We Must Change the American Health Care System :: Medical Care Insurance

We Must Change the American Health Care System I came to the United States sixteen years ago. Being a European, I harbor watched with great interest and disbelief about the ongoing disagreements regarding a socialized health trade formation, which President Bill Clinton has proposed. I am a primaeval of Poland and experienced positive benefits of socialized medicine, so I cant understand why some mint are so negative towards changes in the health care program. Are we really happy with our current health check insurance? I dont think so. Recent data from the Census Bureau show that 43.4 million people in the United States had no health insurance coverage (Bennefield 1). Almost eleven million American children are uninsured as well. Adults and children dont have medical exam coverage because they cant afford it (1). People who do have some form of medical coverage are often unaware of the hidden costs bring down by the private insurance companies. In addition, do you recall how many times you have watched the news about people asking us for fiscal support because they couldnt pay their medical bill? What is wrong with this picture? Why do we have to ask for charity versus having a better health governance? I strongly believe that health care should be available to anyone, and especially in America, the richest country in the world. We all want good, affordable medical coverage, but we are non getting it. Therefore, we should change the current medical system by following the example of socialized medicine in Europe, by making changes in the insurance companies, and by making preventive medicine our priority. First of all, let me tell you what socialized medicine means. It is a public system of national health insurance where doctors are usually paid for their services by the government, and everyone is eligible for medical care without any preexisting condition. Most European countries have some form of socialized medicine. For example, in Poland the he alth care system is free. Employers pay 48% of a workers monthly salary to cover not only medical care but the retirement program as well. The rest of the money for medical needs comes from the governments funds. My sister, who lives in Germany, told me that 13.1% of her monthly salary is deducted from her paycheck to cover the medical insurance. She said that she only pays about $5 for her prescriptions and about $15 per day for a hospital stay.