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• 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.

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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%

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GDP per capita: $81,989

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Men: 81.6

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Ishaemic Heart Disease- 104.5

Alzheimer's & Dementia 99.1

Covid-19 78.6

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

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Men: 74.8

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GDP per capita: $82,769

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US: Yes

• One of the founding countries

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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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Aged: 61.5%

Elder: 18.5%

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Aged: 62%

Elder: 16%

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-Mental Health concerns

-Mental Health disorders

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-Access to nutritious foods

-Healthcare access/quality

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• Primarily Private Insurance

• Compulsory Health Insurance

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• Government programs:

  Medicaid/Medicare

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• Ranked among the best globally in:

  Outcomes, Satisfaction, and access

• Short wait times

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• Unequal Access

• Disparities based on insurance

  coverage and income

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• Advanced Diagnostic Tools

• Treatments

• Procedures

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• Cutting edge treatments

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