2. Healthcare Facts & Figures
• Healthcare in UK is provided by NHS (National
Health Services)
• Only 10% population has private insurance
• Key Issues:
• Funding, Services, staff severity
• Long waiting time
Healthcare in UK
Ref:NationalCoalitiononHealthCare.
3. Healthcare Facts & Figures
• Canadians receive health care coverage
through different plans.
• Canadian health care is provided mostly by
primary care physicians.
• Among the serious issues in Canadian
healthcare system are waiting for specialists,
emergency room services and diagnostic
tests such as MRIs.
Healthcare in
Canada
Ref:NationalCoalitiononHealthCare.
4. • US Healthcare System is very Complex & Complicated.
• The United States spends the most money on medical
care of all advanced industrialized countries, but it
performs more poorly than most on many measures of
health care quality.
• Although nearly US$ two trillion a year is spent on
medical care, many people are receiving more care than
they need, many are receiving less than they need, and
many are receiving the wrong kind of care.
Healthcare in US
Ref:NationalCoalitiononHealthCare.
Healthcare Facts & Figures
5. Healthcare Facts & Figures
• The U.S. is 33 percent worse than the best
country on mortality from conditions
amenable to health care - that is, deaths that
could have been prevented with timely and
effective care.
Healthcare in US
Ref:NationalCoalitiononHealthCare.
6. • According to one study,
of the $2.1 trillion the
U.S. spent on health care
in 2006, nearly $650
billion was above what
US would expect to
spend based on the level
of U.S. wealth versus
other nations.
Healthcare in US
Ref:NationalCoalitiononHealthCare.
Healthcare Facts & Figures
7. Healthcare Facts & Figures• Japan has a system of universal health coverage,
although individuals may receive coverage quite
differently. It can be divided into two broad categories:
National Health Insurance and Employees’ Health
Insurance. Membership in either program is compulsory.
• There is also a national health program for the people
over 70, which is funded by contributions from the two
main plans.
• The Japanese social system as a whole is expected to
struggle in the future, as its population of young
working citizens will increasingly be outnumbered by
elderly retirees.
• In Japan, hospital stays are two to three times longer
than in the West.
Healthcare in Japan
Ref:NationalCoalitiononHealthCare.
8. • GCC nationals get healthcare services at
government hospital, and all expenses are covered
including treatment abroad.
• Expatriate are provided with basic to advance
health coverage by employers.
• Currently GCC spend $12 billion on healthcare
expenses, which is estimated to increase to $60
billion by 2025. (Mckinsey)
• Abu Dhabi is first Emirates in GCC to launch
compulsory insurance policy, almost 1.5 million
people are covered.
• GCC healthcare industry struggle because of low
spending, unavailability of advance treatment and
lack of resources.
Healthcare in GCC
Ref:NationalCoalitiononHealthCare.
9. • Everyone with employee (salarie) status in France is
covered by a national health insurance plan.
• WHO ranks France healthcare system among world’s
best healthcare systems. However, because of high
level of reimbursement and coverage, French health
care is among the most expensive in the world.
• If spending continues with current rate, the health
service may be 70 billion euros in debt by the end of
2020.
Healthcare in
France
Ref:NationalCoalitiononHealthCare.
10. Healthcare Facts & Figures
• Healthcare is funded by employers and
employees.
• 15% of net income to the insurance
system.
• The German health care system suffers
from a lack of competition, insufficient
or inappropriate care; shrinking
revenue and an aging population.Healthcare in
Germany
11. • South Africa's health system consists of a large public
sector and a smaller but fast-growing private sector
• Although the state contributes about 40% of all
expenditure on health, the public health sector is
under pressure to deliver services to about 80% of the
population
• The standard of health care delivered, varies from
province to province. With less resources and more
poor people, cash-strapped provinces like the Eastern
Cape face greater health challenges than wealthier
provinces like Gauteng and the Western Cape.
Healthcare in
South Africa
Ref:NationalCoalitiononHealthCare.
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Health care in the United Kingdom (including England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales) is coordinated by the National Health Service, which was set up in 1948 “to provide health care for all citizens, based on need, not the ability to pay.”
More than 10% of the population in the UK is now covered by some form of private health insurance.
The British health care system is experiencing serious problems with its funding, service, and staff that vary in severity across the region. A long-standing problem has been long waiting times for care, particularly for elective services and procedures.
Canadians receive health care coverage through different plans, each administered by a provincial/territorial authority
Canadian health care is provided mostly by primary care physicians, who account for approx 50% of all doctors in Canada. Over 95% of hospitals in Canada are private non-profit organizations.
Among the serious issues in Canadian healthcare system are that concerned them were waiting for specialists ,emergency room services and diagnostic tests such as MRIs
Everyone with employee (salarie) status in France is covered by a national health insurance plan, known as securite sociale. Coverage extends to spouses and children without employee status themselves. People who are not entitled to securite sociale are required to take out special coverage, known as assurance personelle.
WHO ranks France healthcare system among world’s best healthcare systems. However, because of high level of reimbursement and coverage, French health care is among the most expensive in the world. If spending continues with current rate, the health service may be 70 billion euros in debt by the end of 2020.
Most Germans receive health care coverage through the public health insurance plans, which are funded from contributions of employers and employees. If employed with earnings below a set income limit, you pay half the insurance contributions as an employee, and your employer pays the other half. Currently the rate is 15% of the net income which is compulsory deducted to the insurance system.
The German health care system suffers from a lack of competition, insufficient or inappropriate care; shrinking revenue and an aging population.
