Important Points for IC 27 - Health Insurance Exam
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The Healthcare system of USA was mainly based on employment based health benefits but due to rising cost of healthcare benefits as compared to individual earnings, the number of persons covered under insurance has reduced sharply resulting in a poor impact on their economy.
Japan has one of the best healthcare systems in the world in terms of accessibility and efficiency. It provides coverage to the entire population with a universal access to all medical services.
The health financing model of India is very poor and is mainly dependent upon private services.
The public health spending in India is less than 1% of the GDP which is very low as compared to the other countries.
National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) has been introduced in our country to reduce the gap between healthcare services provided in rural and urban areas.