Is health care a right?

This article is a very controversial one it was written by Maggie Mahar who is a contributor to "The health care blog". one the main idea's of this article is arguing whether health care should be considered a privilege or a right. The author brings up many valid points about the flaws of the health care system and why some if it works and other parts are broken. The author states that low-income Americans are more likely to be obese, smoke and abuse drugs and self medicate which is a major reason why the poor are sicker then everyone else . Simply put it is expensive to keep a healthy lifestyle. There a 2 very different very radical sides in this argument. Many people think that it is our responsibility to take care of the poor and impoverish people in America. The problem with this is some people take advantage of others good hospitality and abuse the system. The other side of the argument are people who believe that you should work for your own health care and you should not wait for handouts.The Mrs.Maggie believes that you should work for your own healthcare but if you need a handout its OK as long as you don't abuse the system. She made a very compelling argument about her views of the current health care system and does not believe in either of the extremes she prefers the middle ground. I agree with her for the most part i think that we should not just hand out health care to everyone just because they are poor you need to work for it but i do believe that if you desperately need it there is no reason we should withhold it from anyone based on how much money they make. There is no right answer to big questions like this different people have different opinions on everything. The only thing we can do as a modern community is try to find a medium that will please both sides while still being able to help as many people who need health care as possible.