Graph of the Day: US Healthcare Compared with UK, France, and Singapore
United States Private sector funded, with more than half from private sources. Private health insurance available through employer, government or private schemes. 15.3% of population (45.7 million people) do not have health insurance. Federal government is largest healthcare insurer – involved in two main schemes, Medicaid and Medicare, each covering about 13% of population. Medicaid – joint funded federal-state programme for certain low income and needy groups – e.g. children, disabled. Medicare – for people 65 years old and above and some younger disabled people and those with permanent kidney failure undergoing dialysis or transplant. Most doctors are in private practice and paid through combination of charges, discounted fees paid by private health plans, public programmes, and direct patient fees. In-patient care is provided in public and private hospitals. Hospitals are paid through a combination of charges, per admission, and capitation. …
