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SNS logo SNS health center, Lourinhã SNS health extension in the village of Samuel, Soure municipality. The National Health Service (SNS) is the system by which the State assures the right to the health protection, in the terms established by the Portuguese Constitution. It was created in 1979 and operates under the supervision of the Ministry ...
A list of countries by health insurance coverage. The table lists the percentage of the total population covered by total public and primary private health insurance, by government/social health insurance, and by primary private health insurance, including 34 members of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries.
The Portuguese National Health Plan is an important element for the implementation of health policies in the country since it defines the strategic plan for intervention in the public health system. The National Health Plan 2020 defines the following health goals to be achieved by 2020:
The first table and bar chart lists member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It shows each country's total spending (public and private) on health per capita in PPP international dollars .
CHART #2: SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON OF DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATESÕ HEALTH PLANS By Susan J. Blumenthal, M.D., Jessica B. Rubin, Michelle E. Treseler, Jefferson Lin, and David Mattos* Joe Biden Chris Dodd Mike Gravel Dennis Kucinich Bill Richardson Stated Goals for Coverage ! Provide access to affordable health care for all and contain costs1! Begin ...
Those who make below a certain income must use the public health insurance, and public health insurers are forced to accept them. Those are compulsorily insured (pflichtversichert), and can choose either the private or the public system. Private health insurance is only available to freelancers, high earners and certain other categories. [167]
European Health Insurance Card (French version pictured). Healthcare in Europe is provided through a wide range of different systems run at individual national levels. Most European countries have a system of tightly regulated, competing private health insurance companies, with government subsidies available for citizens who cannot afford coverage.
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