agree at some point in their lives everyone will suffer some sort of injury or illness that requires medical care unless they spend their lives living in a bubble.

LOL, I believe even bubbles can get germs in them, especially if you are inviting others in. I agree, we need healthcare and I would like to think that if it was affordable for everyone then everyone would have it. But, that is probably still not the case. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

[cd20]

I agree. Nobody would want it, but we all need it. Like in my case, where a car accident almost had me, life is too unexpected to rely on nothing happening to you.

I am sorry about your accident and hope that you are doing okay now. You are right, no one would want it, but we do all need it. We never know when something might happen to us or we might get sick. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

[3Shells]

As a health care worker I can definitely attest that health care is a necessity. The appearance of this covif virus also lends support to this point of view that you don't necesaary have to be predisposed to any illness in order to have to seek health card

[Adaeze Joan]

I definitely agree with the author. Health care insurance is a necessity because you can't tell when an illness would befall you, so it's better to be on the safe side.

[cd20]

As a health care worker I can definitely attest that health care is a necessity. The appearance of this covif virus also lends support to this point of view that you don't necesaary have to be predisposed to any illness in order to have to seek health card

I would agree it is a necessity, but I also see it as a choice. Not everyone chooses to have healthcare, so it is a choice. You are right, anything can happen to make us need healthcare, but some will not see it as a necessity. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.