In my opinion, healthcare should be free. No one should have to hesitate before seeing a doctor simply because they’re afraid of the bill that comes afterward. It’s sad that so many people put off important check-ups, tests, or treatments just because they can’t afford them. When you think about it, healthcare isn’t a luxury—it’s something every single one of us needs at some point in our lives.
We shouldn’t have to worry about how we’re going to pay for medications, surgeries, or even basic appointments. These are things people need to survive and stay healthy. It shouldn’t be normal for someone to choose between buying groceries or getting their prescription filled. It shouldn’t be normal for families to go into debt just to get the care they deserve.
Free healthcare would help people live longer, healthier lives. It would reduce stress, improve mental health, and prevent small issues from turning into major medical problems. When people can get help early, they recover faster, miss less work, and can take better care of themselves and their families. That benefits everyone—not just the individual.
At the end of the day, access to healthcare should not depend on your income, job, or insurance. It should be a basic human right. No one should have to fight to survive in a system that puts price tags on our well-being. Healthcare should be free, accessible, and available to all—because our health is too important to be treated like a privilege.
Not everyone can get insurance and with the cost of living going up a lot of low income people cannot afford it and Medicaid does not accept everyone so a lot of people are going without being seen and without their medications, I would know. I was one of them and probably going to be one of them again.