Even though there are a lot of vaccines readily available for cancer patients, most people either cannot afford it, or their insurance does not cover it. "Our current private health insurance system is the most costly, wasteful, complicated and bureaucratic in the world. Its function is not to provide quality health care for all, but to make huge profits for those who own the companies.” A lot of these products are priced to make a large profit for the company. Then again these technologies take a lot of money to fund the research and development. But as Iain Murray puts it: "Because rights entail claims on other people, they are necessarily negative in their construction and limited in their definition." This could hinder the development and research of new technology if they have to give out their products for free, they won't be able to keep themselves in business.
For every problem there is a solution. And I think that having some form of universal healthcare will overall increase the quality of life in the US. I also believe that healthcare is a right in the sense that without it, we would consistently have citizens dying. We all have a right to life, and I'm pretty sure that means helping somebody who is on the verge of death. Jacob Sullum states "They represent a legally enforceable claim on other people’s resources. Taxpayers must cover the cost of subsidies; insurers and medical professionals must provide their services on terms dictated by the government." While that might be true, what we will be paying will be just as much as we pay normally for healthcare. And if the system works the healthcare we receive will be sufficient and we will have no need to pay any more premiums or out of pocket expenses. Or it could be that the more dire the disease/injury is the more coverage we get, and minor afflictions that can be paid out of the pocket should be that way.
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