NURS 510 Week 1 Discussion 1

Discuss your position regarding access to and coverage for health care. Are we obligated to provide access to and coverage for health care for all Americans as an entitlement (a right)? Or should health care be considered a commodity that is subject to the influences of economic, social, and market demand (supply and demand)? Be sure to include the rationale for your position in your discussion.

Solution

Access to healthcare for all Americans is an essential but challenging issue because it involves many factors. The access involves getting care during sickness and preventing and establishing awareness about staying healthy and free from comorbidities. Therefore, it involves getting healthcare during sickness and teaching how to prevent sickness and, after sickness, how to function at a maximum capacity (Holdsworth, 2019). The debate on whether health should be a right or a privilege has been on for a minute, especially between human rights activists and private owners of healthcare facilities. I believe healthcare is a right of all Americans; therefore, it should not be pegged on whether a patient can pay for the services.

The public health sector plays a vital role in communities by teaching ways to prevent sickness or comorbidities, which can eventually reduce the burden of healthcare in the long run. If a population is healthy, they have more input in the country’s development. I think healthcare would be affected by the economy and social and market demand if we do not prevent and inform the public about prevention strategies, such as physical exercise, healthy eating habits, and stress-relieving techniques. The entire world just experienced a pandemic; it was hard to control until people were taught preventive methods with medical interventions. It was impossible to give care only to those with health insurance. Instead, testing and vaccines were free for all to control the pandemic (Watson et al., 2020). Consequently, all Americans should receive healthcare services; preventive measures can help reduce sickness and increase a healthier population.

References

Holdsworth, M. A. (2019). Health, wellness, and wellbeing. Revue Interventions économiques. Papers in Political Economy, (62). https://doi.org/10.4000/interventionseconomiques.6322Links to an external site.

Watson, M. F., Bacigalupe, G., Daneshpour, M., Han, W. J., & Parra‐Cardona, R. (2020). COVID‐19 interconnectedness: Health inequity, the climate crisis, and collective trauma. Family Process, 59(3), 832-846. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12572

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