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Health care politics — Health care often accounts for one of the largest areas of spending for both governments and individuals all over the world, and as such it is surrounded by controversy. Though there are many topics involved in health care politics, most can be… … Wikipedia
Health care — For The Office television show episode, see Health Care (The Office). Health care (or healthcare) is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is… … Wikipedia
Health care reform in the United States — ] Current estimates put U.S. health care spending at approximately 16% of GDP. [http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/25 NHE Fact Sheet.asp#TopOfPage National Health Expenditure Data: NHE Fact Sheet, ] Centers for Medicare and Medicaid… … Wikipedia
Health care reform debate in the United States — See also: Health care reform in the United States, Health care in the United States, and Uninsured in the United States Health care in the United States Public health care Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Indian Health Service… … Wikipedia
Primary health care — Primary health care, often abbreviated as PHC(Primary Health Centre) and PC, is essential health care based on practical, scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology made universally accessible to individuals and families… … Wikipedia
Universal health care — is health care coverage which is extended to all eligible residents of a governmental region. Universal health care programs vary widely in their structure and funding mechanisms, particularly the degree to which they are publicly funded.… … Wikipedia
Publicly-funded health care — Publicly funded health care, or publicly funded healthcare, is health care that is financed entirely or in majority part by citizens tax payments instead of through private payments made to insurance companies or directly to health care providers … Wikipedia
Royal Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada — The Royal Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada , also known as the Romanow Report, is a committee study led by Roy Romanow on the future of health care in Canada. It was delivered in December 2002.Mr. Romanow recommended sweeping… … Wikipedia
Health insurance — is insurance against the risk of incurring medical expenses among individuals. By estimating the overall risk of health care expenses among a targeted group, an insurer can develop a routine finance structure, such as a monthly premium or payroll … Wikipedia
Health promoting hospitals — (HPH) is a network of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. It is based on the health promotion philosophy of the World Health Organization (WHO) as outlined in the WHO Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion (WHO 1986) which was… … Wikipedia
