Question: Present the arguments for and/or against privatizing national public health system (e.g. Medicare in Australia).
Introduction
Background:
Thesis statement & Subtopics: The arguments for privatizing national public health system will be examined in this essay including providing a greater choices for patients, improving productivity and quality and supporting government budget.
Body Paragraph 1: providing a greater choices for patients.
Topic sentence: Private health care sector can provide numerous options for the treatment of patients.
Patients may select their physician.
Privacy having privates room.
Body Paragraph 2: improving productivity and quality.
Topic sentence: privatizing health care system can be beneficial in term of productivity and quality.
Competition among services providers.
Accessibility treatment will be given as quickly and professionally as possible.
Body Paragraph 3: supporting government budget
Topic sentence: privatization can assist in reducing financial burden of the government.
Rising health- care costs.
Encourage Foreign Investment.
Conclusion
Restate of the topic/ summary: The argument that supports privatizing national public health system has been presented. Patients have abundant choices related to their treatment behavior such as selecting their doctors and having secrecy. Additionally, production efficiency resulted from competition among health companies and also high standard in services, such as easy to access of cure are benefits of privatizing. Similarly, privatizing health care may lead to enhance economic efficiency via motivating overseas investment and reducing government spending on health sector.
Final comment:
References List
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