Single Payer System : Japan

The health care system varies from country to country although a factor they all have in common is that great measures of research are taken in order to find results and achieve a good health care system for the economy. Between Australia and japan, there are great initiatives taken to help in association to this, including economic, social and political circumstances, all influencing the way in which the countries health care system is shaped and run.

The country I chose to compare with the United States healthcare system is Japan. Access to healthcare in Japan is fairly easy. Every individual, including the unemployed, children and retirees, is covered by signing up for a health insurance policy. They can obtain insurance either through their work or through a community based insurance. For those Japanese citizens that are too poor to afford health insurance, the government supplies their insurance through a social insurance. If a Japanese citizen loses his/her job and becomes unemployed, the individual will just switch to a community

One important function of any system is access. In Japan There is universal coverage. The working population and their employers pay for premiums. The unemployed are covered by the state. Currently the United States has been improving access to insurance. In 2015 rate of uninsured was 9.1% which had dropped

Healthcare is an ever growing concern around the world today. Populations continue to grow and people are living longer than ever. Nations have different systems for healthcare. The United States and Japan are two healthcare systems that are have different coverages for their citizens.

While elaborating on health care status and some of the benefits that is offered here in the United States vs Japan. I’ve chosen Japan health care system because of the awesome benefits that is offered in that country by their government. The characteristics of good health, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually involves in how one adjusts to life events and feel about themselves. A healthy person from my perspective is one who can adapt and overcome the overwhelming issues life has to offer especially in our health care system which is almost unbearable to obtain because of the high cost. Unlike Japan, everyone gets health

Health care has been a debatable topic for many years now. More than half of Americas are without health coverage. On the other side the world places like Germany and Japan required that everyone has insurance. In the videos, Sick Around the World and Sick Around America, Frontline examines the health care system in the United States and parts of the world such as, England, Japan, Germany, Taiwan, and Switzerland, for some responses about health care.

A major concern in the United States today is our healthcare policy. The most recent change in our healthcare came in 2010 with President Obama signing the Affordable Care Act into law. The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, was President Obama’s solution to our current healthcare situation. In a nutshell, Obamacare was made to give everyone access to affordable healthcare (Steinbrook 2012). However, many people disagree with Obamacare and think that there must be a better solution. Great Britain and Japan are two countries that have intriguing types of healthcare that can also be affective in the United States. Great Britain has

In Japan it seems as if the doctors have a closer relationship with their patients mainly because the patients’ g o to the doctor three times more than Americans and the doctors’ still make house calls. Japan has always had extraordinary health statistics, mainly because the have a healthier diet and lifestyle.

Many nations in the world have single-payer health insurance programs. The programs are universal healthcare forms. In some cases doctors and specialists are employed, hospitals and health centers run by, the state government and legislature for example as

Japanese people enjoy longer, healthier lives at low costs. They have well balanced diets and low infant mortality rates. Unlike the United States, Japan has universal healthcare coverage consisting of three categories of insurance. Those insurances are employer based insurance, national insurance, and insurance for the elderly. These programs are financed mainly by the government and private employers. Whereas, in the United States, health insurance coverage is

With all the focus our country has recently put on Healthcare I thought is necessary to look at a country which has used a Universal Health care model to understand where we as a country are heading and why so many people are opposed to it. For years I have heard that Japanese healthcare was one of the best in the world and known of people who would travel to Japan to receive treatment. Japan has been at the forefront of technology and it seems that the use of that technology has helped them advance in Health Care as well. In comparing both Japanese and American Health Care Systems I am hoping to find if Japanese Health Care is better than our American Health Care System.

Health care in the United States is undoubtedly defective regarding covering any medical expenses of millions of americans. 25 million Americans have insurance that won't adequately cover their medical expenses. Around 643,000 go bankrupt and lose everything trying to pay their medical bills. 20,000 Americans die from not being able to pay for medical help along with not having insurance or having insurance that won't pay for anything. Undoubtedly, the United States need to make a change. The question is though, what model of health care should be adopted? With my understanding of several successful health cares from several different countries, Japan seems to be the best one in which we should follow.

This program requires all citizens to have coverage either through an employer based program or through the national program which also includes public assistance to low income households (The Commonwealth Fund, 2015). Insurance companies are not-for-profit and are mandated to cover the same services for the same price. Every two years the Japanese Ministry of Health negotiates the fixed prices and provides oversite for tight control of the insurers, approved pharmaceuticals and medical devices (The Commonwealth Fund, 2015). Citizens do not have the right to choose, but are covered by insurers in the prefecture in which they reside (The Commonwealth Fund, 2015). Premiums are determined for employer based programs and the National Health Insurance Program based on salary. An amount designated as member responsibility can be up to 30% and is also based on salary (The Commonwealth Fund, 2015). After the amount is reached care is covered in full. Private insurance is held by 70% of the population to cover out of pocket expenses, treatments not covered, and lumps sums if members are out of work due to hospitalization (The Commonwealth Fund, 2015). Access to care is open; therefore, patients can pick the provider or service. One of the issues Japan is focusing on is the distinction between primary care and specialist care. Currently, many citizens will go to clinics, hospitals, or directly to a specialist and

Japan was one of the first nation to create comprehensive social insurance program. Everyone is required to have health insurance; they either must in acquire through an employer or the national health care program. Secondly, for those who cannot afford the premiums they are to receive public assistance. Before we get into all the facts on what Japan health care is; we are also going to compare with the United States health care. Let’s start from the beginning with Japan health care.

On page 82, Reid discusses Japan’s Bismarck model which differs from Germany’s due to the 3,500 health Insurance plans. These plans are divided into three general categories ranging from plans for large/small companies along with plans for those who are retired. Most importantly, everyone in Japan has to sign an individual mandate. I think that the United States needs to find a resolution after years of debates. It’s intriguing how a mandate that is implemented without any controversy in one country can be so controversial in another country.