Universal health care

Universal health care, sometimes referred to as universal health coverage, universal coverage, or universal care, usually refers to a health care system which provides health care and financial protection to all citizens or residents of a particular country.

Universal Health Care Media

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  Health spending by country. Percent of GDP (Gross domestic product). For example: 11.2% for Canada in 2022. 16.6% for the United States in 2022.

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  Total healthcare cost per person. Public and private spending. US dollars PPP. For example: $6,319 for Canada in 2022. $12,555 for the US in 2022.

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  Health spending per capita, in US$ purchasing power parity-adjusted, among various OECD countries. For later data see List of countries by total health expenditure per capita.

Related pages

• Right to health

Other websites

• Achieving Universal Health Care (July 2011). MEDICC Review: International Journal of Cuban Health and Medicine 13 (3). Theme issue: authors from 19 countries on dimensions of the challenges of providing universal access to health care.
• Catalyzing Change: The System Reform Costs of Universal Health Coverage Archived 2010-12-02 at the Wayback Machine (November 15, 2010). New York: The Rockefeller Foundation. Report on the feasibility of establishing the systems and institutions needed to pursue UHC.
• Physicians for a National Health Program Chicago: PNHP. A group of physicians and health professionals who support single-payer reform.
• UHC Forward Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine Washington, D.C.: Results for Development Institute. Portal on universal health coverage.