In many countries people have to pay for medical care, but some think that it should be a free service provided by the government. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.

In many

countries

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private

healthcare

is the norm

whereas

in others it is provided by the government free of charge. Many people think that the latter should be adopted across the world. I would agree with

this

sentiment and would argue that universal access to

healthcare

should be seen as a human right. Perhaps the biggest problem with

government provided

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healthcare

is the cost. Because an efficient

healthcare

service costs a great deal of money to provide, governments need to raise extra funds in order to cover costs. The only way of doing

this

is to collect taxes from the population. Many people object to

this

and see it

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paying for a service that they may not use. They argue that private

healthcare

is a much more effective service.

However

, proponents of a

state funded

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system argue that everybody should have access to medical

treatment

.

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the quality of the care and

treatment

provided should be universal. They claim that private

healthcare

which is run for profit leads to inequality.

This

is because if individuals are forced to pay for their own

treatment

then

this

excludes the poor from access to help and only the wealthy are able to benefit.

This

is an issue that has polarized opinion in a number of countries.

For

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America recently implemented a

state funded

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healthcare

system and it was met with widespread protests from half of the population.

However

, I would agree that the government should provide

healthcare

to its citizens as is the model in many European countries. In

conclusion

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I believe that

although

there are high costs involved, universal health care should be a priority for governments. It is evident that not everybody is in agreement with

this

but I think that it is unethical for people to suffer because they cannot afford

treatment

for a medical condition.