How many countries in the world have free medical care?

There are 193 countries in the world with free medical care.

Rich Europe and America are all free medical care countries, while developed countries such as Britain, Sweden, Switzerland and Denmark are all free medical care for all, and all expenses are fully covered by the state. Countries such as the United States and Canada implement a medical insurance system, but for the retired elderly and the poor, it is free of charge.

BRICS countries refer to Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, among which Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa implement free medical care. Take South Africa as an example, its national medical bill stipulates that free medical care is applicable to people without medical insurance, and is not limited by nationality or immigration status; In short, illegal refugees are no problem. Similar regulations in Russia are similar to those in South Africa.

Although Indian free medical care is often laughed at by netizens in China, its medical system still provides considerable medical security for its citizens. India stipulates that as long as you are in India, no matter where you come from, registration, examination, medical treatment and medical expenses in public hospitals are free, and nutritious meals are provided.

Cuba and North Korea, both eastern bloc, have free medical care, and it is said that it is completely free-free of all expenses for everyone. Of course, queuing is inevitable, and there must always be a rule of seeing a doctor first.

In African countries, the per capita GDP of Mauritius and China is similar, and free medical care is implemented; In Tanzania, the per capita GDP is about 1/1 of that of China, and free medical care is implemented; Seychelles, with a per capita GDP about twice that of China, has free medical care.

introduction of free medical care

free medical care for all people does not mean that no one pays for medical care, but that government departments or medical insurance institutions pay most or even all medical expenses, and patients do not pay or only pay a little medical expenses symbolically.

Commissioner Zhang Qicheng also expressed the same view in an interview with the People's Daily reporter. "Free medical care for all" does not mean that it is completely free, nor does it mean that it is completely borne by the financial, but a universal medical insurance system with a higher level of protection and a low proportion of personal payment.

The specific proposal is to rely on the existing medical security system, make overall use of medical insurance funds and financial funds, and adopt the mode of "basic medical insurance pays first+financial bottom" to share medical expenses.

From the perspective of foreign countries, there are two modes of free medical care. One is the planned economy countries such as North Korea, Cuba and Venezuela. The state runs hospitals, which are a functional department of the government, fully supported by the state finance, and are only responsible for treating patients free of charge. There is no economic calculation in medical behavior.

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