Legal Residents to Acquire Health Care in US

Introduction

Nature has blessed the world and its inhabitants with infinite blessings and opportunities for exploiting those blessings to turn them into something more valuable and beneficial. When it comes to humans, the biggest blessing that a person can think of and revere as sublime, is the proper health, physical and mental condition; which God has blessed the person with, in comparison to all the glories of the world. For instance, no matter how much wealth and glory a person possesses, if he does not have sound health, or have been a victim of some incurable diseases, he cannot relish those glories that make a person's life full of exhilaration and joy (McGreal, p. 22). In today's life, which is both sedantary and busy at the same time, it has become increasingly important that poeple take care of themselves and maintain a good healthy lifestyle.

Another blessing in this regard is that the ones who live in the United States of America, which is deservingly the Empire of Note, have access to quality human resource. However, there are certain shortcomings when it comes to the way the healthcare service is provided in the US. The US government requires all of its citizens to acquire health care. Health Care should not be a requirement for U.S. legal residents because it is the responsibility of the government to provide them this basic necessity of life. The article discusses the various reasons behind it.

Discussion

Healthcare is a basic human necessity. This necessity cannot be taken away from someone only because he cannot afford it. This is wrong from a humanitarian point of view. According to the statistics for the year 2009, almost 16.7% of the whole American population was uninsured, which deprived them of availing the substantial and imperative facilities such as health care, for preserving their health. United States of America is the only country in the world, which spends more capital and funds per person in comparison to the other countries of the world (Bigg, p. 17). Moreover, the major chunk of the national income is reserved for the healthcare system. Interestingly, although US claims to have the best or at least the most compatible healthcare system, yet the reports issued by World Health Organization, almost a decade ago stated the situation otherwise.

Another strong reason why healthcare should not be a requirement for the legal immigrants in the US, in particular those who cannot afford to pay for their medical treatment, is that they too deserve the same quality of healthcare as their well to do counterparts in that they make an important part of the US economy. It is these people who take up the menial jobs in the country and work overtime even when they are not paid for it. They get exploited at the hands of their employers only because they do not possess the education or the merit to do more respectable jobs. They may not have the money to pay for ...