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Universal Health Care



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Universal health care is a system that provided various types of quality medical services to all citizens who are eligible. The harsh, expensive cost of universal health care is a troubling expense on the shoulders of many local governments and officials. The taxes that come out of many citizens’ income will most likely go straight to the effective providence of health care for all. There are many advantages and disadvantages to the foundation of the universal health care system, so let's find out what they uphold.


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The Foundation


There are many different universal health care system plans, some of which consist of two or more ideas combined. The plans provide efficient health care, a low cost, quality medical service, and a plate full of variated options.



The single-payer system.


Within this system, the government provides full and free health care that is paid by revenue of income taxes. The services under this plan are mostly government-owned, and the service providers are mostly government employees. With this health care, the government tries to ensure that all medical staff provides quality care at a reasonable cost. The health care workers must collect and analyze data to the fullest extent since they also want to use their purchasing power to create an influence upon other health care workers.


The social health insurance model


The social health insurance model is where everyone is required to buy insurance usually through their employers. Within this plan, Private doctors and hospitals provide medical services and the government controls the health insurance prices.


The national health insurance plan is the last plan for universal health care. This plan uses public insurance services to pay for private practice medical services. In this plan, every citizen pays into the national insurance plan, which lowers administrative costs since there is only one insurance company. This allows the government to have a lot of leverage into forcing medical costs to go down.


Advantages


The biggest advantage of universal health care is that everyone gets access to care without having to worry about any debts regarding health care expenses. Some other advantages include lowering the health care cost for the national economy, equalizing service, prolonging life expectancy, and decreasing social inequality.


Disadvantages


Some disadvantages of universal health care include long waiting times, greater costs, a limit on services with low success rates, and less financial incentive to stay healthy. Despite all of these disadvantages, universal health care helps many people around the world every day.


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Your Role


Whenever we come across topics such as this one, we need to use our voice the best we can. The first step in the right direction would be to keep educating yourself in order to stay updated on issues that impact the world. Staying educated will not only help you understand the significant events occurring in the world but will also open up a door to empathizing with and taking action to help people who are facing problems that we do not have to deal with due to our privileges.


Lastly, reach out and educate others as well. Spread awareness about the issue and discuss possible solutions within your community.


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