Soc 490: Why do people from other countries come to America for healthcare when we are so far behind in stats?

The statistics comparing the United states to other countries when it comes to things such as infant mortality rates are more than double in the U.S. than in Italy as of 2007. Statistically it shows that we are nearly the worst country when it comes to taking care of health problems, so why do citizens from other countries come to the United States come to get medical treatments? There are a few reasons this could be happening.

First reason I believe that people come to the U.S. for treatment is because we have some of the best medical schools in the world. Many of our Ivy League and private medical schools are nationally ranked and make some of the worlds best doctors, surgeons, nurses, etc. We are constantly making strides in improving our technology even if you look at the evolution of the different instruments in the medical museum we were at last week. I mean we've come from barbers and dentists doing surgery to having to graduate from medical school to do surgeries now. When having a big medical treatment done many people, if they can afford it, want the best of the best performing the treatment/surgery so it makes sense for them to want to come to the U.S.

The second reason that citizens from others countries come to the U.S. for medical treatment is that we get a lot of funding for disease research. We have hospitals like St. Jude that will help pay for the treatments and while I am unsure if people from other countries are able to receive that kind of help from those hospitals, it would make sense if they are to be able to come here to hospitals who are doing research and giving treatments that maybe their country doesn't have yet.  Gaudium says "A man is more precious for what he is than what he has" and i believe that is what those hospitals around America are trying to incorporate into their message by paying for treatments for people who cant afford it or to just help give back to society.

The third reason I believe people come to the U.S. is because the waiting lists in their countries to get a surgery/treatment could be months or even more than a years long of a wait because they do have universal health care so everyone has a right to get treatment and get assistance paying for it. Creech says "Instead of providing good health coverage for all, it will ultimately lessen the quality of care for all" which i do not agree with. Although more people will be trying to get treatment it will not change the training that the medical professionals have had to be able to give the treatments. And yes we will have to wait for treatment, in America we already have waiting lists but it may not take nearly as long to receive the treatment/surgery maybe because not everyone is getting treatment, but it will still help the overall health of America.

No country is perfect, they all have their flaws. And while Universal health care may cause more limitation and take more time, we also have to remember how much the statistics also show the help it has given to other countries with it. And while people from other countries are flocking to the U.S. to get treatments, I believe we should be trying to take care of as many people in our own country just as much as we help people from other countries get our grand treatments and surgeries.