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Article: Is health care a right or a privilege? (Health Policy).
- Article from:
- Physician Executive
- Article date:
- January 1, 2003
- Author:
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"THE BIGHT TO BASIC HEALTH CARE IS AFFORDED TO EVERY CITIZEN OF TILE UNITED STATES."
Amendment (XXVIII) (2003)
Constitution of the United States of America
Of course there is no 28th Amendment to the Constitution. As a matter of fact, health care is not a right afforded to every citizen in our country.
Health care is a privilege attainable by the wealthy, a benefit provided solely at the discretion of an employer, a government subsidized insurance plan for the elderly or a charitable gift provided based on the goodwill of others.
The Founding Fathers declared that we are "endowed with unalienable rights, among them are Life, ...