What is free medical care?

Free health care policies aim to reduce the financial barriers that people may experience when trying to access health services. They eliminate formal user fees at the point of service. Examples of services under a free health care policy include: health services for elderly people above a certain age (often 65 years).

Should everyone be entitled to free healthcare?

Providing all citizens the right to health care is good for economic productivity. When people have access to health care, they live healthier lives and miss work less, allowing them to contribute more to the economy.

What is the right to refuse treatment?

The right to refuse treatment applies to those who cannot make medical decisions for themselves, as well as to those who can; the only difference is how we protect the rights of people who cannot make decisions for themselves (see VEN’s free handbook Making Medical Decisions for Someone Else).

What happens when there is no cure for illness?

If you have an illness that cannot be cured and will lead to the end of your life, the focus of care will shift from aiming to cure to ensuring you have the best possible quality of life. planning for the future. This is not just for people in the last days of life.

Is it possible to fix a medical condition?

Despite advances in modern medicine, sometimes medical conditions cannot be fixed. An advanced, progressive or terminal illness is an incurable, life-limiting condition that is likely to cause a person of any age to die within days, weeks, months or sometimes more than a year.

Can cancer be treated like other diseases?

This isn’t surprising as cancer therapy can be seen as analogous to the treatment of infectious disease. We don’t have a single “cure” for strep throat, Lyme disease, and tuberculosis. And that doesn’t go beyond bacterial infections to include viruses, fungi, and parasites.

What can I do to keep my family well if sick?

Likewise, there’s much you can do to keep your family well if you are sick. The important things for keeping yourself healthy when there’s a sick person in your house is to limit your exposure to their germs and take good care of yourself. Wash your hands —a lot.