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    This document compares free healthcare, which is provided by governments, to paid healthcare, which is provided through private insurance, payments, and charities. Free healthcare depends on limited government budgets and has fewer doctors and less advanced services as a result. Paid healthcare does not rely on government funding and can better meet patient needs. The document argues that paid healthcare is more effective because it gives patients more choice over treatment options and doctors, while free healthcare patients have less choice and must accept the provided care.

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    RUNNING HEAD: FREE HEALTHCARE AND PAID HEALTHCARE 1

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    FREE HEALTHCARE AND PAID HEALTHCARE 2

    Free Health Care Vs. Paid Health Care

    Healthcare refers to preventative medical procedures or services aimed at improving the

    well-being of a person. These services are provided through a health care setup made up of

    physicians and hospitals. Health care can be either paid or free. While paid healthcare is offered

    by non-government entities, free healthcare is provided by the government. Paid healthcare has

    proven effective in the delivery of quality health care.

    Free healthcare is dependent on government funds, while paid healthcare is dependent on

    charities, not-for-profit organizations' support, and payments made by the patients. However,

    free healthcare receives fewer budget allocations due to the competition of needs among the

    government ministries (Cancarevic et al., 2021). This means that patients visiting free hospitals

    might not receive advanced healthcare services. Furthermore, due to the limited budget, there are

    a few doctors in free hospitals. On the other hand, paid hospitals do not depend on government

    funding for their day-to-day operations; instead, they majorly use payments received from the

    patients’ facilitated private insurance covers and thus can adequately meet the needs of the

    patients.

    Choice of treatment is a fundamental consideration in the treatment process. In paid

    hospitals, the patients are provided with an opportunity to decide what type of treatment best

    meets their needs (Cancarevic et al., 2021). Also, the patients are provided with an opportunity to

    select a treatment option that they can finance. Moreover, they can also decide on the doctor to

    look over their affairs. In free hospitals, the patients tend to contend with the provided treatment,

    and in most instances, they are not in a position to choose the type of treatment or the doctors to

    serve them.
    FREE HEALTHCARE AND PAID HEALTHCARE 3

    It is the right of every person to access quality health care services. However, the above

    analysis shows that paid healthcare is more effective when compared to free healthcare. The fact

    that free healthcare is dependent on government funding means that it has to align itself with the

    annual budget. On the other hand, paid healthcare is mainly a preservation for the rich

    individuals, thus receives adequate funding to deliver more advanced healthcare.


    FREE HEALTHCARE AND PAID HEALTHCARE 4

    Reference

    Cancarevic, I., Plichtová, L., & Malik, B. H. (2021). Healthcare Systems Around the World.

    In International Medical Graduates in the United States (pp. 45-79). Springer, Cham.

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