Health Care Financing

A.  Compare the U.S. healthcare system with the healthcare system of Great Britain, Japan, Germany, or Switzerland, by doing the following:

1. Identify one country from the following list whose healthcare system you will compare to the U.S. healthcare system: Great Britain, Japan, Germany, or Switzerland.
2. Compare access between the two healthcare systems for children, people who are unemployed, and people who are retired.

• Discuss coverage for medications in the two healthcare systems.
• Determine the requirements to get a referral to see a specialist in the two healthcare systems.
• Discuss coverage for preexisting conditions in the two healthcare systems.

3.  Explain two financial implications for patients with regard to the healthcare delivery differences between the two countries (i.e.; how are the patients financially impacted).
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