Children's Health (BHS450)
BHS450 Discussion 4: Children's Health Week 1 of Module 4 In our system of healthcare, there are many ways to access care and to pay for it. However, in general, if you do not have health insurance or a lot of money, you probably have a hard time getting it. In fact, some believe that we have created a system of haves and have-nots. It becomes even more difficult when children are involved in this have/have-not system. We all want our children to be healthy and happy. However, when you don’t have health insurance or can’t pay out of pocket, you may find that you have to make hard choices about paying bills or taking your child to the doctor. There are programs in place that some low-income families qualify for. It offers some level of care. However, as with most government programs, the majority of people don’t quite meet the eligibility criteria. Do you feel that when it comes to children, we should provide care for them regardless of the parent’s ability to pay? Do we benefit as a society when all of our children are healthy? In preparing your response, ensure that you properly in-text cite all sources used in the support of your stated positions and the example or examples you chose to utilize. The response needs to be a minimum of 250 words. Also, you will need to include the references at the end of your posting.
Children's Health
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The debate on whether all children regardless of their parent’s status and capacity to pay should be allowed access to adequate health care is exceedingly controversial. Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes the entitlement of every human being to adequate healthcare CITATION Dav03 \l 1033 (Almeida, et al., 2003). The provision accentuates the obligation of the state to such vulnerable sections of the population as children and hence, failure to offer sufficient inclusive healthcare to children precludes a fundamental privilege that is ought to provide a foundation for the rest of the human rights. Children comprise a core segment of the citizenry and their health and wellbeing should be disengaged from their families’ socio-economic status or capacity to foot the medical bill CITATION Dav03 \l 1033 (Almeida, et al., 2003). Thus, it is imperative that the state creates all inclusive healthcare programs for children, to ensure children from low-income backgrounds are not segregated by t...