UK Costs United Kingdom is ranked 18 th universally vs USA at
37th Public healthcare is free Prescriptions co-pay run about $13
Prescriptions are free to the following Under 16 Over 60 Full time
students Low income Pregnant woman Certain medical conditions
Discounts are provided for people with many prescriptions
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UK Healthcare Finance 76% is funded by general taxation 29.7%
of the gross annual income is taken from the average UK citizen,
roughly the same as US (30.0%) 8.4% of the tax money is used for
healthcare, as opposed to 16% of USs tax money. Where does all our
$ go??? 19% is funded by national insurance contribution 5% is
funded by user charges Private health insurance is only used by 12%
of the population
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UK vs USA Healthcare systems UK Everyone has access to proper
healthcare Nurses only start out making $26-$29k Because its free,
they often get patients who dont need help Patients are limited to
tests, treatments, prescriptions, etc. USA Lacking insurance often
deters people from getting proper healthcare, due to the high cost
Nurses $40-$50k=better service No healthcare insurance will keep
the poor from getting proper healthcare due to cost Consumers pick
the provider, and have more options to tests, treatments,
prescriptions, etc.
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How its organized You must see a primary care provider in order
to see a specialist in the UK
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Health Screening Since April 2008 everyone over 40 have been
offered health checks for: Heart disease Stroke Diabetes Kidney
disease under new government plan
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Health Statistics Hospital fatality rates: MIs UK 6.3% vs 4.9%
universally Ischemic stroke UK 9.0% vs 5.0% universally Hemorrhagic
stroke UK 26.3% vs 19.8% universally Life expectancy 78.7 UK 78.0
USA Obesity UK 29% USA 34%
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Health Statistics Infant Mortality Rate: UK 5.0% USA 6.4%
Maternity Leave: UK- 39 weeks paid, rising to 52 weeks in April
2010 USA only 6-12 weeks