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Should the US Adopt a Universal Healthcare System?

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and liberty, from the basic constitutional rights such as freedom of speech and the right to due process to more complex anti-terrorism laws. However, it appears that there are limits  on the care that is given to the citizens, with the United States not seeing health in the same was as many other developed countries who provide universal healthcare for  their citizens. In many countries it is not only the right to life that is seen as a basic right, so is access to healthcare, regardless of income  or insurance. Countries such as the United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand are examples of the universal healthcare systems which are in place and ensure that there is both access  and equality of treatment, making healthcare a right rather than a privilege. There have been many calls for universal healthcare in the United States, including from the American Collage of  Physicians (Strouse, 2008). With more than 40 million Americans unable to afford adequate healthcare and a recognized problem in terms of the current system and its shortfalls it may be  argued that a universal system is not only able to overcome the problems of the existing system but would also facilitate the potential for a greater degree of efficiency. The  question is whether not there should be a universal healthcare system adopted in the US? 2. Discussion One of the main objections to the introduction of universal healthcare has been  the associated cost. It appears to be common sense that if there are high costs for the existing system, which has limited coverage, that the increased demand of providing healthcare  on a universal scale will be even higher and would not be affordable. It is not only a cost issue, but also an issue of who will pay for.