https://padlet.com/shamekathomp2013/Universal_Healthcare_Coverage Coverager for All en-us 2017-04-23 00:38:00 UTC 2025-10-13 04:24:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hearts.png shamekathomp2013 https://padlet.com/shamekathomp2013/Universal_Healthcare_Coverage/wish/167654274 Any specialist with no referrals
Identical Coverage
Paid by Taxes and matched by the employer
1 fee schedule for the whole country -Government Regulated]]> 2017-04-23 00:47:12 UTC https://padlet.com/shamekathomp2013/Universal_Healthcare_Coverage/wish/167654274 shamekathomp2013 https://padlet.com/shamekathomp2013/Universal_Healthcare_Coverage/wish/167654339 Universal health coverage (UHC) means that all people and communities can use or have access to preventive, curative, and rehabilitative health services they need. ]]> 2017-04-23 00:49:28 UTC https://padlet.com/shamekathomp2013/Universal_Healthcare_Coverage/wish/167654339 shamekathomp2013 https://padlet.com/shamekathomp2013/Universal_Healthcare_Coverage/wish/167654732 With Universal Health Care Coverage: 
1. Everyone who needs services should get them no matter if they are able to pay or not

2. Quality of health services should be good enough to improve the health of those receiving services

3. People should be protected against the fear of financial risk meaning no one should feel as if getting serviced would cause financial harm]]> 2017-04-23 01:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/shamekathomp2013/Universal_Healthcare_Coverage/wish/167654732 shamekathomp2013 https://padlet.com/shamekathomp2013/Universal_Healthcare_Coverage/wish/167655225 There are over 2,000 insurers and over 3,000 providers for healthcare! 
- Japans system of healthcare is similar to Germany
-Spend half per capita than we do in the United States]]> 2017-04-23 01:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/shamekathomp2013/Universal_Healthcare_Coverage/wish/167655225 shamekathomp2013 https://padlet.com/shamekathomp2013/Universal_Healthcare_Coverage/wish/167655528 On an average, people can live as long as 83.10 years or more -Statistics from 2010]]> 2017-04-23 01:39:39 UTC https://padlet.com/shamekathomp2013/Universal_Healthcare_Coverage/wish/167655528 shamekathomp2013 https://padlet.com/shamekathomp2013/Universal_Healthcare_Coverage/wish/167656877 Medication and drugs is a big problem in Japan.  There is a lot of over utilization because there is no control over prescriptions or amounts order per person. People are taking advantage.]]> 2017-04-23 02:36:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shamekathomp2013/Universal_Healthcare_Coverage/wish/167656877 shamekathomp2013 https://padlet.com/shamekathomp2013/Universal_Healthcare_Coverage/wish/167656986 Compared to the U.S., Japan has the most affordable care]]> 2017-04-23 02:41:27 UTC https://padlet.com/shamekathomp2013/Universal_Healthcare_Coverage/wish/167656986 shamekathomp2013 https://padlet.com/shamekathomp2013/Universal_Healthcare_Coverage/wish/167657066 2017-04-23 02:44:55 UTC https://padlet.com/shamekathomp2013/Universal_Healthcare_Coverage/wish/167657066 shamekathomp2013 https://padlet.com/shamekathomp2013/Universal_Healthcare_Coverage/wish/167657123 U.S. Versus Japans Healthcare System

This video covers spending per capita for healthcare, expenditures, and key differences between our countries healthcare structure and Japan]]> 2017-04-23 02:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/shamekathomp2013/Universal_Healthcare_Coverage/wish/167657123 shamekathomp2013 https://padlet.com/shamekathomp2013/Universal_Healthcare_Coverage/wish/167657241 Not only does Japan have the highest life expectancy in the WORLD, they also have the 2nd largest life insurance market]]> 2017-04-23 02:52:41 UTC https://padlet.com/shamekathomp2013/Universal_Healthcare_Coverage/wish/167657241 shamekathomp2013 https://padlet.com/shamekathomp2013/Universal_Healthcare_Coverage/wish/167657278 Japans Universal Healthcare System does really well. However, care for the elderly are free and since the elderly are outliving the younger millenniums, soon, there will be no taxes collected and fees will outweigh the revenue coming in and going out from the governments set fee-schedule. ]]> 2017-04-23 02:54:21 UTC https://padlet.com/shamekathomp2013/Universal_Healthcare_Coverage/wish/167657278 shamekathomp2013 https://padlet.com/shamekathomp2013/Universal_Healthcare_Coverage/wish/167657656 Residents in Japan finance healthcare through paying taxes. Employers pay on top of employee contributions. As long as a person is able to work, they pay taxes and those taxes go towards covering care. Each plan has the same basic coverage benefits package and customization of plans are limited.]]> 2017-04-23 03:10:38 UTC https://padlet.com/shamekathomp2013/Universal_Healthcare_Coverage/wish/167657656