Do you know how much the US federal government allocates for health care costs? This is almost 20% of its total budget, roughly equal to military spending. Taken by itself, you might think that this is thoughtful, but here are a few numbers and see if you can guess which country is making a premium in helping medical bills.
- 7 percent
- 1 percent
- 7 percent
Doesn't sound familiar? The first number reflects the budget of the United Arab Emirates Health Service (UAE), the second - Iran, and the third - Pakistan. With the exception of the United Arab Emirates, the last two countries could not hold a candle to the United States in terms of resources, but their national salary will be lower when they go to the hospital. In fact, Vietnamese and Cubans have the best per capita spending when it comes to healthcare because of socialized medicine.
It cannot be said that we are following the path of socialism, but we need to reconsider the great dependence on private companies in order to take care of the health of the nation. When this happens, the goal is not to provide better medical care, but how companies can make a profit at the expense of families whose choices have been narrowed due to health conditions.
The World Health Organization has recognized the fallacy that the more resources you have, the better your health care will be. A survey conducted by a health agency in 2007 showed that almost a quarter of third world countries around the world allocate 10% of the total health budget, and 11 high-income countries stand out less than that.
The United States is an excellent example of a condition that only connects leaks when it sees water coming out. Dedication, prevention is better than cure, obviously does not work here. Undoubtedly, there may be free medical assistance in emergency situations, but the point has always been to provide medical bills for each family to ensure that the situation does not deteriorate to the level in which they really need emergency care.
