2 Healthcare outside the UK Flashcards
Cost of healthcare definition
How much does a country spend each year on healthcare (per capita and as an overall % GDP)
Average spend on healthcare in OECD countries in 2019?
$4,224/year or 9% GDP
Why is healthcare an investment?
Well citizens can contribute to a better economy
5 reasons healthcare spending is rising
- Ageing population
- Rise in chronic conditions
- New and more effective treatments
- Medical inflation
- Pharmaceutical costs
Medical inflation definition
Growth of medical treatment costs over and above general inflation levels
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
2021 UK healthcare spending
11.9% or $5,387/capita
2021 USA healthcare spending
17.8% or $12,318/capita
2021 OECD average healthcare spending
8.8% or $4,224
Top 5 countries with highest healthcare spending as % GDP
- USA
- Germany
- France
- UK
- Switzerland
Top 5 countries with highest healthcare spending per capita
- USA
- Germany
- Switzerland
- Sweden
- Netherlands
Country with highest spend as percentage GDP
USA (17.8%)
Country with lowest spend as percentage GDP
Turkey (4.6%)
Country with highest spend per capita
USA ($12,318)
Country with lowest spend per capita
Turkey ($5,387)
Equalisation systems/risk sharing
In countries where insurance is mandatory, insurers have to pay premium income into a common health fund to subsidise other insurers.
Country with the highest % spend on voluntary payment schemes
Australia (13.4%)
USA % spend on voluntary payment schemes
5.4%
UK % spend on voluntary payment schemes
4.8%
What % of health spending in France comes from public insurance schemes
84.7% in 2020
Main public healthcare fund in France?
Caisse Nationale d’Assurance Maladie des Travailleurs Salariés (CNAM) - 92% population
France % spend GDP on health (2020)
12.2%
Germany % spend GDP on health (2020)
12.8%