hospital, a bill was mailed to him showing more than two thousand dollars. Indeed, he was freaking out because that was a large sum of money for an international student. However, after he contacted his insurance company, the company covered most of the bill and he was only charged about two hundred dollars, which was a relief for him. When he told me his story, I also released my burden because I knew that I would not have to pay full amount of money if I had an emergency. I believe this is beneficial for all international students because we have to pay a lot on our tuition fees and we really do not want to put to many pressures on our parents.
The
film Sicko did not present both advantages and disadvantages of American health
care. Instead, it showed mostly negative parts of health system in the United
States and positive aspects of other countries, such as France. It actually revealed
big differences between USA and some countries; however, I do see many people
who benefits from US healthcare system. For example, one of my friends has two
brothers with disability, and their mother does not have a job; however, the
mother receives subsidies from government to supports her family. The movie
only concentrated the shortage of health system.
The
key point of Obamacare is to make insurance affordable to every households
(certain people are not covered), which draws my attention. It is not easy to
put this into effect because the US needs budgets in many other aspects of the
country to strengthen its power among the world. Besides, covering pre-existing
diseases in the system is also a big movement, which reduces concerns from citizens
about their lives. A problem is that Obamacare may take more than 10 years to
make it successful, which requires large amount of financial inputs. What if financial
crisis hits America or even the whole world again? What if depression cycles?
USA needs a very strong and stable operation under the circumstances of
emergency.
The
constitutional issue of Obamacare is that citizens are mandated to purchase
insurance. In this situation, citizens lose the right to choose; furthermore,
the mandatory requirement of purchasing insurance can lead to a situation where
more requirements are coming up for citizens. The power of government grows
bigger; consequently, no one could gain real freedom in USA.
Response 1:
Sorry to hear what you suffered from your fathers
illness.
For
the words you said that healthcare system in other countries were great, I
believe they have shortages which were not showed in the film because Sicko
mainly wanted to display a negative aspect of healthcare system in the US. This
film matters to me because I did not pay any attention the healthcare in USA,
but now I get a chance to know how health care system runs here. Besides, I
think your concerns about the lack of doctors is excellent; as a matter of
fact, I believe more people going to clinic and hospital is an advantageous
thing because hospital will hire more doctors, nurses and other related
employees, which is a way to increase employment rate in this country. Doctors
are high-paid job, so being a doctor in a hospital or a clinic can improve
his/her living standard because he/she is earning more money. Anyway, I believe
the goal of Obamacare is to improve citizens’ life, which is highly praiseful.For reference....
