Health-Care
There has been an outbreak of the Tesla virus! This rare virus is contracted similarly to the common cold, but has very severe symptoms that can eventually lead to death if it goes untreated or if citizens go unvaccinated. Your country is facing an epidemic and 100,000 people have already contracted the virus.
Your country’s government contacts the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and is told it must address this situation before it becomes worse. The government is told by the CDC that a vaccine will be available soon, but that it will cost upwards of $3,000 for uninsured patients. Remember, though, that not all of your citizens have private health care and some have no health care at all. That means that some citizens may have contracted the virus, but will be unable to seek treatment or receive a vaccine because they cannot afford it.
Costs of Vaccine:
Buying the vaccines in large quantities will lower the cost of each individual vaccine because buying things in bunches cause less. Our country at the time can not afford the cost of all these vaccines at a high price. Vaccines are much needed because of the outbreak of the Tesla virus. Another thing we could do to lower the cost of vaccines, is to give out a universal health care to all citizens. Having a vaccination cost up to three thousand is to much for an uninsured citizen.
Groups that will be most helped, are the ones who do not have any health care at the moment. Also, every single citizen in the Republic of Mandalia will be helped because the total costs of vaccines willl be less than normal.
Call to Action:
Our country should take the step of creating a universal health care to cover the citizens of Mandalia.
Your country’s government contacts the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and is told it must address this situation before it becomes worse. The government is told by the CDC that a vaccine will be available soon, but that it will cost upwards of $3,000 for uninsured patients. Remember, though, that not all of your citizens have private health care and some have no health care at all. That means that some citizens may have contracted the virus, but will be unable to seek treatment or receive a vaccine because they cannot afford it.
Costs of Vaccine:
Buying the vaccines in large quantities will lower the cost of each individual vaccine because buying things in bunches cause less. Our country at the time can not afford the cost of all these vaccines at a high price. Vaccines are much needed because of the outbreak of the Tesla virus. Another thing we could do to lower the cost of vaccines, is to give out a universal health care to all citizens. Having a vaccination cost up to three thousand is to much for an uninsured citizen.
Groups that will be most helped, are the ones who do not have any health care at the moment. Also, every single citizen in the Republic of Mandalia will be helped because the total costs of vaccines willl be less than normal.
Call to Action:
Our country should take the step of creating a universal health care to cover the citizens of Mandalia.
Costs:
People cannot opt-out of the system if they do want to die from easily preventable diseases. Drug companies may pettily restrict access to newer drugs because they can't charge usury-style prices. The only motivating reason for quality and timely services is profit, apparently? Higher taxes, which may be levied "unfairly" (i.e. taxing the rich people more). Lazy poor people deserve to suffer from the same easily preventable diseases. Adding millions of newly insured patients might overload the system, leading to "health care rationing." This, of course, means that the poor will get fair treatment. If doctors are not compensated appropriately, there will be mild "shortages" in health care availability. |
Benefits:
· Health care for all. · No direct health insurance costs for businesses or individuals. This lowers inflation and increases employment by reducing the financial burden on businesses to provide workers' healthcare benefits and its associated costs. · Efficiency of scale and simplicity. · Health care continuity not affected by employment status changes. · Money invested in healthcare is spent only on healthcare and related administration, rather than on profit-making insurance companies. · Doctors' main goal is to get you healthy/save your life. The current system in the US can encourage unnecessary, expensive testing and extended care. · Generally cheaper. · Consistently longer life expectancy. |
Universal Health Care??
The Republic of Mandalia at this time believes that having universal health care would be appropiate for this time of need. It would have helped with the outbreak of the Telsa virus by making patients insured and they easily can afford the vaccines. It would have not totally prevented the outbreak because it already happened, but it would have lessen the impact it had on our country. IN the future, we see the Republic of Mandalia creating some sort of Universal Health care.
The Republic of Mandalia at this time believes that having universal health care would be appropiate for this time of need. It would have helped with the outbreak of the Telsa virus by making patients insured and they easily can afford the vaccines. It would have not totally prevented the outbreak because it already happened, but it would have lessen the impact it had on our country. IN the future, we see the Republic of Mandalia creating some sort of Universal Health care.