Comparison of US and Switzerland Healthcare Systems

Running head: US VERSUS SWITZERLAND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
US VERSUS SWITZERLAND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
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1US VERSUS SWITZERLAND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
Health care system is the service provided by various health organizations, resources and
institution to fulfill the health related needs of population. Every country has their own health
care structure to keep the population healthy and disease free. The aim of this essay is to
compare the health care structure of Switzerland and US. Health care structure of United States
is much more complex as compared to Switzerland’s health care system.
There is a notable difference between Switzerland’s health care plans and health care
plan of United States. In United States, only a small population are capable of purchasing
medical insurance for them, while demographic population have to rely on their employers for
medical facilities. However, in Switzerland everyone has access to medical facilities at low cost
(Biller-Andorno & Zeltner, 2015). According to Swiss health care system, all citizen should be
provided with medical facilities at minimum cost to prevent cost inflation. The Switzerland
health care system also refereed as Swiss health care system and is more reliable (HealthCare,
2018).
Indicators (2016) Switzerland United States
Life expectancy at birth m/f
(years)
81/85 76/81
Total expenditure on health
per capita (Intl $)
7919 9892
Under-5 mortality rate (per
1,000 live births) (both
sexes)
3.6 6.53