University of Nairobi - BACHELOR O 37Health care in the united states compared to the healthcare in France

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Running Head: COMPARISON OF HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS BETWEEN FRANCE AND THE US Introduction The world health organization officially recognizes the healthcare system of France as the most advanced and i... mproved globally. This is the main reason for comparison against the French healthcare system in order to form an opinion on the improvements which the united states need to make on its system and also establish how far up the healthcare system in the united states is compared to the best in the world. Major comparisons France has demonstrated the ability to of providing access to quality universal health care while maintaining the freedom to choose for patients and doctors,[Hen14]. Patient in France have the liberty to choose the kind of treatment which they deem best for them. The freedom of choice to patients is far from being achieved in the united states as patients still queue at public healthcare facilities to access the doctor who is available under regulatory procedures which are very strict. The data from OECD in 2008 shows that the French government uses approximately 11% of the total GDP on health related expenses which is 5% less than what the united states spends,[Hil10]. This shows that the united states health system is not efficient enough as more money is spent with less admirable impact compared to France. The government in France engages in bargaining with hospitals and pharmaceutical companies making it a social justice system thus ensuring cheap medical care for its citizens. In contrast the united states government sis restricted from bargaining for cheaper healthcare system and hence leave the cost of health services at the mercy of market forces, this makes the cost of medicine and treatment in the united states expensive compared to France. 2 This study source was downloaded by 100000784424693 from CourseHero.com on 04-17-2021 10:52:08 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/38233335/Health-care-in-the-united-states-compared-to-the-healthcare-in-Francedocx/ This study resource was shared via CourseHero.com Running Head: COMPARISON OF HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS BETWEEN FRANCE AND THE US In the year 2012 the deaths from upper respiratory infection and stroke decreased, the deaths associated with dementias, heart disease, kidney disease and Alzheimer’s disease increased while, deaths from lung cancers, ischemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, colon and rectum cancer, diabetes mellitus and trachea diseases all remained the same in the united states. In the same year in France trachea, strokes, lower respiratory infections, and lung cancers related deaths decreased. France saw an increase in deaths related to dementias, Alzheimer’s disease, breast cancer, hypersensitive heart disease and pancreases cancer. In the last category in the causes of death France observed no change in the number of deaths related to diabetes mellitus, rectum cancer, colon cancer and ischemic heart disease. Both countries France and the united states saw similar trends in the decrease, increase and static death causes. Availability of health services. 1. Health care service institutions France has more than 3000 heath hospitals which comprise of private profit making and public nonprofit institutions. The national healthcare insurance in France covers, minor dental and vision care, cash benefits, prescription drugs, hospital care and nursing home covers. The American hospital association contains over 5000 health institutions both public nonprofit and private for-profit hospitals which serve over 57 million people covered by Medicare and over 72 million covered by Medicaid. In this comparison the united states have less facilities serving a large population compared to France which has a small population covered by many health facilities. 2. Care Providers A network of over 23, 000 general practitioners are either employed or practice in private and some work in groups to provide general medical care in France. There are no authorizations required for a patient to get evaluation by an OBGYN, an [Show More]

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