What Are the Benefits of Universal Health Care?

The universal medical service system established and funded by the British government includes a two-tiered medical system, namely the community-based first-line medical network, and general family physicians and nurses who usually provide medical care in the community. The second floor is the hospital service of the NHS. The specialists in each department are responsible for taking over the patients referred by the GP, or handling some major accidents and emergency patients.

Free medical treatment for all

Established and funded by the British Government

For large hospitals, the degree of free medical care is not available for the time being, but according to national policies, it is gradually implemented.

An article entitled "Which Countries Provide Free Medical Care" was published in the "Certification" section of the People's Daily on March 26, 2013.

Putin visits the sick people

A survey of medical systems and medical insurance systems in more than 70 countries by foreign correspondents found that only very few countries have free medical care, and only Cuba implements free medical treatment for all in the real sense. Usually, the free medical countries mentioned by people still need medical treatment Pay certain expenses such as medicines. ^[3]

According to the data of the 2010 China Health Statistics Yearbook, among the health expenditures in 193 countries around the world, none of the countries have zero personal health expenditures, that is, there is no country in which individuals do not spend money on medical treatment. In countries where people usually think of free medical care, such as the United Kingdom, Japan, the United States, and India, personal health expenditures accounted for 18.3%, 18.7%, 54.5%, and 73.8% of total health expenditure in 2007. The proportion of individuals in China was 60% in 2001 and fell to 35.5% in 2011. ^[4]

On July 24, 2013, the 2013 Major Work Arrangement for Deepening the Reform of the Medical and Health System was released. According to the medical reform work arrangement, medical insurance, medical treatment, and pharmaceuticals continued to be jointly reformed, and the construction of the medical insurance system became the biggest highlight. This measure will benefit tens of millions of families and push forward the nationwide medical construction. ^[2]