Universal Health Care refers to a system that provides all persons within a territory with access to health care benefits, without causing any financial hardship.
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| Arguments in favor of | Arguments opposing |
| It gives everyone access to healthcare benefits. | |
| Universal health care helps to ensure eveyone's access to health care. | As universal health care ensures everyone's access, it may be overused or abused. |
| It should not cause anyone any financial hardship to use the benefits. | |
| Universal health care ensures that no one in real need for benefits will suffer from financial hardship. | Universal health care comes at a certain cost to everyone in the society. |
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