National health services is a
controversial topic for many countries. The US, for example, just began the
National Health Care Act which allows many people a healthcare plan suitable
for their income. Unlike the US Great Britain which has its Nation Health
Services (NHS) that “was born out of a long-held ideal that good healthcare
should be available to all, regardless of wealth” (NHS).
The difference of the systems is
that the US did not increase taxes and the people pay the amount they are allotted
every month that suits their financial circumstances. While in GB taxes are
high in order to provide health care to all of its people as long as you are a
resident.
The problem with this is that in GB
is that no matter how good the system is the “NHS cannot keep up with skyrocketing
costs” (Roskin). The more science is advancing the more cost goes up for
medical equipment. “When the NHS was launched in 1948 it had a budget of £437
million (roughly £9 billion at today’s value). For 2012/13 it is around £108.9
billion” (NHS). Costs are just going to keep rising and in turn raising taxes
for the people of GB. Soon they will get to high and the people are going to
refuse to pay them or they simply will not have the means to pay the enormous
tax.
Only the upcoming years will answer the question to whether
the system will survive, who knows, maybe Britain will surprise us and come up
with a way to make the system continue working, without making their people
become financially instable.
