Samuel Bruder, Health Should Be a Recognized Human Right in the US: How the Health Care System is Failing Under Federal Tax Policies, 20 Conn. Pub. Int. L.J. 84 (2020):
Non-profit hospitals perform an amazing service for the community. This has been recognized historically by the federal government through tax relief status. However, Connecticut law allows these same non-profit hospitals to collect postjudgment interest on the debt owed to them.
Conclusion
In conclusion, access to affordable quality health care is important from a human right perspective. In the U.S., we have struggled for centuries to create a workable health care system. We have some of the best health care available in terms of quality and speed of care. However, it is not equally available and there are those that still do not have access to meaningful, quality health care that is free of financial burden to them.
If you are lucky enough to work for an employer with access to good health care insurance, then you are a privileged person. Health care costs continue to rise, bringing more and more care out of the financial reach of people. That is a failure by the government of its implied responsibility owed to people; without health people will not be able to exercise their other afforded and constitutionally protected rights.



