Universal Healthcare

I believe that healthcare is a right. Every citizen should be entitled to universal healthcare insurance. Although it is minimal, every citizen should have the right to healthcare. And for those who would like more healthcare coverage, they can continue to purchase their own private health insurance. Universal healthcare insurance could have an very positive impact on this county. If everyone had the right to healthcare we may see people living longer, a decline in the spread of certain diseases, and a decline in the number of emergency room visits. How many times have you ever had to wait hours in an emergency room either for yourself or someone else? I know I have several times. Some of those people in the waiting room do not have insurance. They did not seek the proper medical care before because they could not afford it, but once their symptoms progressed they had no choice but to go to the emergency room. The last time I was in the emergency room there was a lady who had brought her child in for an ear infection. She did not have insurance and did not take her son in to see a doctor when it first began. The poor chid was in so much pain and was so sick. This could have been avoided if she had the minimal healthcare coverage to seek medical attention before the problem became worse. She could have taken him to a doctor before it got to this point. The point that I am trying to make it that universal healthcare can have a huge impact on hospitals. The more people that seek care earlier, the less emergency room visits that will be made. Therefore, people in the emergency room can have quicker access to emergency healthcare.