Sick Around the World

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“Sick Around the World”The reform about the healthcare system in the US has been debated within the government and the public for years. The need for change in the healthcare system echoed since the legislation of Medicare and Medicaid were created. US presidents have tried to push for a universal healthcare system because of its citizen’s outcry for better, quality care, for all. Surprisingly other countries have studied the US health system and reared away from its market based structure to more of a government based structure. In watching the documentary titled “Sick Around the World” I find it ironic that the most powerful rich country in the world ranks 37th when it comes to healthcare for its citizens. As a citizen of the US, I believe we can model our health care system similar to one of these countries in the documentary. However not all these different health system seemed suitable to structure after.Instead of health insurance companies making huge profits and putting a dent in patient’s pockets, we should model our system similar to Germany. The citizens of Germany pay two-thirds compared to US for health costs. In talking to people and listening to the news it puts a grim on my face hearing families go bankrupt because of health care costs. The citizens of the richest nation shouldn’t have to deal with the financial burden of living a healthy life pilling up on them. Instead we should have a sickness fund like Germany to negotiate care prices with hospitals, instead of inflating prices for care. With this system the employed get coverage through work and the unemployed stays insured through the government. In Germany although doctors don’t make much compared to US, it’s a golden opportunity for medical students. I believe that studying medicine should be about caring for the less fortunate and not thinking about a big pay date. But students in the US are looking forward to that big pay date in order to pay back all those loans they incurred through...
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