Health care (disambiguation)
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Regional health care
- Health care in ArgentinaHealth care in ArgentinaArgentina’s health care system is composed of three sectors: the public sector, financed through taxes; the private sector, financed through voluntary insurance schemes; and the social security sector, financed through obligatory insurance schemes...
- Health care in AustraliaHealth care in AustraliaHealth care in Australia is provided by both private and government institutions. The Minister for Health and Ageing, currently Nicola Roxon, administers national health policy...
- Health care in Brazil
- Health care in CanadaHealth care in CanadaHealth care in Canada is delivered through a publicly-funded health care system, which is mostly free at the point of use and has most services provided by private entities. It is guided by the provisions of the Canada Health Act. The government assures the quality of care through federal standards...
- Health care in CalgaryHealth care in CalgaryCalgary currently has three major adult acute care hospitals; the Foothills Medical Centre, the Rockyview General Hospital and the Peter Lougheed Centre, and a children's acute care hospital; Alberta Children's Hospital, all running under the auspices of the Calgary Health Region...
- Health care in Calgary
- Public health-care in China
- Health care in Europe
- Health care in FranceHealth care in FranceThe French health care system is one of universal health care largely financed by government national health insurance. In its 2000 assessment of world health care systems, the World Health Organization found that France provided the "best overall health care" in the world...
- Health care in Germany
- Health care in IranHealth care in IranHealth care in Iran and medical sector's market value was almost US $24 billion in 2002 and was forecast to rise to US $31 billion by 2007. With a population of almost 70 million, Iran is one of the most populous countries in the Middle East...
- Health care in IsraelHealth care in IsraelHealth care in Israel is universal and participation in a medical insurance plan is compulsory. Health care coverage is administered by a small number of organizations, with funding from the government...
- Health care in JapanHealth care in JapanThe health care system in Japan provides healthcare services, including screening examinations, prenatal care and infectious disease control, with the patient accepting responsibility for 30% of these costs while the government pays the remaining 70%...
- Health care in NigeriaHealth care in NigeriaHealth care provision in Nigeria is a concurrent responsibility of the three tiers of government in the country. However, because Nigeria operates a mixed economy, private providers of health care have a visible role to play in health care delivery...
- Health care in PakistanHealth care in PakistanHealth care in Pakistan is administered by Ministry of Health. Like other South Asian countries, health and sanitation infrastructure is adequate in urban areas but is generally poor in rural areas...
- Health care in the Republic of IrelandHealth care in the Republic of IrelandThe public health care system of Ireland is governed by the Health Act 2004, which established a new body to be responsible for providing health and personal social services to everyone living in Ireland - the Health Service Executive...
- Health care in SingaporeHealth care in SingaporeHealthcare in Singapore is mainly under the responsibility of the Singapore Government's Ministry of Health. Singapore generally has an efficient and widespread system of healthcare...
- Health care in Sweden
- Health care in the United Kingdom
- Health care in the United StatesHealth care in the United StatesHealth care in the United States is provided by many separate legal entities. Health care facilities are largely owned and operated by the private sector...
- Health care in Venezuela
See also
- Health care compared a sortable comparison table of several countries
- Health care industry
- Health care informatics
- Health care markets
- Health care politicsHealth care politicsHealth policy can be defined as the "decisions, plans, and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific health care goals within a society." According to the World Health Organization, an explicit health policy can achieve several things: it defines a vision for the future; it outlines...
- Health care pricesHealth care pricesUnlike most markets for consumer services in the United States, the health care market generally lacks transparent market-based pricing. Patients are typically not able to comparison shop for medical services based on price, as medical service providers do not typically disclose prices prior to...
- Health care profession
- Health care providerHealth care providerA health care provider is an individual or an institution that provides preventive, curative, promotional or rehabilitative health care services in a systematic way to individuals, families or communities....
- Health care reformHealth care reformHealth care reform is a general rubric used for discussing major health policy creation or changes—for the most part, governmental policy that affects health care delivery in a given place...
- Health care reform in the United StatesHealth care reform in the United StatesHealth care reform in the United States has a long history, of which the most recent results were two federal statutes enacted in 2010: the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act , signed March 23, 2010, and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 , which amended the PPACA and...
- Health care reform debate in the United StatesHealth care reform debate in the United StatesThe health care reform debate in the United States has been a political issue for many years, focusing upon increasing coverage, decreasing the cost and social burden of healthcare, insurance reform, and the philosophy of its provision, funding, and government involvement...
- Health care reform debate in the United States
- Health-care reform in China
- Health care reform in the United States
- Health care systems
- Single-payer health careSingle-payer health careSingle-payer health care is medical care funded from a single insurance pool, run by the state. Under a single-payer system, universal health care for an entire population can be financed from a pool to which many parties employees, employers, and the state have contributed...
- Universal health careUniversal health careUniversal health care is a term referring to organized health care systems built around the principle of universal coverage for all members of society, combining mechanisms for health financing and service provision.-History:...
- Single-payer health care