The health care system in United States is most expensive in the world. Despite the high
expenditure, United States fails to obtain the desirable health outcomes relative to other
countries. Empirical results consistently exhibit that United States repeatedly underperforms in
most of the dimensions of health performance. Among other 11 nations like Switzerland, United
Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Germany, Canada, Australia, Norway, Sweden, New Zealand and
Units States- US is observed to perform last or near last in the dimensions of access, equity and
efficiency. The most striking difference between US health care system and other industrialized
country is the absence of universal health insurance coverage in America. A growing number of
Americans have come under coverage due to Affordable care Act that was passed in 2009.
United States and UK share close historical and cultural ties but when it comes to the health care
system, there are vast differences. It is true that some similarities have observed in the health
care system between the two countries. Both U.S and U.K are struggling with increasing health
expenditure and both the nations have instituted significant reforms within the boundaries of the
system aiming to make the care better. But there is a striking difference between the two. This
report gains a deep insight on a comparative analysis of US health care system with UK health
care system
Comparative analysis in terms of Health care outcome:
UK’s health care system is characterized by National Health Insurance that makes
everyone covered as a matter of right. On contrast, private health care market dominates in US
where millions of Americans are still remain uninsured. Due to Affordable care Act, many poor
and middle income families are now eligible to obtain the financial assistance for health care in
US (Trudy Lieberman, 2012). US health insurance is no doubt complex and has its own culture.
Critics advocate US health care system as chaotic and confusing. People in US are confused
about how to get the health care and how to pay for the service. But people UK do not have to be
worried about such issues. In all the key health outcome indicators like quality, efficiency, access
and equity, United States ranks beyond the other major western countries. According to the 2014
edition of Mirror, Mirror, considering the data for 11 major advanced countries, UK ranks first
followed by Switzerland. (The Common Wealth fund, 2014).
The key difference between the two health care systems:
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expenditure, United States fails to obtain the desirable health outcomes relative to other
countries. Empirical results consistently exhibit that United States repeatedly underperforms in
most of the dimensions of health performance. Among other 11 nations like Switzerland, United
Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Germany, Canada, Australia, Norway, Sweden, New Zealand and
Units States- US is observed to perform last or near last in the dimensions of access, equity and
efficiency. The most striking difference between US health care system and other industrialized
country is the absence of universal health insurance coverage in America. A growing number of
Americans have come under coverage due to Affordable care Act that was passed in 2009.
United States and UK share close historical and cultural ties but when it comes to the health care
system, there are vast differences. It is true that some similarities have observed in the health
care system between the two countries. Both U.S and U.K are struggling with increasing health
expenditure and both the nations have instituted significant reforms within the boundaries of the
system aiming to make the care better. But there is a striking difference between the two. This
report gains a deep insight on a comparative analysis of US health care system with UK health
care system
Comparative analysis in terms of Health care outcome:
UK’s health care system is characterized by National Health Insurance that makes
everyone covered as a matter of right. On contrast, private health care market dominates in US
where millions of Americans are still remain uninsured. Due to Affordable care Act, many poor
and middle income families are now eligible to obtain the financial assistance for health care in
US (Trudy Lieberman, 2012). US health insurance is no doubt complex and has its own culture.
Critics advocate US health care system as chaotic and confusing. People in US are confused
about how to get the health care and how to pay for the service. But people UK do not have to be
worried about such issues. In all the key health outcome indicators like quality, efficiency, access
and equity, United States ranks beyond the other major western countries. According to the 2014
edition of Mirror, Mirror, considering the data for 11 major advanced countries, UK ranks first
followed by Switzerland. (The Common Wealth fund, 2014).
The key difference between the two health care systems:
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