Written by: Mark Richard Greene Last Updated

Private health insurance

In many countries health insurance has become a governmental institution. In some, doctors and other professional staff are employed, directly or indirectly, by a government agency on a full-time or part-time salaried basis, and health facilities are owned or operated by the government. This has been the practice in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Greece, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Sweden, Turkey, and the countries of eastern Europe. In other countries the government pays for medical care provided by private physicians; these countries include Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, and Spain. In some countries private health insurance programs exist ... (100 of 18,622 words)

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