OECD
What does the OECD stand for?
Organisation on Economic Cooperation and Development
% of GDP spent on healthcare
18.3%
First established in the United Kingdom in 1948
Beveridge Model
Country with the highest life expectancy
Japan
Everyone having access to good quality health services without suffering financial hardship.
Universal Healthcare system
The number of countries in the OECD
38
Law enacted in 1986 to ensure public emergency medical access regardless of ability to pay
EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act)
Government provides health care to all citizens funded through income tax
Beveridge model
European country that spends the highest % of GDP on health care
Germany - 12.8%
Tricare in the United States resembles this model
Beveridge model
Name 3 country members
Most of the 38 OECD members are from Europe. They are Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
There are five countries from the Americas: Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, and the United States. The four Pacific members are Australia, Japan, Korea, and New Zealand. The two member countries from the Middle East are Israel and Turkey
The highest source of healthcare coverage
ESI (Employer-based coverage)
Universal Health Care system characterized by sickness funds
Bismark Model
The OECD country with the lowest per capita expenditure
India
These three characteristics measure health care effectiveness
Cost, quality, and access
The leading statistical database and publication for international comparisons
OECD Health Statistics and Health at a Glance
Children's Health Insurance Program
CHIP
In the U.S. the uninsured use this model to pay for healthcare
Out-of-pocket system
Country with the second largest economy spends 7% of GDP on healthcare
China
Leading cause of death in low-income countries
Communicable diseases
Name one country according to the OECD with the best health outcomes
Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the Netherlands
Resulted in 20 million Americans gaining health coverage
Affordable Care Act
This model is found in Germany, Japan, and Latin America
Bismark model
OECD countries without universal health coverage
United States
Name two health care challenges facing countries around the world
Rising costs due to technology advancements, workforce shortages, aging population - non-communicable diseases, rural vs urban disparities