Global Healthcare Systems Quiz

<p>Medicare</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Basic medical care</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prohibition of health insurance companies making a profit</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nationalized vs. private hospitals and insurance</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gaining a better understanding of improving local systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prescription drugs and dental</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To cover prescription drugs and dental costs</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Drugs are cheaper in Canada</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By the government</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>You may wait for weeks or months for non life-threatening surgeries</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Based on need, prioritizing those who need the procedure the most</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>80%</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>People with government health care</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prescription drugs, dental, vision</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The myth is that people have to wait for weeks or months or years to see a doctor in Canada.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The government negotiates healthcare costs and provides insurance to everybody.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Americans buy drugs from Canadian pharmacies because the drugs are cheaper in Canada.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Canada prioritizes based on need, not on who has the most money or the fanciest insurance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The primary difference is that the UK has a government-funded National Health Service, while Germany has a mix of government and private health insurance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The main advantage is that there are aspects of the Canadian health care system that might work well in the U.S.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The main advantage is that Canadians have one of the highest life expectancies and lowest infant mortality rates in the world, and most Canadians are happy with the system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Universal health system with private care and public financing, hospitals are private, basic care covered by government insurance program.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The UK has a nationalized system, Germany has private hospitals and insurance companies, and the US has a system where health insurance companies can make a profit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The government pays for the system through public funds but does not directly run it. It provides a government insurance program called Medicare.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It gives insurance to everybody, covering basic care without requiring direct payment to see a doctor.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Understanding how things might be done in the current system and gaining insights without the need to travel across the globe.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In Germany, insurance costs are affordable and health insurance companies cannot make a profit on individuals, unlike in the US.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To emphasize the point that insights can be gained from other countries' health care systems without the need to physically travel there.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>UK, Germany, Switzerland, Taiwan, Japan, and Canada.</p> Signup and view all the answers