You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Health services are a basic necessity. However, private companies have made them quite costly for ordinary individuals. Do the advantages of private health care outweigh its disadvantages? Write at least 250 words.

Since healthcare is considered a basic need, some people opt to attend
their
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medical needs in
a
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private
health
companies which require too much funds. I believe that it provides more positive
result
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results
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than its drawbacks. On the one hand, one of the negative issues about privately-owned
centers
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is
its
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expensiveness
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.
Therefore
,
patients
are required to pay more compared to public hospitals.
For instance
, the time when I had my blood test checked, I tried having it done in a public
health
institution,
however
, the amount I
payed
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was lesser than that of a private clinic. So, when getting your
health
monitored in a private medical building, it is expected to prepare additional money.
On the contrary
, private
health
centers
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have more advanced machines and technologies, since it is privately funded,
patients
are able to access
to
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a newly purchased machines
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a newly purchased machine
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used for medical purposes.
Moreover
, these
centers
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do not need to get
an
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approval from
public
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the public
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in order to acquire
the
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diagnostic machines.
For instance
,
the
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new version of CT Scan, in the Philippines most of the time, it is the private hospitals that can have
these kind
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at first.
Therefore
, it is more advantageous to have your body
health
checked in private clinics.
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this
type of
companies
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company
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provide
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equal and appropriate services. Unlike in
the
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public medical
centers
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where
patients
are usually disregarded, they provide attention and care quickly.
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,
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healthcare system in the Philippines, most of the government hospitals require each
patients
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patient
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to wait for a long time because of staff insufficiency.
Furthermore
, some of the admitted
patients
that
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who
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need quick assistance
needs
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to stand still and wait for the medical staff who's attending
another
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patient's concern.
Thus
, the patient-medical staff ratio in a private
health
center
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is reasonable. In conclusion,
although
private
health
sectors give costly medical tests and measures, I believe that there are more benefits in choosing these
health
institutions
becuase
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because
aside from its new technologies,
patients
can
also
receive
an
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excellent healthcare services.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • basic necessity
  • private companies
  • costly
  • ordinary individuals
  • specialized services
  • resource constraints
  • advanced facilities
  • state-of-the-art technology
  • health outcomes
  • alleviate pressure
  • wait times
  • innovation
  • competitive advantages
  • invest
  • new technologies
  • treatments
  • inequality
  • access to services
  • afford
  • financial strain
  • medical bankruptcy
  • sufficient insurance
  • well-resourced
  • predominance
  • neglect
  • universal healthcare goals
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