The Basic And Most Important Human Rights

Germany’s healthcare system is split into two types of coverage which is public and private health insurance. Health insurance companies are not able to deny people coverage due to pre-existing illnesses or to discontinue their treatment because of high costs. The public health care insurance is provided by statute to individuals who are not eligible for private insurance which is people who are salary and make under $50,000 annually. As people age and become ill, they are able to opt out of their insurance and turn to the government’s option. As the economy continues to fluctuate, the population of Germany relies more heavily on the legislative insurance which consists of 85-90% of the population.

On the historical context, when we talk about the German Healthcare system we have to go back to the medieval times where it has its origin. Major reforms and laws were put in place during the 1880’s as a result of the industrialization of the German state. For example, during the “Industrialization and introduction of mandatory health insurance on the national level in 1883, during the Empire Weimar Republic 1883-1933, the National-Socialist period 1933-1945, the post war

Throughout history, people have had their basic human rights violated. This has been due, to other people's, groups, and the government's ideas, and actions. One of the renown instances of such thing happening is during the colonial times to 1865.In which millions of people had their basic human rights taken from them. In that time period, slavery was used to strip people of their basic human rights due to prejudice, and for the fact, it was a significant part of the American colony's economy.

As some people were skeptical about the basis for the ranking, several studies were conducted, this time including “amenable mortality” in the criteria. France was first in the ranking. One good thing about France’s health care system is that everyone has health care. The country is also reported to rely on private and government insurance. Unlike the United States, France lets its citizens to have freedom in choosing hospitals, doctors, and care. Additionally, the health care system does not put much constrain on doctors with regards to making medical decisions. The same situation is evident on German health care system, where everyone has fully portable health insurance which comes with package of benefits. Like France, Germany lets its patients have freedom in choosing doctor and hospital during illness. A survey showed that patients and physicians in Germany are both satisfied with their health care system (Reinhardt, 1994, p.22).

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There are many individuals’ that think the German health care system is one of the best in the world. Back in 1883 a man by the name of Otto von Bismarck, created Germany’s health care system; a universal health care system which is the oldest in Europe ("Otto von Bismarck," 2012). When the German health care system was created, it was mandatory for a select few mainly, low-income workers and specific government employees. Gradually the system was expanded to cover the entire German population. Under the German universal health care system 85 % of their population has

Health care systems in Germany faced problems including a growing population, visitation of patients and tourists who needed assistance, and an increase in the costs of providing medical care to the entire population. Both Germany and the US systems have its setbacks. The US suffers from deficits in rich and poor disparity, over-testing patients, and preventable deaths of adults and infants.

Individuals have free choice of general practitioners as well as specialist within the German healthcare system. The general practitioners and specialist here provide services to those with both statutory health insurance as well as those with private health insurance. These physicians are reimbursed on a fee-for-service basis with a set fee scheduled that is negotiated between the physicians and the sickness fund. (The Commonwealth Fund, 2015, p. 65)

Germany’s health care system pays for not only healthcare basics but also dental, optical, mental health. They will also pay for alternative therapies like homeopathy, to go to a spa, and more. The healthcare system is highly accepted by the German population. Pregnant women pay nothing for their care, while most Germans have a co-pay of $15 dollars once every 3 months for their doctor visits (Saul, 2014).

There are many differences in health care reform and access between the United States and Germany. The United States health care exceeds all other countries by 17.1% as well as leading in new medical technologies, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Even though, the U.S. is a leader in health care, not all U.S. citizens have healthcare coverage. In Germany, the national healthcare spending in 2013 was 11.2%, much lower than the U.S. Every resident in Germany has health care coverage, be it through the public health insurance system or private insurance.(Squires and Anderson, 2015)

Comparing health care systems of the United States and Germany. Assessing the areas of health care for adults’ elderly and retired, coverage for prescriptions, referrals for testing and specialties including pre-existing conditions, and financial effects and of course the children.

Unlike the United States, each and every German citizen has insurance. There are dozens of insurance collectives that provide coverage; each citizen must belong to one of these funds according to German law. These sickness funds, in turn, cover the bulk of medical costs. Even in terms of co-pays, the out-of-pocket cost is typically cost around 10 euros, and in cases with frequent visits, there is a limit on how much co-pay an individual will have to pay. Unfortunately, not everyone in the United States has insurance, co-pays are far more expensive in the United States than in Germany, and co-pay limits are higher. US has high taxes, long waiting lines, rationed care, whereas Germany has very little tax money goes into the system. As in America, from premiums paid by workers and employers to insurance companies. German health benefits are very generous. And there's usually little or no wait to get elective surgery or diagnostic tests, such as MRIs. It's one of the world's best health care

The German health care system has the reputation of being one of the best in the world. There is an extensive network of hospitals and doctors covering even the remotest areas of Germany.

Human rights are universal rights that we are entitled to. It is a freedom that is guaranteed based on the principle of respect for an individual. As mentioned in the preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, human rights are a “recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all member of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in the world” (Kent, page 80). When asked what our rights are, we tend to get different answers and meanings. Some people recite the rights that they know; but let’s face it, not everyone knows all of the rights that they truly have. The rights we have consist of many things such as the right of having an adequate food supply. The right to

The German health care system is one of the best health system in the world. This evolved system distinguished in many perspectives. Those are the aspects of German health system that will be covered in this report: the structure and characteristics of the German health care system, comparison with the Australian health system, evaluation for the organization and administration of the health system, and policy development in Germany.