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One of the biggest questions currently facing our administration is the level of health care the United States government should provide its citizens. Some call for complete health care, that no one would pay for their health care. This system is already in place in many countries, including England and Canada. Other’s claim that all health care should be done privately, whether through an employer or from one’s own personal funds. This decision needs to be made, as currently the state of American health is steadily declining. The best way to address this problem is to look at Canada, which is following its North American Neighbors by expanding its waisting, sick time, and medical cash flow.

Currently, Ontario is plagued by chronic diseases. The numbers are startling:

One in three Ontario residents is currently fighting a chronic disease. . . at least 60 per cent of health-care costs are already associated with chronic diseases. . . almost four in five Ontario residents over the age of 65 have at least one chronic disease, and of them, 70 per cent suffer from two or more conditions. . . getting people to eat better, stay active and giving them safe and meaningful work would prevent 80 per cent of the cases of coronary heart diseases, Type 2 diabetes, and over 85 per cent of lung cancer cases. . . 50,000 new cases of Type 2 diabetes diagnosed in Ontario every year. . . Preventing these cases alone would free up about 2,900 hospital beds … per year in Ontario.

This situation is similar to the United States. In both countries asthma, arthritis, diabetes and heart failure are on the rise. Obesity is growing at an unimaginable rate with the deterioration of healthy eating habits. Many of these diseases are preventable. There is one difference between the two situations, the provider of health care. In the United States the patients are left to fend for themselves, leaving a large population of people (mostly elderly) that have a chronic disease and are struggling to get treatment. However, In Canada all of these cases are jamming the system, preventing immediate health care from reaching many. The problem with chronic disease is that it lingers and takes up a lot of the doctor’s time and the patent’s money.
Patients with acute sicknesses cannot find immediate care to cure their ailments. They are forced to suffer because of a large group of citizens are too lazy to keep up their own health. I see the same problem to a much larger extent in America. We are just as lazy, and in fact are most likely spreading our lifestyle to Canada. Therefore I have doubt about the effectiveness of a mass health care system. Such a system may not ensure the greatest health of all patients involved. However, a socialistic medical system would be better if the kinks could be fixed. However it is questionable that these problems will ever be fixed. Currently the government should continue Medicare and Medicaid to an extent to prevent one’s class definition by one’s health. America needs to remain free and equal, therefore the government should continue to research answers to this growing problem.