Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Health care: one of a kind

Nations without government sanctioned/sponsored "Universal" health care:

The United States of America

Nations with:

Norway, since 1912, Single Payer
New Zealand, since 1938, Two Tier
Japan, since 1938, Single Payer
Germany, since 1941, Insurance Mandate
Belgium, since 1945, Insurance Mandate
United Kingdom, since 1948, Single Payer
Kuwait, since 1950, Single Payer
Sweden, since 1955, Single Payer
Bahrain, since 1957, Single Payer
Brunei, since 1958, Single Payer
Canada, since 1966, Single Payer
Netherlands, since 1966, Two-Tier
Austria, since 1967, Insurance Mandate
United Arab Emirates, since 1971, Single Payer
Finland, since 1972, Single Payer
Slovenia, since 1972, Single Payer
Denmark, since 1973, Two-Tier
Luxembourg, since 1973, Insurance Mandate
France, since 1974, Two-Tier
Australia, since 1975, Two Tier
Ireland, since 1977, Two-Tier
Italy, since 1978, Single Payer
Portugal, since 1979, Single Payer
Cyprus, since 1980, Single Payer
Greece, since 1983, Insurance Mandate
Spain, since 1986, Single Payer
South Korea, since 1988, Insurance Mandate
Iceland, since 1990, Single Payer
Hong Kong, since 1993, Two-Tier
Singapore, since 1993, Two-Tier
Switzerland, since 1994, Insurance Mandate
Israel, since 1995, Two-Tier

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