Public Health Care Is the Way to Go

Public health care is definitely the only health care which should be placed within society. When health care is socialized it ensures that it is available to everyone equally. No person, no matter their social class, or economic status should be denied medical attention for any reason. All humans are equal, which means equal treatment should be given to all. With public health care a person cannot be rejected treatment because they cannot afford it, or do not have health insurance. In a private health care system people can be rejected health insurance due to a previous or current health condition. It is ridiculous how people can be refused health care for having a track record of medical problems. Having a history only means they need more attention not less. Health care should not be like car insurance where people with higher accident numbers can be denied insurance. People are being denied health care when they need it the most. Public health care is there for people at all times no matter a person’s medical history, and it costs nothing. In a private health care system not only are people being denied health insurance, even when they pay for health insurance they are still being denied treatments. In a country like the United States of America where they preach about their values of helping the citizens of their country, runs on a private health care system. Michael Moore displayed a scenario about a man who was in need of a bone marrow transplant in his documentary on American health care called Sicko. A family man who had health insurance had cancer and needed a bone marrow transplant in order to live. He had found a match but his health insurance denied paying for the surgery stating that the operation was not necessary. In result of this the man died. This scenario could only play out in a private health care system where health insurance companies whose best interest is the company’s profit rather than spending money on saving peoples’ lives. Should a