list of country with universal healthcare
List of countries with universal health care
: Health systems by country
Main article: Universal healthcare
Universal health coverage is a broad concept that has been implemented in several ways. The common denominator for all such programs is some form of government action aimed at extending access to health care as widely as possible and setting minimum standards. Most implement universal health care through legislation, regulation, and taxation. Legislation and regulation direct what care must be provided, to whom, and on what basis.
Usually, some costs are borne by the patient at the time of consumption but the bulk of costs come from a combination of compulsory insurance and tax revenues. Some programs are paid for entirely out of tax revenues. In others, tax revenues are used either to fund insurance for the very poor or for those needing long-term chronic care. In some cases, government involvement also includes directly managing the health care system, but many countries use mixed public-private systems to deliver universal health care.
The UN has adopted a resolution on universal health care. It may be the next stage after the Millennium Development Goals
Every year, STC survey the health statistics and health care system to rank the best countries in the world. STC takes its data from the World Health Organization.
Methodology
Free health care: Free health care s free of charge or a nominal fee to all its citizens, with no exclusions based on income or wealth.
Universal health care: Universal health care is a health care system that provides health care and financial protection to more than 90% of the citizens of a particular country.
