Basic models of healthcare systems
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Healthcare systems can be divided into two basic models according to the method of payment for the provided health care:
- Insurance-based health systems:
- public (compulsory) health insurance – Bismarckian model of health care;
- private (voluntary) health insurance – liberal model of healthcare (market healthcare).
- State health care' (health care paid for by public funds, taxes) - national health service:
- Beveridge model;
- Semaška's model.
Health systems based on universal health insurance
Health systems based on universal health insurance
Market Healthcare
National Health Service
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References
- Teaching materials of the Institute of Public Health and Medical Law of the 1st Faculty of Medicine, UK [1];
- Lecture "Healthcare systems", PhDr. Helena Hnilicová, Ph.D., Institute of Public Health and Medical Law, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague;
- Lecture "Public health insurance", Eng. Petr Sláma, Institute of Public Health and Medical Law, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague.
