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With an increasing concern about
health, it has been argued whether private companies’ healthcare system protecting
individual health from illness should be accepted. Although some governments
claim the necessary for introducing it, the medical service should not be implemented
by private companies and followings are the supporting reasons.
To begin with, the privately owned hospitals can improve the quality of health service. Within the market system, these would endeavor investing in more advanced diagnostic equipment in order to increase sufferer’s satisfaction. Also, to attract more patients, the benefits gained will be re-invested into patient care service and the development for medical technology.
An introduction
of private health service, however, would be beneficial to only a certain group of people.
Since the main purpose of private companies is to make profit, they would be prone
to offer more lucrative services to those patients who can afford it. However,
ordinary people would be deprived of enjoying the advanced care due to their
economic income. Additionally, unprofitable diseases would not be taken into account to private healthcare system. If private one is introduced, it would be operated based on economic logic, then investments for preventing epidemic and incurable diseases which are seemingly not profitable from citizens would not be favored.
In conclusion, there are convincing arguments both for and against the private healthcare service but private hospitals can give more opportunities to people who want better and individualized care. However, the government's responsibility, offering medical service for unprivileged and handicapped people should not be disregarded.
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