Not scare to die but scared to live on until death”.

 # 2   Keisha Mckinley
Healthcare is important for a quality life


It is hard to achieve total wellness without healthcare. Our health is extremely important to us, and it is important to our families. The question of whether healthcare is a right or a privileged has been on the rise over the years. I answered this question 4 years ago this month. The appreciation and the importance of quality healthcare became a true reality 09/06/2006. I am a mother and I am grateful to have insurance for both deliveries. However, when my child was diagnosis with a chronic disease, I was never so happy to pull out that insurance card. Although I had no idea how I was going to pay the deductible for the hospital admission, I had comfort that Texas Children’s Hospital was going to provide my child with the best private insurance can provide. I cannot begin to think what I would have done without insurance or no access to quality health care. Currently, most of our illness and deaths are due to preventable diseases. Oftentimes, these deaths and illness can be reduced with proper access to health care. According to Alexander, LaRosa, Bader, Garfield, & Alexander, (2010) over 46 million Americans were uninsured in 2007.

These 46 million individual could extend their lives with access to preventative care. Individuals without insurance are less likely to seek medical care for illness and their more likely to die prematurely (Alexander et al., 2010) Healthcare should be accessible to everyone. Having access to health care will provided educational tools for preventative care and it will help to provide a better quality of life for many. Our health affects the stability of the household, it affects the health of our community, and it affects the health of our nation. The preservation of human life is a Right. We can only do this with proper access to healthcare.    

Reference

Alexander, L. L., LaRosa, J. H., Bader, H., Garfield, S., & Alexander, W. J. (2010). The Economics of Women’s Health. In New Dimensions in Women’s Health (pp. 17-32). Sudbury, Ma: Jones and Bartlett.