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Starlia Dormeus

Shea Kopp

Brittany Booth

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Very expensive

Many uninsured/underinsured

Long wait times

(5)

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Everyone is covered

High-quality care

Quick access

(6)

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Advanced technology

High standards in specialized care

Leading medical research

(6)

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Everyone is covered

High-quality care

Quick Access

(6)

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World Leader in Medical innovations and technology:

Cutting edge treatments

(7)

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High-tech infrastructure and medical innovations in:

Advanced Diagnostic Tools

Treatments

Procedures

(7)

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High Quality

Unequal Access

Disparities based on insurance

coverage and income

(8)

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High Quality healthcare

Ranked among the best globally in:

Outcomes, Satisfaction, and access

Short wait times

(3)

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-Primarily Employer Based and Private

Government programs:

Medicaid/Medicare

(8)

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-Universal Coverage

Primarily Private Insurance

Compulsory Health Insurance

(3)

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-Polluted Air/water

-Access to nutritious foods

-Healthcare access/quality

(5)

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Switzerland Social Determinants of Health

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Switzerland Social Determinants of Health

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-Access to affordable health services

-Mental Health concerns

-Mental Health disorders

(6)

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Young: 22%

Aged: 62%

Elder: 16%

(2)

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Young: 20%

Aged: 61.5%

Elder: 18.5%

(2)

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16.57% (2022)

(3)

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In the US healthcare is financed through a mix of PUBLIC and PRIVATE insurance.

Private Insurance: Medicare; Medicaid; Financing

Public Insurance: Employer-Sponsored Insurance; Individual Market; Private Health Insurance Plans

8.2% of the US population are uninsured (4)

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US: Yes

One of the founding countries

(1)

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HIC (High Income Country)

GDP per capita: $82,769

(2)

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5.6 deaths per 1000 live births

(2)

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Women: 80.2

Men: 74.8

(2)

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People in the US suffer from Chronic conditions, heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, diabetes.

19.8% adult's smoke; 40% obesity rate; 11.6% diabetes

(6)

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334,914,895

(2)

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8,967,407

(2)

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Ishaemic Heart Disease- 104.5

Alzheimer's & Dementia 99.1

Covid-19 78.6

(7)

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Women: 85.4

Men: 81.6

(2)

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3.5 deaths per 1000 live births

(2)

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HIC (High Income Country)

GDP per capita: $81,989

(2)

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Switzerland: Yes. Recently.

(1)

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Switzerland is considered to be a “Universal Coverage” model. Health insurance is mandatory for all residents.

Publicly financed health care accounts for 62.8 percent of health spending, or 7.7 percent of GDP.

The percentage of the population uninsured is below 1%

(1)

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Percent GDP spent on healthcare Switzerland

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Percent GDP spent on healthcare Switzerland

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11.8%

(3)

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Switzerland

The mortality rate is lower in Switzerland than in the US

There are no free state-provided services. The system is not tax-based and it's not financed by employers.

United States

The average amount spent on healthcare per person per year went from $3,000 plus in 1980 to more than $11,000 in 2022.

The United States spends more than any other country in the world on health care.

(3)

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1. Common WealthFund (2024)

Retrieved from

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/international-health-policy-center/countries/switzerland

2. World Health Organization. World Health Organization 2025 data.who.int, Switzerland [Country overview]. https://data.who.int/countries/756

3. World Bank Group https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS

4. Commonwealth Fund https://www.commonwealthfund.org/international-health-policy-center/countries/united-states

5. World Health System Facts https://healthsystemsfacts.org/switzerland/switzerland-social-determinants-health-equity/

6. CDC https://www.cdc.gov/public-health-gateway/php/about/social-determinants-of-health.html

7. Eurydice, eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-education-systems/switzerland/population-demographic-situation-languages-and-religions#:~:text=In%202018%20the%20proportion%20of,and%2085.4%20years%20for%20women.

8. Pew Research Center, www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2018/05/22/demographic-and-economic-trends-in-urban-suburban-and-rural-communities/.