What countries in the world have free healthcare?
Only Cuba has free healthcare for all, which means that patients don't have to pay anything. In the countries where free health care is usually mentioned, such as Canada, the United Kingdom, and Russia, all nationals do receive basic free treatment without having to pay health insurance premiums, but they still have to pay a certain amount of money when they see a doctor, such as registration fees.
Free health care is mostly covered by health insurance
In the UK and Canada, health care services outside the insurance catalog are likewise paid for out of pocket. Free healthcare in these countries means basic healthcare services where the government pays the lion's share and everyone who is insured pays a portion of the money in the form of taxes.
Many countries have a health insurance system, or a combination of a health insurance system and free health care. The cost of purchasing (enrolling in) health insurance varies from country to country, and the percentage of the cost of a visit to the doctor, such as registration fees, examination fees, medication, hospitalization fees, etc., that are free of charge, also varies considerably.
Currently, there are four types of medical insurance systems in developed countries. The first type: the national (government) health insurance model, such as the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, the Nordic countries and so on. Health insurance is provided to all people as a social welfare and is financed through high taxes. Individual visits to the doctor are not entirely free, but the degree of free access is relatively high. The second: social insurance model, such as Germany, Japan, etc.. Contributions are made by both employers and employees, appropriately subsidized by the government, and the whole society*** shares the risk, which is relatively flexible. The third type: private health insurance model, also known as commercial insurance model, private insurance accounts for 60%. Represented by the United States, the main body is a pure commercial insurance model, the cost of seeing a doctor is high, but the elderly, veterans and so on have a national special protection policy. The fourth type: hybrid.
Some developing countries, such as Poland, Latvia and other countries, the implementation of mandatory health insurance or composite health insurance, health insurance premiums paid by the unit on behalf of the employees, individuals do not need to pay premiums, the basic medical care in the public hospitals free of charge, the operation of special illnesses, medical fees need to be borne by individuals. China, Argentina, Indonesia and other countries to implement health insurance system, individuals pay part of the premiums, and pay part of the cost when visiting the doctor. South Africa has adopted a combination of free medical care and health insurance, low-income people can be free of charge in public hospitals, such as good medical conditions in private hospitals need to buy their own health insurance.
Overview of the medical situation in some countries
Cuba's hospitals are free of charge for all kinds of examinations and tests, as well as hospitalization for treatments, surgeries, medicines, and diets
Canada's outpatient clinics, inspections, and hospitalizations are free of charge for those who visit hospitals with a medical card. Outpatient prescriptions need to be purchased at their own expense
The U.S. corporate health insurance individuals pay 20%-50%; commercial insurance premiums; the public **** health care system for the elderly or disabled, do not need to pay out-of-pocket premiums on the corporate and commercial insurance expenditures vary according to the type of insurance taken. Those who participate in the public **** health care system are partially exempted from hospitalization, consultation and laboratory fees 19.5 54.5
Japanese insurance premiums account for 3-9.5% of an individual's average monthly wage, with individuals bearing part of the cost of medical care, 20% for children under 6 years old, 30% from 6 to 70 years old, 20% from 70 to 74 years old, and 10% after 75 years old
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Belgium's compulsory health insurance covers everyone, with local residents paying 15-25 euros a year, and supplemental health insurance premiums paid out of pocket, 90-300 euros a year for 24 types of medical care under the compulsory insurance, with individuals paying 25 percent or more of the cost of medical care, not including hospitalization costs. Hospitalization by the supplemental health insurance to pay part or all of the costs
German government insurance monthly premiums for 15.5% of monthly income, individuals and companies each bear half of the individual to pay the registration fee, other costs such as treatment, hospitalization and medicine are free
Spain's public **** health care all free of charge, and only need to pay a very small amount of the cost of medicines
Sweden's individual income tax accounts for Individuals monthly income of 30% -50%, a large proportion of which is used for medical care laboratory tests and inspections, etc. free of charge, the registration fee, the cost of medication is partially borne by the individual. Hospitalization to pay 80 kronor per day
British public hospital appointments and treatment is free, 85% of the prescription drugs are free. The elderly, children, low-income people all free
Argentina government free health care services for people in need; social health insurance by employees to pay 3% payroll tax to pay for the public health care system covers 65% of the population to public hospitals, checkups, tests, hospitalization is free of charge, outpatient medication at their own expense
Poland unit to pay the minimum wage of 6% transferred to the National Health Fund, individual No premiums in public hospitals in the basic medical treatment is free; many of the treatment costs of special diseases, medical expenses need to be borne by individuals
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and other countries health insurance system and Poland's composite health insurance system is basically the same
Belarus ? Medical care and medicines are basically free
Kazakhstan ? Free of charge within the prescribed items and scope. Excess out-of-pocket
Russia Free medical care, medicine charges, all costs during hospitalization are exempted
Ukraine Free medical care in hospitals, patients pay for their own medicines; all costs during hospitalization are exempted
Latvia By the workplace for the employee to pay for the cost of health care, individuals do not pay premiums for the public clinics and hospitals are free of charge, the cost of medicines and surgical procedures are partially borne by the individual
Lithuania by the workplace for employees to pay the cost of health insurance, individuals do not pay premiums public clinics and hospitals free of charge, medication and surgery costs borne partly by the individual
Estonia by the workplace for employees to pay the cost of health insurance, individuals do not pay premiums public clinics and hospitals free of charge, medication and surgery costs borne partly by the individual
Georgia only 25 percent of citizens have Medical insurance part of the poor to implement free medical insurance
China 95% of the people in urban workers' medical insurance, urban residents' medical insurance, new rural cooperative. Individuals pay part of the health insurance costs of outpatient, hospitalization, drug costs are reimbursed in proportion to the specific amount and proportion of different places are not exactly the same
South Africa free medical care and health care insurance in two ways, health care insurance need to pay out of pocket premiums for public hospitals to see a doctor only to pay the registration fee. To private hospitals on the medical insurance
Mexico, private employees on the social health insurance, payroll taxes to pay part of the premium. Poor people into the mass health insurance, the annual premium of 65-1000 U.S. dollars to join the mass health insurance, the whole family to see the doctor no longer pay any fees, including hospitalization meals, ambulance fees, etc.
India no public hospitals can be exempted from the registration fee, the examination fee and a very small number of basic medicines, the other medicines need to be purchased individually
Indonesia Civil servants, police and military health insurance by individuals to pay 2% of their salaries; the poor can apply for free health insurance many drugs rely on imports, the price of seeing a doctor is more expensive
Many sub-Saharan African countries have a very low level of health care, medical facilities and medicines and other mainly rely on international donations. Fifty percent of the region's health care spending is provided by the private sector. Its free medical care is actually medical assistance. This includes medical assistance for serious epidemics such as malaria and medical assistance for pregnant women and children under five years of age (Benin, Sierra Leone and other countries). C?te d'Ivoire and some other countries have proposed healthcare programs but have not really realized them, and Madagascar, which once had free healthcare for all, has long since resumed charging. In Angola, the public hospitals in Kenya are responsible for free health care for all, but they are facing difficulties, with a shortage of medicines and medical equipment. Gabon began to systematically implement universal health insurance in 2007