How does socialized pills work- I'm the U.S.?
Does the government controll all hospitals or just some? Is in that any private insurance companies when there is socialized medicine? Any input would be appreciated - thanks
Answers: Depends on what country you're within. Every country with socialised medicine does it a little differently, and it would oblige to type in "national health care" and the name of a country into Google and see what pops up.
US is the one and only western industrialised nation that does not have a national public health care program (except Medicare). Most of Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand hold some version of socialised medicine but it varies (I'm American, but I've lived out of the country and used the health care systems of Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Holland, and Spain).
In Australia, they have common public health care plan called Medicare, and they also hold private supplemental insurance you can buy. Everyone gets their care covered for regular doctor visits, test, ER, and hospitalisation plus surgery. But the cost of an ambulance, physical therapy, acupuncture, and a nice private hospital room is not covered by the national plan -- you need supplemental insurance for that. So you get pretty suitable care, but some things you have to pay out of pocket ($6 drug copays, I think) and a few services or extras.
In the UK, they have the NHS and you can get private cover. Unlike Australia, contained by the NHS you have a gatekeeper - you have to see a common physician before you can see a specialist; a referral is required.
I don't remember all the details, and suffice it to say, these systems are underneath their own plans for change and development. It's probably best to google "Canadian health care", "Australian Medicare", "UK NHS" if you want to swot more up-to-date things or in case I got some of the details wrong, but the above is what I remember.
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Answers: Depends on what country you're within. Every country with socialised medicine does it a little differently, and it would oblige to type in "national health care" and the name of a country into Google and see what pops up.
US is the one and only western industrialised nation that does not have a national public health care program (except Medicare). Most of Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand hold some version of socialised medicine but it varies (I'm American, but I've lived out of the country and used the health care systems of Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Holland, and Spain).
In Australia, they have common public health care plan called Medicare, and they also hold private supplemental insurance you can buy. Everyone gets their care covered for regular doctor visits, test, ER, and hospitalisation plus surgery. But the cost of an ambulance, physical therapy, acupuncture, and a nice private hospital room is not covered by the national plan -- you need supplemental insurance for that. So you get pretty suitable care, but some things you have to pay out of pocket ($6 drug copays, I think) and a few services or extras.
In the UK, they have the NHS and you can get private cover. Unlike Australia, contained by the NHS you have a gatekeeper - you have to see a common physician before you can see a specialist; a referral is required.
I don't remember all the details, and suffice it to say, these systems are underneath their own plans for change and development. It's probably best to google "Canadian health care", "Australian Medicare", "UK NHS" if you want to swot more up-to-date things or in case I got some of the details wrong, but the above is what I remember.
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