Uninsured People Around Us

Jul 23
06:54

2010

Patrick Daniels

Patrick Daniels

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If you look around you will see that there are many people around you living without proper insurance. Although it may not be obvious there are people all around that need insurance but haven't the funds for it. There are many people around that have been laid off that need insurance coverage very badly. There are also many people that are just getting too old for their parents insurance and still others that are working dead end jobs that will never pay them enough to be able to get insurance.

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If you look around you will see that there are many people around you living without proper insurance. Although it may not be obvious there are people all around that need insurance but haven't the funds for it. There are many people around that have been laid off that need insurance coverage very badly. There are also many people that are just getting too old for their parents insurance and still others that are working dead end jobs that will never pay them enough to be able to get insurance.

Many people without health insurance usually wait until they desperately need to see a doctor before going. The health issue by this time could cause serious issues or not able to be treated effectively. They simply cannot afford to see a doctor when they should. Should they need the opinion of a specialists,Uninsured People Around Us Articles the dilemma only gets worse. Not having insurance and avoid doctors care, directly and indirectly affects those with insurance, through the spread of disease untreated.

For those who don't have, but need health care, will in more ways than one affect those with insurance and the society as a whole. If a health issue becomes untreatable and fatal, most likely family members are left behind in despair, unable to pay for any expenses incurred and are at risk of needing unaffordable health care themselves. You could very well see your insurance premiums rise in cost to help pay for those who cannot afford hospital, doctor or clinic care.

This is why health insurance coverage is an issue for us all, whether you have the coverage or not. The fact that so many can't get insurance because it is so expensive affects everyone. If you ask around, you will find that most people only have insurance because it is offered through their job at a great rate. The fact that there are tons of people that can't get that is stifling our country. Health insurance should be affordable.

While health care has long been considered a social and economic issue, it contains all the ingredients to be an explosive political issue. Debates range from, making the quality of life better for everyone, to fear that a national health care plan would decrease the quality of health care and that everyone would suffer because of the low standards a decrease in quality and medical professionalism would bring to the industry. Until these debates are solved, these hot issues will continue to spark passion and fear.