Running Head: UNIVERSAL HEATH CARE 1 UNIVERSAL HEATH CARE 5 Universal Healthcare Tasha Smith Zachary Martin 04/16/2016 Universal Health Care Universal healthcare has had significant reforms. One of the significant changes is the provision of free healthcare. It is an undeniable fact that the provision of free health services has some benefits. The benefits of provision of free universal healthcare include improved health care to people. Universal healthcare provides accessible health services to the population in different regions in the world. Universal health care has reduced high poverty levels. Poor people can access specialized treatment such as cancer. Universal health care has seen the majority population seek preventive care to avert the occurrence of diseases such as cancer. Another advantage is that universal health care coverage promotes equality and fairness. Irrespective of income or wealth, every person can access health care services in any part of the world. Universal health care coverage leads to decrease in healthcare administrative costs. This is a positive impact on the healthcare organizations. A single body has undertaken all administrative activities such as billing and insurance payouts. Universal healthcare has led to economic growth and better living standards since population does not spend much money paying for health care services. The money that could have been used for healthcare services have been put in income generating activities such as business resulting in economic growth and development and improved standards of living of the general population. However, they are various disadvantages of having universal health care. Several experts have studied the cons of universal healthcare. They argue out that universal healthcare reduces standards of healthcare. The paper presents an argument that denies the notion that universal health care should be available and free to every person. Universal healthcare coverage should not be provided to all patients because it results in adverse implications such as long waiting time, socialism state as well as an increased government time. Long Wait Time This type of healthcare system results in patients waiting for long to be served by medical practitioners. The numbers of patients are many, congesting hospitals, clinics, sanatoriums, and dispensaries. The system then becomes slow and tedious for the few hospital workers. Long wait time causes weak submission of services, poor sanitation and hence degrading overall value of health care. A patient may go the emergency room with an emergency but kept waiting because of a patient who came earlier with a less severe medical condition, for example, the flu. (Niles, 2014) Leads to Socialism State A socialism state refers to a state whereby people work and are forced to share their earnings with people who may not be working. Universal health care would require the government to raise ...

1. Running Head: UNIVERSAL HEATH CARE
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UNIVERSAL HEATH CARE
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Universal Healthcare
Tasha Smith
Zachary Martin
04/16/2016
Universal Health Care
Universal healthcare has had significant reforms. One of the
significant changes is the provision of free healthcare. It is an
undeniable fact that the provision of free health services has
some benefits. The benefits of provision of free universal
healthcare include improved health care to people. Universal
healthcare provides accessible health services to the population
in different regions in the world. Universal health care has
reduced high poverty levels. Poor people can access specialized
treatment such as cancer.
Universal health care has seen the majority population
seek preventive care to avert the occurrence of diseases such as
cancer. Another advantage is that universal health care coverage
promotes equality and fairness. Irrespective of income or
wealth, every person can access health care services in any part
of the world. Universal health care coverage leads to decrease
in healthcare administrative costs. This is a positive impact on
the healthcare organizations. A single body has undertaken all
administrative activities such as billing and insurance payouts.
Universal healthcare has led to economic growth and better
living standards since population does not spend much money

2. paying for health care services. The money that could have been
used for healthcare services have been put in income generating
activities such as business resulting in economic growth and
development and improved standards of living of the general
population.
However, they are various disadvantages of having
universal health care. Several experts have studied the cons of
universal healthcare. They argue out that universal healthcare
reduces standards of healthcare. The paper presents an argument
that denies the notion that universal health care should be
available and free to every person. Universal healthcare
coverage should not be provided to all patients because it
results in adverse implications such as long waiting time,
socialism state as well as an increased government time.
Long Wait Time
This type of healthcare system results in patients waiting
for long to be served by medical practitioners. The numbers of
patients are many, congesting hospitals, clinics, sanatoriums,
and dispensaries. The system then becomes slow and tedious for
the few hospital workers. Long wait time causes weak
submission of services, poor sanitation and hence degrading
overall value of health care. A patient may go the emergency
room with an emergency but kept waiting because of a patient
who came earlier with a less severe medical condition, for
example, the flu. (Niles, 2014)
Leads to Socialism State
A socialism state refers to a state whereby people work and
are forced to share their earnings with people who may not be
working. Universal health care would require the government to
raise taxes for all citizens to cater for the overhead healthcare
costs such as paying off doctors and nurses. Universal health
care then leads to the destruction of the economy. The medical
workers in a social state would be required to accept a lower
amount regarding salary. This will reduce the attraction of the
practice. The doctors and nurses who are not paid well and work
more will strike or work poorly since they do not have

