https://padlet.com/csmithmcleod2014/lf5gul9r1mqw Comparing and contrasting the ins and outs of the health care systems of both countries en-us 2016-11-21 04:45:26 UTC 2026-03-03 10:18:18 UTC hello@padlet.com csmithmcleod2014 https://padlet.com/csmithmcleod2014/lf5gul9r1mqw/wish/138997557 2016-11-21 05:11:06 UTC https://padlet.com/csmithmcleod2014/lf5gul9r1mqw/wish/138997557 csmithmcleod2014 https://padlet.com/csmithmcleod2014/lf5gul9r1mqw/wish/139195416 Germany is a country in the Western European Area. Germany is known for it's landscape ranging from forests, to mountains to beaches. Germany is full of centuries worth of history relating to things like WWII. Berlin is the capital of Germany and has turned into home of modern art and nightlife scenes. The population according the World Bank is 80.62 million people. The President of Germany is Joachim Gauck and the Chancellor is Angela Merkel. ]]> 2016-11-21 19:15:10 UTC https://padlet.com/csmithmcleod2014/lf5gul9r1mqw/wish/139195416 csmithmcleod2014 https://padlet.com/csmithmcleod2014/lf5gul9r1mqw/wish/139617835 The United States is a country made up of 50 states. The United states is well known for many things such as California, home of the film and movie industry. New York which is known for the all the money that is handled within. We also have Washington D.C. which is the nations capital.The population of The United States is roughly 318.9 million people. The United States current President is Barack Obama. ]]> 2016-11-23 16:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/csmithmcleod2014/lf5gul9r1mqw/wish/139617835 csmithmcleod2014 https://padlet.com/csmithmcleod2014/lf5gul9r1mqw/wish/139618204 2016-11-23 16:07:06 UTC https://padlet.com/csmithmcleod2014/lf5gul9r1mqw/wish/139618204 csmithmcleod2014 https://padlet.com/csmithmcleod2014/lf5gul9r1mqw/wish/139619778 Germany has the oldest, social health insurance system. Otto Von Bismarck was the first Chancellor of Germany and saw the chances for a socialist health care system. Since then Germany has run the Health Care system in almost the same fashion ]]> 2016-11-23 16:16:47 UTC https://padlet.com/csmithmcleod2014/lf5gul9r1mqw/wish/139619778 csmithmcleod2014 https://padlet.com/csmithmcleod2014/lf5gul9r1mqw/wish/139620824 Many people of the United States have been fighting for over a hundred years for universal healthcare in the Country. To this day no such thing has happened. The closest health care to universal health care the US has seen is the Medicaid, Medicare, and Obamacare programs. ]]> 2016-11-23 16:22:36 UTC https://padlet.com/csmithmcleod2014/lf5gul9r1mqw/wish/139620824 csmithmcleod2014 https://padlet.com/csmithmcleod2014/lf5gul9r1mqw/wish/139638301 2016-11-23 17:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/csmithmcleod2014/lf5gul9r1mqw/wish/139638301 csmithmcleod2014 https://padlet.com/csmithmcleod2014/lf5gul9r1mqw/wish/139638868 The governing body of Germany sees the most importance in taking care of their citizens. The government insures all citizens of Germany are covered with health insurance. Germany has what they call sickness funds which are funded by the government and taxes deducted from your pay. These funds make sure to take care of any German citizen in a time of need, they have well over 100 sickness funds for any time of illness. ]]> 2016-11-23 18:02:30 UTC https://padlet.com/csmithmcleod2014/lf5gul9r1mqw/wish/139638868 csmithmcleod2014 https://padlet.com/csmithmcleod2014/lf5gul9r1mqw/wish/139639786 The government plays a large role in the healthcare system for the US. The government essentially makes all the decisions. The government sets all the guidelines and restrictions for federal and some state programs. The government is also responsible for the insanely large number used for the annual spending. ]]> 2016-11-23 18:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/csmithmcleod2014/lf5gul9r1mqw/wish/139639786 csmithmcleod2014 https://padlet.com/csmithmcleod2014/lf5gul9r1mqw/wish/139641649 2016-11-23 18:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/csmithmcleod2014/lf5gul9r1mqw/wish/139641649