Country- and region-specific differences in access to health care
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For Colombia and Brazil, countries with different healthcare systems but ... In the Colombian study areas, the greatest barriers were encountered in initial access to healthcare and in ...
Universal health coverage is a broad concept that has been implemented in several ways. The common denominator for all such programs is some form of government action aimed at extending access to health care as widely as possible and setting minimum standards. Most implement universal health care through legislation, regulation and taxation. Legislation and regulation direct what care must be provided, to whom, and on what basis.
The logistics of universal healthcare vary by country. Some programs are paid for entirely out of tax revenues. In others tax revenues are used either to fund insurance for the very poor or for those needing long term chronic care. In some cases such as the UK, government involvement also includes directly managing the health care system, but many countries use mixed public-private systems to deliver universal health care. In most European countries, universal healthcare entails a government-regulated network of private insurance companies.[1]