Question

Explain your opinion about what makes health and health care so politically charged and polarizing. Why are people so passionate and emotional regarding healthcare?

Answer 1

• In the past people were healthy as compared to the present, especially in developed countries. Mortality and Morbidity rates were less. On the contrary, today number of diseases has increased. People are ignorant to follow junk foods. Obesity and cancer rates increased. Due to the presence of technology, people are not physically active which affects cardiovascular health. Communicable diseases have increased in less devoloping countries. Infact, number of patients has increased
• When the number of patients increased, health care sector will become a business opportunity. Pharma companies will try to influence political parties for their benefits. They will dump medicines to poor countries for profits. Majority government officials follow corruption in these countries. They think of their own benefits rather than public opinion which may leads to two extreme ideas.
• Corporate hospitals will utilise these opportunities. They have good experience to tackle public opinion and follow their own benefits. However, some political parties will try to show that they respect public opinion which may cause different views in health care system.
• People are so passionate and emotional regarding health care because nobody can predict what will happen tomorrow. Any person can diagnose with terrible disease at any time. Accidents, disasters and terrorism are not less common. If a machine is damaged, it can be managed with affordable cost but if a person is diagnosed with Cancer or chronic kidney disease, we cannot imagine the cost. Sometimes it goes beyond expectations.