Healthcare Reforms

Healthcare and Disease Control

Healthcare

Although the notion of a Universal Healthcare system sounds like the most wonderful idea on the surface, a deeper look also reveals a number of drawbacks. Discussed below are some of the obvious benefits and imminent drawbacks of a universal healthcare system:

Benefits of healthcare

Universal access

Government-sponsored medical centers and healthcare facilities are established in numerous cities, towns and remote areas. This ensures that a wide range of medical services will be easily and widely accessible for the general public (Dean et al., 2009).

Cost efficiency

In a state-run or government-sponsored healthcare program, the costs related to various services are greatly ...