Tuesday, 30 March 2010

Healthcare around the world

One of the countries in the world in which we can notice mixed economies is United States. In society which counts about 45,7 million people 15.3% do not have health insurances.
Federal government is largest health care insurer- involved in two main schemes, Medicaid and Medicare. Most doctors are in private practice and private hospitals.
US scored the highest place in expenditure on health % DGP. Their system make them independent, they can choose between many options- where, why they want to invest they many, but with this situation attached life expectancy and birth in US- is smaller than in other countries.

UK- has got also mixed economies, but there is just about 11% private health insurance. Private GP service very small. Health care free at point of delivery. There we can find free ambulance service and access to accident and emergency. United Kingdom just after infant morality per 1,000 live births in research.

The third one country is France with social insurance system. Public health insurance funded by compulsory social health insurance contributions form employers and employees with no option to opt out. Most peoples have extra private insurance and many make out of pocket payments to see a doctor. Doctors in public hospitals are salaried whilst those in private are paid on a fee-for service basis. In some of public hospitals doctors are allowed to treat patients in the hospital.
We can also say that is a mixed economies.

Last one is Singapore with dual system- private and public sectors. Public sector provides 80% of hospital care 20% primary care. They are financed by combination of taxes, employee medical benefits etc. It's a little bit different then in our country, because in Singapore patients expected to pat part of their medical expenses and to pay mare for higher level of service. We can say that this one system is also mixed economies, but in the other hand it could be also commanded economies.

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