The nature of businesses’ specific obligations are a bit unclear, and states are ultimately accountable for human rights violations, but there is a He thinks that healthcare is actually a privilege and not a right, and having it as a right can lower the economy of the United States. Health Care Is a Right, Not a Privilege. PMID: 28030681 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.19687 No abstract available. Health Care in the United States: A Right or a Privilege JAMA. Health - A White Privilege . Today, 46 million people have no health insurance and even more are underinsured with high deductibles and co-payments. Is Healthcare a Right or Privilege: Based on the reports by the World Health Organization and the Physicians for a National Health Program, health care costs in the United States are very high since the country spends nearly double per capita unlike other developed countries like Germany, Canada, and Britain that have universal healthcare programs. 2017 Jan 3;317(1):29. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.19687. This is why it is referred to as the right to the “highest attainable standard” of health. He gives good arguments on why it should be considered a privilege. I took this video from NBC news, where a Congressman defends healthcare as a privilege. Why not to the average man or woman who just cannot afford health care. UN bodies, specialized agencies, the private sector, and even health professionals have responsibilities related to the right to health. Your minor sickness could lead to a long term sickness which could be easily speeded to your coworkers.References Privilege. Our health care system is disintegrating. 07/09/2009 05:12 am ET Updated Dec 06, 2017 Let's be clear. At this rate healthcare benefits would allow more people to go back to work.I know there have many time you have gone to work sick. As things currently stand in the US, healthcare is a privilege, and one you likely need a job to access. In the partisan debate on the current health care reform in Congress, nobody on either side seems to question the underlying assumption that basic health care is a right, not a privilege. The data show that factors like your race, income, and ZIP Code have a bigger impact on your health than your behavior, your medical care, or your genetic code. Author Howard Bauchner 1 Affiliation 1 Editor in Chief, JAMA.