Soc 490

Health care. The back and forth argument that no one can agree on, but yet everyone continues to have their version of how to solve it. Tomorrow we have to go into Rome and interview Italians on their opinion on their health care. Good or bad? We'll soon find out, but will they be willing to share their opinions with us or is it one of those topics no one wants to talk about? I won't lie, I'm terrified of interviewing people, but with the help of my partner I'm sure we'll persevere.

We recently discussed on whether we have control over our own health and I had claimed yes, but Professor made a good point in class yesterday. What if we were in an accident and we were injured? Do we have control over our health then? Or what if it were a genetic disease? Even though we did not have control over the circumstances, we have to take control of the effects that occur. If people had the option to find these diseases before they take over our health, shouldn't that be something that is promoted?

Gladwell discusses on how an open-ended system will push people to go to doctors for preventative care and how it would be beneficial in the end. I agree with Gladwell in this point because it could help people find the source of a medical problem before it reached a level that it was either out of hand or that it became too expensive to treat. Take cancer for example, in early stages it can be taken care of much easier than if found later. The more advanced stage it is found in could less likely be successfully treated and the cost would go out the roof.

Helms makes a discussion on how people would abuse the system and take advantage of it. At first, I understood the point because some people would, but after discussing in class I changed my opinion. Professor made a good point when saying who would want to voluntarily sit in a doctor's office on a random day? Why would people be that bored? I agree, who would take the time to plot and scheme to go to the doctor's? If some people did that then they have way too much time on their hands and I am sure there are some people like that, but not the majority of people.