What Was The End Result Of Health Care Changes In 2011

Health care is perhaps among the biggest issues on the mind of Americans these days. Even bigger than the grim economic picture that exists is the growing problems with the health care industry and the denials of care that occur throughout this country each and every day. Surely there are so lots of people who are in need of care for serious and life threatening illnesses that they really can't fathom the idea that the medical community might at some point turn them away but this is something which could actually happen and can create a crisis in the lives of not just the patient but individuals who love them as well.

While in many cases health care is provided for those who live without medical health insurance it's important that people realize that only certain publicly supported facilities are required to provide anything more than life saving care to people who come in with a health crisis. In cases of private health care facilities they are only required to treat those whose life is hanging in the balance before transporting them to a facility that's owned by the government for further treatment.

In cases where an individual has already been told that they only have a limited time to live, it's likely that the individual will be provided with care that will only help to keep them comfortable since saving the life of someone who is already dying is just seen as a waste of time and money by those in the medical profession. Of course, you may not feel this way if the person is you or a loved one.

In an ideal world people would have the care that they need whenever they need it. It may seem like a dream come true but it would be the fair thing to do. Most people feel however that health care is something that should be attainable by all but they do not feel that it is their responsibility to pay for the health care of the less fortunate in this country. The problem with that theory is in one way or another we are all paying for the health care of the less fortunate.

Whether we are paying for health care for the people that need it as in the case of programs like Medicare and Medicaid through our taxes, or whether we are paying for the health care of others by hikes in health insurance premiums caused by the unpaid medical bills of others. Either way we all pay for the health care of those less fortunate so perhaps we should be more aware of this and create a government system by which everyone receives care and everything is accounted for. Chances are in the long run this is likely to wind up costing less across the board.