| The cost of health care is sky high in the United | | | | insurance end up in the hospital for severe |
| States and ensuring that your health is taken care | | | | asthma attacks; ones that could be helped if they |
| of in the event that you become sick can be | | | | had the preventative care that goes along with |
| quite costly. This especially holds true for children | | | | full health insurance. These same children who |
| and in such an expensive climate it can become | | | | have these treatable illnesses also underperform |
| desperate, especially if the child does not have | | | | at school. This is because they often spend so |
| health insurance. With over 47 million uninsured | | | | much time in the hospital that they miss out. This |
| Americans, the number of children should be | | | | could also be that many have vision problems and |
| staggering. This article will set out to address | | | | because it isn't treated, many can't see or read |
| children who do not have health insurance and | | | | the board properly and fall behind. |
| why it is extremely important for them to have | | | | Despite many children not having health insurance, |
| it. | | | | this does not mean they are denied health |
| Health insurance for children is very important as | | | | services. The only issue with this, it is very costly |
| it is during the formulative years that the child is | | | | and inefficient. If the child has a serious condition |
| most open to sickness that could affect their | | | | and has to go to a public hospital, then the cost |
| lives. Health insurance provides the basic aspects | | | | of treatment would be left on the parents. Health |
| of medical care that every child should need. | | | | insurance circumvents this as the child would be |
| These are doctor visits, immunizations, | | | | covered. Many parents can't afford the cost and |
| hospitalizations and emergency room visits. These | | | | that means it is passed along to taxpayers. |
| are very important to children as it helps with | | | | In the end what is pointed out is that it is very |
| their development and they are able to find any | | | | important for children to have health insurance. |
| problems that could be easily treated. Uninsured | | | | They are at a disadvantage if they become sick |
| children do not have the same benefits. They do | | | | and have no form of protection. With health |
| not get the proper care that is needed and often | | | | insurance they get basic health services, which |
| end up being sick for something that could be | | | | should enable them to develop properly. When |
| prevented. | | | | they are insured, it is proven that they will |
| A lot of children who are uninsured often miss | | | | perform better than those who are uninsured for |
| school or perform poorly. With no insurance, a | | | | many reasons. Public health care is not up to par |
| child may fall victim to a lot of treatable illnesses. | | | | with care that could be provided if they had |
| Preventable illnesses like asthma are something | | | | health insurance. It is also very expensive and not |
| that could be easily treated if a child had | | | | only leaves the child, but society at a |
| insurance. Often time children with asthma and no | | | | disadvantage. |