Thursday, October 9, 2014

Health Service

       People need health care to repair their physical and psychological erroneousness. Governments establish health services to provide prevention and cure of diseases. Different countries have different types of health service. The more developed a country is, the better the health care system. There are 4 types of health care: Bismarck Model, Beveridge Model, National Health Insurance Model, Out-of-pocket Model.

In Britain, the government uses the Beveridge Model. The health care system is financed by government (tax payment). Hospitals are owned by government and private companies. Low cost per capita.


The people are 100% insured. Only the government pays. This leads to high deficit (£700 in 2006.) Public insurance accounts for 90%, and private insurance accounts for 10%. Physicians are limited; only the government chooses the doctors. The problem that occurs is that there is a long waiting list. 750,000 people waiting for hospital administration.

In Germany, the government uses the Bismarck Model. Public insurance are for people that has low income ( <  €4,350 monthly.) The funds for health care are taken from salary (tax.) The patient only pays 10% of the bill. It is a simple and stress-free system. On the other hand, people with higher income ( > €52,200 a year.) There is no waiting but the procedure is complicated. You need proofs to get this. 


In Canada, the government uses the National Insurance Model, which is the model that people feel happy with the most. 90% of the population in Canada feels happy with their current health care system. It is a non-profit, fully insured, equality, potability, and reasonable access. Private health care is also available as a supplement to public healthcare. It is offered as a part of employee package. 



In poor, developing countries, there isn't a proper health care system. It is mostly out-of-pocket model. People have to pay for their health care, and they have to rely on international aid. The government of Liberia collapsed due to civil war, which led to health care system disbandment. 


The general rule is that developed countries have high-quality health care system, and developing countries have a low-quality health care system. People should have an equal chance to get health care. Even people who are not employed, to a degree, can have health care. The solution is that there should be equality. Everyone deserves an equal chance. Unemployed people can get health care, but they can only be treated to a certain degree. They would not get access to higher health care if they do not pay for it. Preventing diseases is another possibility. Rather than curing, we should prevent diseases before they go viral. The Ebola outbreak recently is a serious problem in the world at the moment, but if we prevented it, the disease would not have been contagious. We will see many development in the field of medical, and it would be much more effective than the current systems that we have right now.



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