United States' healthcare system
Medicare
Medicaid
Lower life expectancy than in other countries (avg. 78 yrs.)
Money spent per capita: over 9000$
The U.S. requires all citizens to have some form of insurance or suffer a penalty.
Other countries' healthcare system
Higher life expectancy than in the United States:
- UK: ~81
- Norway: ~82
- Iceland: ~83
- Switzerland: ~83
- Australia: ~82
- Japan: ~83
Money from most of these countries are taxed to pay for state medical funds.
Money spent on healthcare per capita: less than 5000$
Most countries (including the USA) have elderly assistance programs to take care of the old.
Differences and Similarities in Healthcare
(author: Zachary West
Zachary West
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