Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Lauren Williamon - Pills

Pills, a stethoscope, medical equipment, and a lot of money, items all of which seem to go hand in hand these days. We know almost all medical procedures come with a high price tag, but should we really be paying this much for basic healthcare?

In compliance to the U.S. constitution, our government is required to regulate our medical costs, which often results in prices double what they are today. Currently, they are attempting to control Medicare exclusively, which may end up doing more harm than good. Prices will continue to rise, making it increasingly difficult for people to pay their healthcare bills. Higher costs may be beneficial for our government, since they hold the power to employ their own personal doctors, but the people will have to be wait-listed.

There are so many people that are against the healthcare reform, but we don’t really have a say in whether healthcare is implemented or not. It will cost those in the medical field a great deal of money. Basically the government wants to save money by punishing the wealthy.

1 comment:

  1. Today's society is totally brainwashed to believe that pills either perscription or non perscription are the answers to all of are health problems. Taking drugs in some cases are part of a daily routine for people. They take these drugs because a doctor or the government makes them believe that this is the only way to get better. In some cases this might be true but the majority of the times people just need to adopt a healthier lifestyle and this would help prevent most health problems that might occurr. The governments, doctors, and pharmacys are guilty of delivering so much information that makes people believe that this is the only thing that will help them. Bottom line it's a big money making business.

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