National health care

systems in the U.S.A.,

Canada and Great Britain
Ondřej Kachyňa
Upperintermediate, Thursday 13:30
 The American Health care system
Contrary to the most of the wealthy countries, no universal
health care system
Spending on health care: 15% of GDP (n°1 or 2)
USA health care expense per capita at least twice higher
than anywhere else though:
Over 45 millions uninsured (= 15,3% of the entire
population)
40% of U.S. citizens do not have adequate health
insurance, if any at all (underinsured)
Sometimes denial of payment by Insurance
company
Personal bankruptcies in consequence of medical
debt
Health care coverage
Private health coverage provided by health
insurance companies purchased by employer
or directly
Denial because of preexisting conditions,
some people uninsurable – prohibited by
Obama‘s
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Public health care coverage
Medicare-for eldery workers (65 and older)
Medicaid – too poor, HIV-positive, children,
handicapped. Strict eligibility
TRICARE – for military
And others…
Canadian health care system
Publicly funded universal health system
Private funding for dentistry, optometry, estetical
surgery, pharmacy
Restriction on private clinics
Founder – Tommy Douglas, premier of Saskatchewan
province
US citizens visiting Canada to receive health
care
Lower price of prescription drugs
Legal medical marijuana
British Health Care System
Provided by National Health Service (NHS)
Publicly funded, covers all medical necessities
3rd biggest employer
Private medical clinics allowed, but paying twice
Prescription charges
England - £7.20 per item, free for students, children,
too sick, too poor
Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales - prescription
charges abolished or about to be
Sources
Wikipedia
Michael Moore: Sicko
Questions:
What is the name of Kiefer Sutherland‘s grandfather?
What province he was premier of?
What is the name of US military healthcare program?
What is marijuana medically used for?
Vocabulary exercise
Novorozenecká úmrtnost
Střední délka života
Na hlavu
Eligibility
Povrety
Abolish