Homelessness and Health: Is there a connection?
Is healthcare in the US a privilege?
DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COMThis may be a question that you have never had to ask yourself. Perhaps it is because you have always had health coverage or know the pain and tribulations associated with not having coverage. Either way, the answer to the question is YES healthcare in the US is a PRIVILEGE.
In order to have healthcare, you either must be employed or have a consistent home and the means to apply and keep track of state medical. These two things that are essentially tied to having health coverage are things the homeless community does not have so, they simply learn to go without. This cause rampant health issues within the homeless community along with the spread of diseases and the inability to treat them. The inability for people to get basic common needs because they do not have a "home" is arguably killing people. With this information, there needs to be an increase in funding for public health programs that support the most vulnerable populations of our society.
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