Healthcare reform
From Ganfyd
A feature of most political systems. It may be informed by comparative healthcare but often is determined by ideology. Examples of such ideology is free at the point of delivery -UK NHS and solidarity : the more ill a person becomes, the less they pay - France. Traditional healthcare based on private and voluntary provision of care is a feature from which reform started as the state took on more responsibility from individuals and religion in providing such care. Generally such provision leads to more effective use of healthcare resources for a population, with some form of rationing. No state has proved able or willing to meet all potential individual demand for healthcare.
The major reform events from the traditional catholic church and private practitioner model were:
A system has evolved due to the late involvement of the federal government in healthcare. It relies heavily on private and not-for-profit health insurance.
A national healthcare insurance system has evolved. This may predominantly rely on social health insurance (eg Germany), single-payer health care (eg UK, France) or an insurance equalization pool (eg Netherlands).
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