Sick around the world Flashcards
GDP in UK
8.3 %
Payment for healthcare in UK
pay through taxes, no insurance premium
How does UK’s health system work?
No fees or bills. Government run hospitals. Pts choose where they go
When GPs treat pts correctly they are paid more
Concerns of UK’s healthcare system
Elective care
System costs too little, people go to the doctor for no reason
GDP in Japan
9.6%
Payment of healthcare in Japan
Health insurance policy
$280 a month, employers pay most
How does that Japanese healthcare system work?
Everyone has a health insurance policy. You can see any specialist you want. Everything has a fixed price that is negotiated each year. No medical bankruptcy
Concerns of Japanese healthcare system
not enough time spent with pts
no flexibility for what doctors can charge
hospitals in financial difficulty (unsustainable)
GDP in Germany
10.7%
Payment of Germany’s healthcare system
10 euros every 3 months, split with employer
pay premiums based on income, pregnant women pay nothing
How does Germany’s healthcare system work?
everyone has healthcare, rich people can opt out and pay privately
Includes alternative medicines
Private doctors and hospitals
doctors aren’t paid as much, medical school doesn’t cost anything
Concerns of Germany’s healthcare system
long waiting lists
GDP in Taiwan
6.3%
Payment of healthcare in Taiwan
National health insurance system
one insurer and no one can opt out
How does Taiwan’s healthcare system work?
cover everything, no waiting times
No recommendations to see specialists
each person has a medical card with history and this charges insurance company
Cannot abuse the system by going to doctor too many times
