Table of Contents
- 1 What countries have free universal healthcare?
- 2 In what way does chronic illness have an impact on both patients and their families?
- 3 What are some of the unique challenges people face when coping with chronic illness in their family?
- 4 How do you deal with a chronically ill family member?
- 5 How much would universal health care save the country?
- 6 How does universal health care affect mortality?
What countries have free universal healthcare?
Countries with universal healthcare include Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Isle of Man, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom.
In what way does chronic illness have an impact on both patients and their families?
Most chronic diseases have similar effects on family members including psychological and emotional functioning, disruption of leisure activities, effect on interpersonal relationships, and financial resources (Figure 1).
What services should be included in universal health coverage?
UHC means that all individuals and communities receive the health services they need without suffering financial hardship. It includes the full spectrum of essential, quality health services, from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care across the life course.
What are some of the unique challenges people face when coping with chronic illness in their family?
Some studies suggest that having a child with a chronic illness has a negative impact on the relationship, including lack of time with the spouse, communication problems, higher divorce rates, increased relationship conflict, increased role strain, and decreased relationship satisfaction.
How do you deal with a chronically ill family member?
Managing the emotional challenges of chronic illness
- Accept that your life has changed. Try not to hold onto the way things were.
- Take time for yourself. Caregiving is a demanding job, whether you are doing it full-time or only on evenings and weekends.
- Make time for other family members.
- Ask for help when you need it.
How is the US healthcare system different from other countries?
Unlike other first world countries, the health care system in the U.S. is, to a great extent, run through a group of businesses. Pharmaceutical companies are businesses. Insurance companies are businesses.
How much would universal health care save the country?
This would save the country $450 billion annually. Bottom line: Universal health care would be less expensive overall, and an added benefit would be that health care decisions would be put in the hands of doctors rather than insurance companies, which have allegiances to shareholders instead of patient care.
How does universal health care affect mortality?
The Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker, which is a collaborative effort to monitor the quality and cost of U.S. health care, shows that among comparable countries with universal health care, mortality rate is lower across the board on everything from heart attacks to child birth.