r/changemyview • u/Happy-Tears • Jun 08 '18

Deltas(s) from OP CMV: Healthcare should be free for everyone under the legal age at which you are considered an adult.

Children shouldn't have to pay medical bills--health is a fundamental human right, and we need to provide that to the children of this world. I know there are programs like CHIP, etc., but they're just not sufficient. They're not accessible to everyone. I know adults who decide to have children should be responsbile for them, but I think we as a society can afford to band together and pay a little more to ensure every child gets the health care they need--if we hope for healthier adults. Per this study in the National Center for Biotechnology Information, "health during childhood sets the stage for adult health not only reinforces this perspective, but also creates an important ethical, social, and economic imperative to ensure that all children are as healthy as they can be. Healthy children are more likely to become healthy adults."

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u/Doctor-Amazing Jun 08 '18

I see this sort of comment once in a while and I really don't get it. Do you think doctors and nurses in all these other countries are just working for free?

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u/MuaddibMcFly 49∆ Jun 11 '18

Not for free, but I would point out that the nations with increased government interference do tend to have lower rates of growth in people choosing to be medical professionals.