Health Care Rights for All Americans

We are taught at an early age the importance of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; however, at what age are we truly taught the importance of health, preventive health and health care rights and responsibilities?  All Americans should be entitled to quality health care regardless of race, education, existing health conditions or income levels.  The United States Constitution should have included health care rights to all Americans as Amendment 28.  Insurance companies should exist to protect patients from medical malpractice due to incompetent doctors. Hospitals should actually compete with other hospitals for the patients to use of their health care facilities. Doctors should be paid fixed salaries and given fixed bonuses by the government based on skill levels and their active participation within the health care community.  Preventive and natural health should be offered within in all health care facilities within the United States.

Japan is recorded as having the healthiest people on the planet with every citizen having health coverage, no insurance companies are directing their appointments, patients are able to seek medical care specialists of their choosing, the government sets the salaries paid to doctors, and also set the dollar amount doctors are allowed to charge their patients for medical care (Frontline, 2008). Citizens of Japan have the longest life spans and the lowest infant mortality rate due to diet and life style (Frontline, 2008).  The most also amazing part is  Japan spends only half as much on health care as the United States (Frontline, 2008).

If Americans were born to health care rights, the health of our people would greatly improve.   Stress levels would decrease,  life savings would remain intact, and growing old would be an honored privilege.

Frontline (Producer).  (2008, April 15).  Sick Around the World. [Video file].  Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/us/palfreman.html