Comparing Hong Kong and United States Heath Care Systems

Many people believe that the current of health care in the United States is the best health care in the world however it has major shortcomings that has become more visible for the whole world to see. The United States has the most expensive health care system in the world based on health expenditure per capita and on

Health care systems are different in every country around the world. There are four main components that complete a health care delivery system, described by Shi and Singh (2015) as the quad-function model, which includes insurance, financing, payment and delivery of care (p. 5). Along with the components of the quad-function model it is important to analyze a countries access to care, their health outcomes and how public health is integrated into the health care delivery system. The United States has a unique health care system that is like no other country. Great Britian, in contrast, also has a unique system that is very different than the United States.

Throughout the world, many different healthcare systems exist. The number one system in the world is France. Unfortunately, the United States does not rank very high on the list at number thirty-seven out of fifty different nations. Many larger and smaller countries are ranked higher than the United States. However, it is important to compare these different systems in order to find an ideal system that can improve population health, improve individual care, and reduce the cost. Japan is ranked number nine. Although this system has its own pros and cons, it is still ranked high on the scale of different healthcare systems.

Health Care System is the maintenance and improvement of physical and mental health, especially through the provision of medical services. America is the 37th ranked country which provided better health care, according to the World Health Organization. Although, United States spends more money on Healthcare than other countries still, this country was not in a better place in the Healthcare system compared to the western countries. American performance management of the Health Care system was instantly lacking which is why America was in the last place compared to the other countries, however, The Affordable Act helped the United States to move out from the last place by giving the Health Insurance to 50 million lower class people

As the United States continues make improvements to its national health care system, it is important to look to the health care policies of other countries. We can learn a lot from noting what is working in regards to foreign health

No, our healthcare system is not as effective as other countries. Even though the United States is the richest and most powerful country in the world, the healthcare system ranks 37th in the world in terms of quality and fairness. The United States is also the most expensive medical system in the world. However, forty-seven million people are without coverage and hundreds of thousands of people are in medical bankruptcy. You are required to make an appointment before going to the doctor, waiting times to get an appointment are high, and doctor visits are long.

The comparison between macroeconomic issues shows that the disparate features of American and Japanese healthcare systems can be attributed to a long history of government, social, and cultural issues. However, Japan has universal health care at a lower cost compared to the United States and the rising costs of American healthcare system are inextricably connected to the particular delivery of healthcare system and financing. The culture and politics of the American society has resulted into a paradox where the country commits more financial resources to a healthcare system that leaves a considerable number of its people uninsured or underinsured.

Since 1995, Taiwan has had a socialized health care plan, the National Health Insurance (NHI) which covers nearly all citizens”("Taiwan tops the expat health care charts - Telegraph," n.d.) In the following graph of affordability verses quality of healthcare, Taiwan is out on its own as the best country in the world.

with current population of 1.4 billion inhabitants. The china’s health care system had changed throughout the years. the government owned all heath care facilities which didn’t required health insurance to receive medical care which helped reduced the infant mortality rate to 34 per 1000 live births in 1982. After the government dropped the funding to hospitals so as the quality of care and workforce considered profit as a priory over patient care. The result was most of the people were not protect from cost of illness and facing health care system since profit is the main priority. Doctors begin to over prescribe and overcharge patients due to low salaries provided by the public hospitals. According to National health and family planning commission, 48% of outpatient revenues and 39% of inpatient revenues at tertiary hospitals were form over charging patients. Also, when patients or relatives of a patient feel that there have been mistreatment or negligence, they become violent with doctors to a point where there’s a need to call security. The situation was going from bad to worse until 2003 when health insurance was introduced to cover for medical expenses which were so high that prevented people from seeking care or join the poor population. Even though people can now seek medical care, but the quality of care was low which grabbed the attention and need to improve the

Both the United States and China’s health systems are characterized by one factor. They both have left a large number of people uninsured. The United States has a public oriented and a private driven health care provision

China’s financial outlay for health care in relation to its gross domestic product was 5.4 percent in 2013, while the United States spent 17.1percent (The Commonwealth Fund, 2016, p.7). This accounts for a ratio of over 1:3 in spending on health care between the world’s two largest economies. In terms of US dollars spent per capita, China spends $636 relative to the world’s highest health care spending figure of $9,086 in the U.S. (The Commonwealth Fund, 2016, p.7). With a population exceeding that of the U.S. by over a billion people (The Commonwealth Fund, 2016, p.7), the quality of care provided to a significant portion of the world’s people can be called into question.

Health care is a public health issue that continues to trouble different countries yearly. There is always a debate on whether health care is a human right issue or if it is just a luxury. Every year, it is always heard on the news about how a country is trying to improve their health care system, but there are always roadblocks that hinder the bill from passing. This paper will discuss about the best and worst parts of other countries’ health care systems, previous problems that the U.S health care had, the best and worst parts of the Affordable Care Act, and discussing a component of another countries’ health care that is being integrated with the U.S health care.

The new epoch in China’s history of 20th century, and in particular for China’s health care system is considered early 1980-es, just after the free market economy reform was introduced in the country. To understand what the impacts of these reforms on health care system were, it is necessary to have a brief overview of the health system, which was operating before market-economy reform in the country. During the so called “planned economy period” of China from 1949-1978 every person had an equal access to basic health care services. In urban areas, the workers were receiving health services based on subsidies from State Owned Enterprises (SOEs), as well as the family members of SOE employees and the retirees, which was called Labor

China recently completed a US$125 billion overhaul of its healthcare system. The reforms were aimed at improving access to healthcare, and as a result an estimated 95% of the population is now covered by one of three social insurance programmes. Additionally the reforms sought to reduce the inefficiencies in health delivery, while addressing hospital funding, a major cause of the country’s healthcare problem. There is a 14th century quote “the sky is high and the emperor is far away”. The implication is that whilst their aspirations are noble, China now has the challenge of rolling out new programmes across the whole country. So the

China is an extremely large country, with a population of nearly 1.3 billion people. (Schwartländer, 2017) In July of 2005, China embarked on a healthcare reform effort to improve their healthcare system, and it was launched in 2009. (Shi, 2014) China, like the United States, strives to provide their citizens with quality and convenient healthcare, but health policymaking can also be vastly different between the two countries. China has been dedicated to making many improvements with their healthcare system, but the current state of healthcare reform in China still has a long way to go, especially when it comes to quality of care. (Curto, 2017)