Health Care in Standard & Poor AAA Rated Countries

Australia

Health care in Australia is provided by both private and government institutions.
The Minister for Health and Ageing, currently Nicola
Roxon, administers national health policy. Primary health care remains the responsibility
 of the federal government, elements of which (such as
the operation of hospitals) are overseen by individual states.

In Australia the current system, known as Medicare, was instituted in
1984. It coexists with a private health system. Medicare is funded partly
by a 1.5% income tax levy (with exceptions for low-income earners),
but mostly out of general revenue. An additional levy of 1% is
imposed on high-income earners without private health insurance. As well
as Medicare, there is a separate Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme that
heavily subsidizes prescription medications. In 2007-08, Australia spent
9.1% of GDP on health care, or A$4874 per capita.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Australia

Austria
Austria is well known for a generous social system. Although spending
has been reduced in recent years, you will still find very good
healthcare and a strong social security system. There is an extensive
network of hospitals and doctors covering even the remotest areas of Austria.

http://www.justlanded.com/english/Austria/Austria-Guide/Health/The-Austrian-healthcare-system

Canada

Health care in Canada is delivered through a publicly-funded health care
system, which is mostly free at the point of use and has most services
provided by private entities. It is guided by the provisions of the
Canada Health Act. The government assures the quality of care through
federal standards

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Canada

 Denmark

Denmark has a state-run health system. Financing, planning and
management are fully subject to the authorities. The services are
financed through income tax and there exists only one legal state-run
health insurance. If you have your domicile in Denmark and if you are paying taxes, you
will be also insured in Denmark. No separate health insurance fees have to be paid.

http://www.ess-europe.de/en/denmark.htm

France

"There are no uninsured in France," says Victor Rodwin, a professor of
health policy at New York University, who is affiliated with the
International Longevity Center. "That's completely unheard of. There is
no case of anybody going broke over their health costs. In fact, the
system is so designed that for the 3 or 4 or 5 percent of the patients
who are the very sickest, those patients are exempt from their co-
payments to begin with. There are no deductibles."

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92419273

Germany

Germany has a reputation for having one of the best health care systems
in the world, providing its residents with comprehensive health
insurance coverage. Approximately 85% of the population are mandatory or
voluntary members of the public health scheme while the rest have
private health insurance.

http://www.howtogermany.com/pages/healthinsurance.html

Guernsey

The healthcare system in Guernsey is run along very different lines from
that in the UK, although staff are trained in the same way and the
proportion of qualified staff is greater than that normally found in UK
Health Trusts. There is no NHS. Three general practices provide family
doctor services on a private basis. There is one specialist practice
which includes general surgery, general medicine, obstetrics and
orthopaedics. The specialists and most GPs have access to hospital
facilities. Fees for consultations are partly subsided by the States
with the remainder being the responsibility of the patient or their
medical insurers. The Specialist Health Insurance Scheme covers all
residents of Guernsey and its sister islands of Alderney, Herm and
Jethou. All hospital services are funded by the States with the cost of
the acute private specialist services covered by the compulsory health
Insurance Scheme. This means that residents are relieved of the
potentially high cost of specialist medical treatment.

http://www.healthjobsuk.com/employerdetails/643

Hong Kong

Since the Hong Kong Hospital Authority took over the management of
public hospitals over a decade ago, tremendous strides have been made to
further improve the quality of healthcare. The levels of service, both
in availability of newer technologies and access to quality care can now
be considered on a par with highly developed countries.

http://www.allianzworldwidecare.com/healthcare-in-hong-kong

Isle of Man

If a Manx resident is taken ill whilst travelling overseas they are
likely to have to pay for some or all of their medical consultations,
medicines and treatments. In addition, they will certainly have to pay
for medical repatriation if that unfortunately becomes necessary. The
only exception is the UK with which the Isle of Man has a Reciprocal
Health Agreement but that does not, and never has, included repatriation.

http://www.gov.im/dhss/viewnews.gov?page=lib/news/dhss/remindertothepub.xml

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein has an excellent standard of compulsory state funded
healthcare. Medical staff are extremely well trained and healthcare in
the country is available to all citizens and registered residents.
Private healthcare is also available here. All employed citizens and
their employers contribute to the system. The Office of Public Health
oversees the health service and provides licences for medical and non-
medical healthcare. All resident citizens are entitled by law to equal
access to healthcare.

http://www.europe-cities.com/en/633/liechtenstein/health/

Luxembourg

Luxembourg's healthcare system is one of the best in Europe. It has an
extremely high standard for the government provided healthcare that is
spread throughout the nation. While this nation may not be the biggest
in size, its ideas are quite large. The state provided healthcare system
does cover each and every citizen of the country with basic medical coverage.

http://healthgov.net/luxembourg.php

Netherlands

You must take out insurance with a Dutch insurer within four months of
arrival even if you already have an existing policy that gives you cover
in the Netherlands. Children under 18 are included in their parents'
insurance. A Dutch insurance company cannot refuse to cover for you for
the basic package, regardless of your age or state of health. The
standard basic package is pretty much the same from all providers except
that costs may vary. If your income is under a fixed minimum level, you
can apply for a healthcare allowance.

http://www.expatica.com/nl/health_fitness/healthcare/Healthcare-in-the-NL.html

Norway

All Norwegians are insured by the National Insurance Scheme. This is a
universal, tax-funded, single-payer health system. Compared to France,
Italy, Spain and Japan, Norway has the most centralized system. Percent
Insured. 100%. All Norwegian citizens and residents are covered.

http://healthcare-economist.com/2008/04/18/health-care-around-the-world-norway/

Singapore

The Singapore health system is based on a combination of government
subsidies (through taxation) and individual responsibility. In order to
assist individuals in meeting their component of personal medical
expenses, the Government has established the ‘3M’ framework of Medisave,
Medishield and Medifund that combine individual responsibility and is
overlaid with government funding, particularly to provide a safety net
to support the health needs of low income earners and poorer individuals.

http://www.watsonwyatt.com/europe/pubs/healthcare/render2.asp?ID=13850

Sweden

 Everyone in Sweden has equal access to health-care services. The Swedish
health-care system is taxpayer-funded and largely decentralized. The
system performs well in comparison with other countries at a similar
level of development, with good medical results relative to investments
and despite funding restrictions.

http://www.sweden.se/eng/Home/Society/Health-care/

United Kingdom

The National Healthcare System (NHS) of the United Kingdom was launched
sixty years ago and has grown to become the world's largest publicly-
funded health service. The NHS was created out of the ideal that solid
healthcare should be available to all citizens, regardless of their
income. With the exception of fees for particular optical, prescription
and dental services, the NHS is free at the point of use for an person
who is a resident of the United Kingdom; approximately sixty-million
people. The NHS covers everything from antenatal screening and common
treatment for colds, to more serious things such as accident and
emergency treatment, open heart surgery, and end-of-life care.

http://www.disabled-world.com/medical/healthcare/uk-healthcare