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Which Countries Have Universal Health Coverage ?

1155 sats \ 35 comments \ @0xbitcoiner 13 Jun earth

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Universal Health Coverage (UHC) means that everyone has access to a full range of health services—from emergency interventions to palliative care—without financial difficulty.

In this graphic, we use data from CEOWorld Magazine to visualize the countries that have UHC versus those that do not, along with how UHC coverage breaks down in terms of the global population.

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263 sats \ 0 replies \ @chairman_pretense 13 Jun

One of the big misunderstandings of healthcare is that even under a non nationalised system, other people will almost always be paying for your treatment.

Think of a fully privatised health insurance model - the premium you pay each month, over a lifetime, would still never be enough to cover one very complex health issue like cancer where the costs can run into the millions.

So whilst people in the US think they are paying for themselves, and reject the idea that they should pay for others, they manifestly are. Unless they're fortunate enough never to experience serious illness or accident, or simply have millions in personal wealth to cover these possibilities out of pocket.

126 sats \ 0 replies \ @cristaiji 13 Jun

The National Health Service in the UK , they talk about ‘free at the point of use’ but in reality if you work here you automatically have to pay national insurance contributions. We also often pay extra for prescriptions and for dental care.

And there is a lot of corruption too particularly around ‘end of life protocols’ , medications, vaccines and the fact that most NHS policy around treatments is done in the interests of pharmaceutical companies.

77 sats \ 2 replies \ @Catcher 13 Jun

This Universal Healthcare is always VERY misleading, especially for people from the US - they often think that we get it for free here in Europe, but no - I pay 15.8% from my salary to get "free" healthcare and it's a shitty one. I usually have to pay extra if I need additional check up or if I don't want to wait for an appointment for half a year. I think the only people who can really benefit from this - people who are not working / paying taxes, as they can still get the treatment. But for plebs it's bloody expensive.

42 sats \ 1 reply \ @jgbtc 13 Jun

So according to the WHO's definition, the map should be 100% white since there is always "financial difficulty". Hiding it in high taxes doesn't change that.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Catcher 13 Jun

Exactly, there is no such thing as free lunch, somebody always pays.

42 sats \ 1 reply \ @Satosora 13 Jun

Its sad that the USA doesnt have a better healthcare system. Not saying it has to be free, just better.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TNStacker 13 Jun

Bring it back to the incentives.

317 sats \ 14 replies \ @BitcoinAbhi 13 Jun

Brazil is the only country in the world that offers free healthcare for all its citizens. Also, Norway is the first country in the world to implement a free healthcare policy as far back as 1912. Coincidentally, Norway is recognized as one of the healthiest countries in the world.

36 sats \ 11 replies \ @DarthCoin 13 Jun

free healthcare

In fact is not free... Don't fool yourself with bullshit crap communism.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BitcoinAbhi 13 Jun

I totally agree with you. It's not free. We can say this is a propoganda of government.

0 sats \ 9 replies \ @Satosora 13 Jun

Totally agree, you get what you pay for.

10 sats \ 8 replies \ @DarthCoin 13 Jun

That's the thing... that you do not get what you pay for in a "free healthcare" system. Medical treatment should be exactly like any other service, like a car repair service. Create free market and service providers compete to each others.

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @positronic_bot 14 Jun

Private companies cannot be trusted with public health. Look at the US. People pay twice as much as in Europe to get sub-par health coverage. I saw first-hand what happens when part of public health gets privatised in developing countries. Exorbitant unnecessary procedures and treatments get prescribed to improve company revenue. And public hospitals become shit because the doctors there refer you to themselves or their buddies at the private clinic. Private health is a terrible idea, like private police, justice or military.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @DarthCoin 14 Jun

Public health is a moronic thing invented to control masses. Health is private, is only yours, you are the only one taking care of your own health.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @positronic_bot 14 Jun

Yes and medicine doesn't exist. Don't hesitate to share videos of that time you operated yourself to remove that brain tumor. If I had one sat everytime a bitcoiner thought they could dispense nutrition or health advice, I would probably run a free charity hospital by now.

100 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 14 Jun

hilarious: a positronic_bot talking about brain surgery ....

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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @Satosora 13 Jun

I saw Taiwans free healthcare. Many old people are dying of kidney disease because of it.

10 sats \ 2 replies \ @DarthCoin 13 Jun

no, they didn't died because the shity health care system. They died because of other causes that were created in the first place pushing them into the so called "healthcare" system that have nothing to do with health, but to poison them.

Find WHAT caused that disease and avoid it. The "healthcare" system is just a slowly poisoning system, to keep people alive and able to continuously pay for the poison.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Satosora 13 Jun

The doctors just prescribe anything. They actually overprescribe. Hence why all the kidneys are failing.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 13 Jun

They are just the salesmen for pharma. Total prostitution.

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @alamino 13 Jun

I don't expect to be annoying here, but I clearly understand that the term free, in this context, means everyone can go to a medical center and be attended without providing an account or a credit card. Obviously people are paying for that, but not only the person who is in the hospital. So, in some sense, it is "free"... But doctors are being paid, hospital location, equipment.... In Brazil you will never receive a bill for the ambulance or the surgery you made in public system.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TNStacker 13 Jun

Free?

There is no free lunch!

57 sats \ 2 replies \ @jeff 13 Jun

If a country offers UHC, but the lines are so long you can't get help for anything serious, does it really count as being offered?

41 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner OP 13 Jun

that's the case in Portugal, in my experience.

16 sats \ 0 replies \ @SatsCats 13 Jun

and UK, and assuming most other countries

16 sats \ 2 replies \ @DarthCoin 13 Jun

Who is who?

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 13 Jun

wait ! this ?

The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 13 Jun

😂

16 sats \ 0 replies \ @Hamstr 22 Jun

They(U.S.) don't need to provide health care to slaves.

Simply put

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Baleberg 13 Jun

Well you can see the countries with better healthcare have long life expectancies. And I can see long life doesn’t mean a better or healthy life.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @jgbtc 13 Jun

After covid, I want the government to have nothing to do with my health.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SatsMate 14 Jun

While I know England has free healthcare (as do many other countries - you need to keep in mind the service times could be much slower.

I'm not defending the U.S. - but you need a system that still allows expedited service levels and if everything is free, and you don't have the headcount ready to help - you will have extremely long wait times - months to a year+.