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2. Assisted Medical Suicide: Basics, Legality, Controversy

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   Physician-assisted death, also called medical aid in dying, is when an adult with a terminal illness takes a prescribed drug to end their life at the time of their choosing. The practice is legal ...

3. Public health insurance option - Wikipedia

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   The public health insurance option, also known as the public insurance option or the public option, is a proposal to create a government-run health insurance agency that would compete with other private health insurance companies within the United States. The public option is not the same as publicly funded health care, but was proposed as an ...

4. Healthcare in South Korea - Wikipedia

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   An ambulance in front of the National Medical Center in Seoul. Healthcare in South Korea is universal, although a significant portion of healthcare is privately funded.South Korea's healthcare system is based on the National Health Insurance Service, a public health insurance program run by the Ministry of Health and Welfare to which South Koreans of sufficient income must pay contributions in ...

5. Health care in Australia - Wikipedia

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   In 2017–18, total health spending was $185.4 billion, equating to $7,485 per person, an increase of 1.2%, which was lower than the decade average of 3.9%. The majority of health spending went on hospitals (40%) and primary health care (34%). Health spending accounted for 10% of overall economic activity.

6. Long-term care insurance in Germany - Wikipedia

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   In January 1995, the government of Helmut Kohl introduced the Social Law XI 1, the German long term care insurance. It is an independent part of the social security in Germany, in the Sozialgesetzbuch and provides financial provision for the risk of care necessity. Long-term care insurance was introduced as the fifth pillar of social insurance ...

7. Preventive Health: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

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   Preventive health refers to routine care you receive in order to maintain your health. It’s key to diagnosing medical conditions before they become a problem. Preventing serious diseases before ...