It has indeed increasingly become a topic of discussion around the world that individuals should not have to pay for health services. While I generally disagree with this idea, I also think that universal healthcare should be free.
There are a number of reasons why undergoing medical examinations should be equally accessible to all people. Regardless of different personal financial budgets, a health service provides medical opportunities through a free healthcare system without segregation. If society is divided into poor and rich, only wealthy people will be able to live freely. A second advantage is that reducing the disparity between the rich and the poor would result in a more socially equal society. Because if this occurs, all individuals will have access to the same places and medical professionals.
However, I believe that free healthcare would pose serious problems that far exceed the benefits described above. First and foremost, countries around the world are like our fingers – not the same. Their financial budgets differ greatly, just as there is a significant gap in medical development between countries like Singapore and Malawi. If medicine is not funded, there cannot be improvements in the treatment of serious illnesses. Secondly, nowadays, as technology improves, medical technology is also developing, and treatments are being found for incurable diseases, and difficult operations are being performed, such as organ transplants, curing leukemia, and other similar illnesses; however, these treatment methods are costly.
In conclusion, universal healthcare should serve everyone equally. Therefore, I believe that free healthcare may not be guaranteed, as affordable medicines and cheaper services are often of lower quality.