Is there a constitutional right to health care in the U.S.? If so, in which amendment(s) is this right found?
Ans) The provision of health care is not mentioned in our Constitution or the Bill of Rights. Our Founding Fathers rightfully focused on life, liberty and justice.
- Health care is a service for Americans and it is something that most Americans need. The basic question is really, “should the Government be in the position of saying that all Americans must sign up for some type of health care coverage?” And, if that premise is accepted, should government be in the business of then providing every citizen with coverage, whether they want it or not?”
- Conservatives believe in personal responsibility, limited government, free markets, individual liberty, traditional American values and a strong national defense. They believe the role of government should be to provide people the freedom necessary to pursue their own goals. Conservative policies generally emphasize empowerment of the individual to solve problems. Their view on healthcare is no different. We have come to a time in our country where the American public is becoming far too reliant on the government to take care of more than their basic needs such as food, housing, and healthcare. This mantra of “let the government take care of me” is not what this country stands for and not the direction it needs to be heading in. It breeds a culture of dependency. In the news for the past year, President Obama has been persistently pursuing legislation, the Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare” which will bring drastic changes to the existing healthcare system, hospitals, and many private practices around the nation.
- The government already provides healthcare for the poor and the elderly through large and costly programs such as Medicaid and Medicare and this is paid for by taxpayers. If the government were to mandate universal healthcare coverage, the additional cost to the taxpayers will be huge and a drag on the economy, even though those taxpayers are not receiving any benefits from it.
- Statistics show that 83.7 percent of all Americans have healthcare. This shows that although there are certainly segments of the population without coverage, the vast majority do have healthcare coverage. With statistics such as these, it shows that many people, for generations have afforded their own healthcare by their own means, not because it was a right, but because it is a privilege of where we live to be able to take care of one’s self by our own means.
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