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2. Universal health care - Wikipedia

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   Universal health care. Universal health care (also called universal health coverage, universal coverage, or universal care) is a health care system in which all residents of a particular country or region are assured access to health care. It is generally organized around providing either all residents or only those who cannot afford on their ...

3. Single-payer healthcare - Wikipedia

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   Single-payer healthcare is a type of universal healthcare [1] in which the costs of essential healthcare for all residents are covered by a single public system (hence "single-payer"). [2] [3] Single-payer systems may contract for healthcare services from private organizations (as is the case in Canada) or may own and employ healthcare ...

4. Medicare for All: What It Is, and What It Means for Medicare

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   Single-payer healthcare systems, also called universal healthcare, are currently in place in various countries around the world. These healthcare systems can have differing elements, such as ...

5. Beveridge model - Wikipedia

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   The Beveridge model emphasizes health as a human right. Thus, universal coverage is provided by the government and anyone who is a citizen is given coverage and access to health care. The Beveridge model has its distinct policies, but most countries use variations of this model combined with the other health care approaches.

6. Declaration of Alma-Ata - Wikipedia

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   The conference marked the 40th anniversary of the Alma-Ata Declaration, and united world leaders to affirm that strong primary health care is essential to achieve universal health coverage. The conference resulted in the adoption of the Astana Declaration on Primary Health Care that reaffirmed and extended the Alma-Ata Declaration.

7. Primary health care - Wikipedia

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   Primary health care ( PHC) is "essential health care " that is based on scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology. This makes universal health care accessible to all individuals and families in a community. PHC initiatives allow for the full participation of community members in implementation and decision making. [1]

8. List of countries with universal health care - Wikipedia

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   Algeria operates a public healthcare system. It is a universal healthcare system as well. A network of hospitals, clinics, and dispensaries provide treatment to the population, with the Social Security system funding health services, although many people must still cover part of their costs due to the rates paid by the Social Security system remaining unchanged since 1987.

9. Health care - Wikipedia

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   Health care, or healthcare, is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health professionals and allied health fields. Medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, midwifery, nursing, optometry ...