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  2. Health care finance in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The number of persons with insurance (public or private) rose from 271.6 million in 2013 to 292.3 million in 2016, an increase of 20.7 million. In 2016, approximately 68% were covered by private plans, while 37% were covered by government plans; these do not add to 100% because some persons have both. [2]

  3. Healthcare in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, healthcare is largely provided by private sector healthcare facilities, and paid for by a combination of public programs, private insurance, and out-of-pocket payments. The U.S. is the only developed country without a system of universal healthcare, and a significant proportion of its population lacks health insurance.

  4. Health insurance coverage in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 2018, private health insurance coverage continued to be more prevalent than public coverage, covering 67.3 percent of the population and 34.4 percent of the population, respectively. Of the subtypes of health insurance coverage, employer-based insurance remained the most common, covering 55.1 percent of the population for all or part of the ...

  5. Health care systems by country - Wikipedia

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    Chile has maintained a dual health care system in which its citizens can voluntarily opt for coverage by either the public National Health Insurance Fund or any of the country's private health insurance companies. 68% of the population is covered by the public fund and 18% by private companies. The remaining 14% is covered by other not-for ...

  6. Unlike systems with public delivery, such as the UK, the Canadian system provides public coverage for a combination of public and private delivery. Princeton University health economist Uwe E. Reinhardt says that single-payer systems are not "socialized medicine" but "social insurance" systems, since providers (such as doctors) are largely in ...

  7. The conflict between private and public funding for stadiums

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    There are typically a few ways to go about financing the construction: public funding, private funding or a combination of the two. When the United States Tennis Association (USTA) decided rain ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. Public vs. Private Student Loans: Why the Differences Matter ...

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    Worse, private loan interest rates are often variable, which means that they can fluctuate with the market. In other words, a loan that starts out charging 5 percent can -- and often does -- rise ...