Health care
I have been watching the whole health care debate with dismay. I do not understand why anyone would want to deny someone else basic health care.
The argument has been made to me that those without health care can use the emergency room. In my past life I have done that. The problem with that logic is:
1. the emergency room should not be your primary health care facility
2. the emergency room is for life-threatening situations
Health care should include on-going care to make the person's life a bit more easy. For example, hypertension can be controlled with regular visits to a doctor. By the time that one gets to the point where they need to be in the ER the damage has already been done.
The argument has been made to me that those without health care can use the emergency room. In my past life I have done that. The problem with that logic is:
1. the emergency room should not be your primary health care facility
2. the emergency room is for life-threatening situations
Health care should include on-going care to make the person's life a bit more easy. For example, hypertension can be controlled with regular visits to a doctor. By the time that one gets to the point where they need to be in the ER the damage has already been done.
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