During this unit I learned incredible nightmarish aspects about the social practices of illness & dying. Before this unit I didn’t know much about health care coverage and how fortunate I was to have it. The health care system in this country does not exist to help the people; it exists to make money off the one thing that happens to all people, getting sick. Even when you have health insurance it doesn’t cover everything. After talking and watching movies on health care I’m scared about my future in the health care world. I ask such questions as will it get harder to get health care, will I be able to afford it for my family? I don’t want to be left in the dust like so many other Americas who don’t have health care coverage in the United States.
After watching Near-Death, I was nervous about going to hospitals because of its portrayal of doctors. In Near-Death we saw doctors provide false hope for patients, not ask patients how they want to die and talk to family members behind patients’ backs. I don’t want to be left out of discussions about my own sickness. In order to try to disprove the nightmarish dominant social practices I saw in Near-Death I chose to interview a doctor I knew. She spoke about all the good hospitals do for their patients and contradicted the social practices seen in the film. She also shared how our government is trying to make hospitals better.
This unit has opened my eyes and taught me valuable lessons about the health care industry. I will be better prepared as an adult knowing the choices I will have to make.
The quote I appreciated was "Even when you have health insurance it doesn't cover everything." The reason I liked it was because most teens and young adults are not aware of this fact.
ReplyDeleteThis unit was extremely insightful for Evan. He was aware that problems existed with health care in the US but he did not exactly know the issues. He was totally impressed with the issues of cost and how doctors treat their patients when it comes to end of life decisions.