Even with a bill passed by both houses of Congress, the reform of health care and the issue of a universal or national disease continues to dominate discussions on the hill. There is talk of repealing the law, potentially leaving millions of Americans uninsured and vulnerable. Some argue that the repeal is the best because the current bill gives the government too much power and escapes our rights and freedoms. Others argue that the bill does not go far enough to give all Americans the right to health services. These views are polarizing the two representatives on Capitol Hill and their constituents who live on Main Street.
The nurses and doctors working in the field, taking care of the insured, -asegurados under and uninsured. These health professionals see first hand how the ability to pay for health services so that people's perception of the disease and its willingness to seek medical help quickly. Given the highly charged is the problem, it is important to know what these nurses and doctors believe all the hype still surrounding the issue of health care.
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The views expressed in this article are those expressed by nurses and doctors in a Dallas hospital. For reasons of confidentiality, the names of these nurses and doctors as well as the name of the hospital in the Dallas area where they work will not be used. Based on its experience in the system, these health workers noted their frustration with the current system, the reform of universal health care. The question is reforming health care and universal health care. How it see nurses and doctors?
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On the other hand, there are nurses and doctors who vehemently oppose the idea of universal health care and the adopted reform. These health professionals say the following:
Health is not a right. It is the responsibility of each individual to work hard and pay for the care they need. Many people do not think that your hard earned money siphon should take care of people who are not pulling their own weight. A system that provides health care for all people that rewards are not active members of society. In addition, those who oppose health care reform and universal health care insist that this is not the place to take care of people who have stayed in the office to self and society. They become a brake on the system. Universal health care encourages the weakest members of society to remain weak and unproductive. If people had to pay for the services they receive, they are motivated to find work and everyone wins.
Pay for a system of this type require a tax increase. This means more money from hard working Americans; money they can use to take care of their families, co-payments and deductions, and whatever you think necessary. Tax increases also limits the available funds during retirement.
Some doctors and nurses believe that Medicare is a joyous in the health care system. In a free market society, insurance companies should be allowed to compete freely without an operating system of government that undermines the free market. Ideally, the free market will take care of the pricing and the completion of the total cost of health care will be reduced. Hospitals and insurance companies that meet the requirements of society prevail. The hard working people have access to health services.
It is common knowledge that doctors in the US earn more than doctors in other industrialized countries. Extensive training and hard work is rewarded with respectable payment check. Many fear that their standard of living will decrease if passed a national health system. Furthermore, the current reform advocates preventive care that can live some specialties of the loop. After years of training to be at the service of society, these specialties can become obsolete.
Many people like to know that if they are insured, the care they need will be available when needed. It is seen that the extension of health benefits to all lead to long queues and if that were the case, many people are legitimately afraid of the cost of living and quality of life.
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Patients are more likely to receive preventive care if they are insured. Health services cost money. Many people have gone bankrupt as a direct result of their inability to pay medical bills, including hospitalization, doctor visits and support staff (nurses and home health therapists) and the help of pharmaceutical supplies and medical. This means that the health and financial well-being of patients are affected by laws that provide better access to health services.
Preventive care hospitals and saves taxpayers money. Although not a major concern for nurses, who were quick to point out that under-insured and uninsured patients who do come to the hospital only when they are so sick they can not be completely cured of a disease that could have been avoided right outpatient care. Due to the advanced progression of their disease at admission, patients stay longer in hospital and less sensitive to conventional therapies. The result is a very high cost for the care received. Since these people can not afford, in many cases, hospitals are stuck with the bills. In order to pay the accumulated debts hospitals are increasing the cost of care for those who can pay. This is a logical solution that now affects abiding taxpayers preventable laws.
People who are chronically ill and can not work to pay for health care. Some end up homeless and become a social problem by relying on the help of private and public of the city. If everyone was insured, many people who need frequent medical care be served, reducing the number of homeless people in society.
The United States is the only industrialized country that does not offer health coverage for all its inhabitants.
In a system based solely on profit-motivated insurance companies to provide compensation, access to some necessary therapies become limited if they are not approved by the patient's insurance company. These used to be more common with the introduction of HMO and have since improved. Yet it is a task many organizations prefer not to talk. As people whose sole purpose is the management of patients is not surprising that many a system in which compensation is not played an indelible role as desired.
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In general, during the interview process that led to this article, it became clear that most of the opinions of health workers on access to health care for their role in caring for her were greatly influenced patients. It was obvious that the role of the nurse as patient advocate strongly influenced his views on the reform of health care and universal health care system. Many nurses were in favor of a system that provides coverage to all patients who walked through the doors of the hospital. The doctors, who were more likely to express concern about the structure, effectiveness, and compensation, were less likely to provide support for a system that will significantly change the existing landscape.