3. motivation. Universal healthcare could lead to a shortage of
doctors and nurses. (Steffen W. Schimdt, 2013)
Increased Government Debt
Universal health care leads to the implementation of a
single-payer health care system. Single payer health care system
causes an increase in the amount paid by citizens for taxes. The
overall costs of the system are high and drain the country. This
leads to massive debts. The healthcare system puts a heavy
strain on the public budget. (Davis, 2002)
Conclusion
In conclusion, the provision of free health care services to the
public also has an adverse impact on daily health care. For
instance, it would cause an increased government debt,
facilitate long waiting time in the medical facilities as well as
creating a socialism state. The adoption of free universal health
care should be streamlined to cater for its faults.
References
Davis, J. B. (2002). The Social Economics of Health Care.
Routledge, 2002.
Niles, N. J. (2014). Basics of the U. S. Health Care System.
Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2014.
Steffen W. Schimdt, M. C. (2013). American Government and
Politics Today, 2013-2014 Edition. Cengage Learning 203.
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4. Universal Healthcare
Tasha Smith
Zachary Martin
04/03/2016
Over the years, major reforms have taken place in the
field of healthcare. One controversial issue that has led to
divergent opinions is the ideology of universal healthcare
coverage. Advocates argue that providing free health care will
have a positive impact on the health of the public while
opponents of the ideology believe that universal healthcare will
lead to decreased level of healthcare provision (Rogers, 2012).
This paper presents an argument that supports the statement that
universal healthcare should be available to everyone regardless

5. of their ability to pay in the same way that other services such
as education are available to all for free.
Universal healthcare coverage should be provided to
all patients because it results in:
i) Improved healthcare to all people
Universal healthcare provides accessible health
services to the population in different regions in the world.
When patients are provided with free healthcare, a large number
of patients who are unable to acquire expensive specialized care
but are suffering from different conditions are likely to seek the
medical services. According to HealthPac (2016), universal
health coverage has changed the lifestyle of many people who
live in areas with high poverty levels since they can also access
better healthcare regardless of their financial status. Patients
who suffer from diverse ailments that require specialised
treatment such as cancer and brain tumour, therefore, can easily
access high-quality health care.
ii) Preventative care among the population
Many people, in areas with high poverty levels and
economic disparity, are less likely to seek preventative
healthcare due to the high costs of the healthcare services. The
adoption of universal health coverage will, therefore, ensure
that individuals seek preventative care to avert the occurrence
of fatal diseases such as tuberculosis, hypertension, and cancer.
iii) Equality and fairness
Universal health coverage also promotes the spirit
of equality and fairness. This is because all people irrespective
of their income, race or gender, can easily get healthcare
services in any part of the world. Universal healthcare will
remove the inequality barrier that divides the wealthy or the
powerful in the society with the poor.
iv) Decrease in administrative healthcare costs
Universal healthcare coverage will have a positive
impact on the healthcare organizations. This is because it will
lead to a reduction of administrative cost that has been brought
about by the fact that all activities such as billing and insurance

6. pay-outs are undertaken by a single organization. All rules
about different activities such as billing is similar to every
patient hence the organization does not spend a lot of funds for
these services.
v) Economic growth and better living standards
Universal healthcare results in free health services
hence the population will not have not spend a lot of money in
paying for health care services (Behzad, 2009). The funds that
could have been used in seeking health services can, therefore,
be put in income generating activities thus resulting in
economic growth and improved standards of living.
In summary, the provision of free healthcare
services to the public has a significant impact on their daily
healthcare. Universal healthcare should, therefore, be adopted
since it results in improved healthcare provision as well as
better standards of living.
References
Behzad, M., (2009). Universal Healthcare in the United States
of America
New York: Blackwell Press
HealthPac, (2016). Structure and Funding of Universal
Healthcare
Retrieved from: http://www.healthpaconline.net/universal-
health-care.htm
Rogers, K., (2012). Universal Healthcare: An Introduction
New York: McGraw Hill Press