Health Care Situation in Our Nation

I could not agree more with Karmen’s article “Are you part of the problem or the solution?” My family and I are originally from Cuba and although the economic situation in Cuba is awful we never struggled with health care. Even though Cuba is a communist and third world country, it has one of the best medical systems in the world and it is completely free. On the other hand, in the United States many immigrants do not have a health care insurance and have to pay outrageous medical bills. I know from first hand that not having insurance is another factor that influences our decision on how long to wait before deciding to go to a doctor’s office, and by the time we do what ever illness we have has progressed even more.

The United States needs to establish a Universal Health Care program and fast. With a health care program there will be no need for Medicaid or Medicare funds, instead everyone would have equal access to health care providers. After all the middle class is the one most affected by not having medical insurance, people with low incomes have the opportunity to have Medicaid and those with high incomes can afford excellent healthcare. However, what happens with the middle class? We cannot afford everything, so we have to choose between some indispensible needs and healthcare. Many times, we choose to have other things and not the highly priced insurances.