Health Insurance Worldwide

    Health insurance across the countries share multiple similarities. Let's take a look at some...
   Australia's public system is called Medicare. Within this system, all hospitals are universally free. The funding comes mostly from taxes. There are some private insurance agencies which make profit, the major one being Australian Unity. HCF and HBF are non-profit.
   In Canada, each province controls its own health care policies to cover the gaps on the federal level (such as treaties, police forces, and government officials.) Again, the public system is referred to as Medicare. The private insurers are used for special services such as corrective eye surgeries, cosmetics, and other such procedures which are not considered standard care.
    France's national system was implemented following World War II. A portion of working wages are given a fund, covering the worker and his spouse and children. The government has the following responsibilities: they must decide the rate that expenses may be negotiated. The second task is to oversee the funds and hospitals. The biggest benefit to this system: the more a person is ill, the more the government reimburses the fund. So, for those with chronic illnesses, you may consider moving to France. As is thus far the pattern, a person may purchase private supplementary insurance.