Two Healthcare Systems

By Charles L. Feitel

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Two Healthcare Systems

As healthcare costs continue to spiral upward, we may be heading towards two separate systems. That is exactly what I just said. One system for the haves, and one for the have nots. What dont they have? Health insurance.
Statistics continue to show that across the country more and more people are without medical insurance because of the astronomical costs involved. More and more employers are contributing less or dropping plans altogether, and putting the burden on the individual employee. California is already pushing mandatory health coverage and other states are beginning to sing the same tune.
But, since many people cant afford health coverage, if the states make it mandatory it will have to be subsidized through the government. If that happens we will have socialized medicine like Europe. However, many Americans will have a huge problem with socialized medicine.
By definition, if the medicine is socialized everyone will be treated equally and have to abide by governmental guidelines with respect to medicine. Americans are spoiled and used to having their own way. Therefore, some people will want to pay for their medical care and still have a system similar to what we have now. Hence, two healthcare systems.
If you think about it, this is not necessarily a bad thing. We have somewhat of a class system today and it functions with other types of services. We have cheap places to eat, moderate places to eat, and expensive places to eat. We have cheap places to shop, moderate places to shop, and expensive places to shop. You get the general idea. It would also give doctors a choice of whether they wanted to practice medicine in a free market system or a government regulated system. Some people live on government assistance with welfare and government subsidized housing, while others do not.
Unless there is some way to make healthcare affordable for everyone, which seems to be impossible, two systems may be the only viable solution to one of the biggest problems facing society today. If everyone who had health insurance paid for that coverage, while those who can not afford it had the government pay for it, it might streamline the system. Maybe such a bifurcated system would streamline the current mess of healthcare coverage in this country.