Every country should have a free health service, even if this means that the medical treatment may not be available through the service because they are too expensive. Do you agree or disagree with this? Write in at least 250 words?

 Every country should have a free health service, even if this means that the medical treatment may not be available through the service because they are too expensive. Do you agree or disagree with this?  Write in at least 250 words?

Health is a fundamental right of every human being. Some people believe that a country should provide free health services, even if costly  medical intervention is excluded from such service. In this essay i would like to discuss this.

To start with, every county has poor people who cannot afford basic services. A free public healthcare system is essential to cater to their healthcare needs.If the government provides free health services in the country, everyone can live healthy as it is said health is wealth. Healthy people give more contribution to economic productivity, helping the country  progress faster. Also, by providing free health care the government can prevent disease from spreading.

On the other hand, there is widespread criticism of this proposal: excluding cost intensive healthcare interventions out of the ambit of free health will do little good since with new strains and types emerging and evolving in the existing list of diseases and ailments mandates expensive research, which will eventually take every type of treatment out of the scope of this policy, leaving  people helpless. 

Similarly, such a system will make it harder for the destitute, unemployed and the elderly - the most vulnerable group - high and dry since they will not be able to afford any remedy for their sufferings, exposing society to poor health conditions and since the state is vested with the onus of ensuring wellness of citizens, it cannot resort to such impractical policies.  

To cap it all, I would like to conclude that the government should include every service in the healthcare support system, otherwise it would be useless and would fail miserably in ensuring the well being of society, eventually affecting the productivity.