Episode Outline:

Topic: How other countries handle Universal Health Care?

• APPROACHES TO UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE

o Public Insurance -- United Kingdom

o Private Insurance – Netherlands

o Mixed Public-Private Insurance – France

• PUBLIC INSURANCE

o Single payer

o Government finances with taxes

o Direct contracting with providers

o All care is provided

• PRIVATE INSURANCE

o Government sets policy and regulates private insurance

o Insurance & delivery of care are run by private sector

o Everyone required to have healthcare

o Patients must buy supplementary insurance for glasses & dental

• MIXED PUBLIC-PRIVATE

o Government taxes support public and private insurance

o Government manages 3 major non-profit funds who pay providers

o All citizens must be covered

o Cost-sharing for doctor visits, inpatient, dental and vision

• REMEMBER…

o Public Insurance – financed with tax revenues - Direct contracts with providers, everything covered, no co-pays

o Private Insurance - Government sets policy and regulation - Private insurance and delivery of care are left to private sector - Supplementary insurance for glasses & dental

o Mixed Insurance - Government taxes support both public & private insurance -

Cost-sharing for doctor visits, inpatient, dental & vision

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