In a survey published by the Indiana University School of Medicine, results showed that more than 50% of doctors surveyed support a Universal Healthcare system for the United States. The most supportive group of doctors was psychiatrists, with 83% showing support for a new system. The amount of doctors whom support this system have increased because many of their patients have trouble paying for the rising costs. This will cause these patients to either fall into debt or refrain from seeking healthcare, which essentially affects the doctor’s bottom line. When patients can’t afford healthcare, a doctor’s revenue will obviously suffer.

            Will a Universal Healthcare system make health insurance more affordable or just simply available? If we are currently having trouble affording the cost of health insurance now, how will be afford it when everyone is guaranteed healthcare? Will a government funded program put this country in even deeper debt? I ask these questions because I believe this survey published by the Indiana University School of Medicine is biased. I believe these doctors are biased. Doctors offer our patients healthcare but they are not accountants. They should not be the main focus to revamp the healthcare system. Their insight is a positive source of information which could be useful but we should not rely on them to be our main source of information. If we are going to offer healthcare and health insurance to more individuals, we need to focus on cutting costs of healthcare. The cost cuts should focus on where the costs are acquired, in the hospitals and doctors offices. This is where these costs are being accrued! Shift your focus to the sector of the system that creates the costs!