PHI103 Informal Logic FINAL PAPER

P1: healthcare is a right of every person

P2: healthcare is very sensitive

P3: people have economic differences

P4: It would help avoid malpractices

P5: It would secure the future of healthcare in terms of quality and costs

C: It should be made available regardless of ability to pay

The first premise is quite common to almost everyone. In a democratic society, the people are entitled to the right of quality healthcare. By this, the healthcare services that all the people of different income acquire should be the same. In the case where some people receive healthcare that is compromised because of their financial ability then it would be violation of their rights. Therefore, the fact that every citizen is entitled to quality healthcare necessitates efforts to ensure that all the people have access to healthcare. Making the universal healthcare available to everyone despite of how they are able to pay would be very important in ensuring that this right is fulfilled (Ojeda, 2004).

The second premise could be well explained by the consequences of lack of healthcare to individuals especially those who are sick. Healthcare is indeed a sensitive matter as deprivation of it would lead to death of people. There could be spread of contagious diseases to many people and this means the problem might even cease from being individual to affect a large number of people and even become a major crisis. The sensitivity of healthcare is way too far to be weighed against financial costs. This would be the same as comparing life to money. It is very evident and clear that if some diseases or conditions are not dealt with, then a person would die. These factors make healthcare a very sensitive issue that should be offered to people without considering payment (Smith, Wertheimer, & Fincham, 2013).

The third premise is what is experienced in almost every country. There is always a gap in the wealth or richness of people in a country whether small or big. There has to be a way of bridging the gap and ensuring that the poor people are not left out of the resources offered by the government. There has to be service to everyone from the government because those are the things people would expect when they vote in leaders. In this case, healthcare should be made available to all the people, the poor and the rich. There has to be an awakening to the reality of how some people struggle to meet their bills and in order to relieve them of some pressure, healthcare should be made available to them without looking at what they are able to pay.

The fourth premise points out to the malpractices that have been portrayed by some health practitioners. It is possible that paying for healthcare would be a reason that promotes many people to engage in acts of greed with a purpose to earn themselves more from healthcare. The people who would be victims in this case would be majorly those with no ability to make expensive payments (Ojeda, 2004). This would be by resorting into unconventional methods of treatment that could result to serious health implications. Some health practitioners would offer care that would be unnecessary so that they can earn themselves more money.

My final premise would be in consideration of the future of healthcare in America. There are increasing costs of healthcare as years pass by. The concern in this situation is on the fate of healthcare if such a trend persists. It would be an attraction to more healthcare providers that would only be interested in money and not the quality of the service. Another fact is that such a trend would ultimately lead to very high healthcare costs in future that would result to disability of many people to afford it in future. It should therefore be made available to people regardless of their ability to pay in order evade such consequences (Kronenfeld & Kronenfeld, 2004).

The discussed premises help us to look at healthcare in different perspectives so as to be in agreement with this argument. We are able to look at it as a necessity, a right, its future, its nature, vulnerability and the economic condition of the people. These factors are what bring out the importance of making healthcare available to all without looking at ability to pay.

References

Ojeda, A. (2004). Health. San Diego, Calif.: Thomson/Gale.

Kronenfeld, J. & Kronenfeld, M. (2004). Healthcare reform in America. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO.

Smith, M., Wertheimer, A., & Fincham, J. (2013). Pharmacy and the US healthcare system. London: Pharmaceutical Press.