Even though Japan provides health care to all their citizens they have very few appointment requirements and a relatively low cost (Health Care: The Difference…, n.d.). It would cost about $20 or $30 to see a physician even if a person did not have health insurance (Health Care: The Difference…, n.d). The cost is “controlled by a government-imposed national fee schedule, which limit how much physicians can charge their patients” (Cooper & Taylor, n.d.). This compares to the United states where health insurance is very expensive. Even though the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires everyone to get health insurance, most people still do not have health insurance. Some people do not have the money to keep with the higher premiums or some simply
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Data shows that the United States spent “about 17.1 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on health care” (Squires & Anderson, 2015). In 2013, the United States spent more money on healthcare than any other country. This compares to Japan, where they only pay half of what the United States pays for their healthcare system. According to Harden (2009), “it does so by banning insurance company profits, limiting doctor fees and accepting shortcoming in care that many well-insured Americans would find intolerable”. According to Squires and Anderson (2015), the United States total health care spending per capital was $9,086 compared to Japan’s $3, 713. Even though, the United States spends more money on healthcare, Americans have poor health. That is a big difference compared to Japan. “Japanese are among the longest-lived people on the planet with a life expectancy at birth of 84 years, ranked third globally. The U.S., by comparison, ranks 50th as of 2011 with a life expectancy of 78.5 years. At the same time, the infant mortality rate is 2.8, while in the U.S. it is 6.9 per 1,000 live births” (Traphagan, 2012). About 68% of adult over the age of 65 in the United States have at least two chronic diseases (Squires & Anderson, 2015). Some analysis suggest that United States spend more money on healthcare due to greater use of medical technology and higher prices rather than use of more frequent routine visits to physicians and hospitals (Squires & Anderson,
Data shows that the United States spent “about 17.1 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on health care” (Squires & Anderson, 2015). In 2013, the United States spent more money on healthcare than any other country. This compares to Japan, where they only pay half of what the United States pays for their healthcare system. According to Harden (2009), “it does so by banning insurance company profits, limiting doctor fees and accepting shortcoming in care that many well-insured Americans would find intolerable”. According to Squires and Anderson (2015), the United States total health care spending per capital was $9,086 compared to Japan’s $3, 713. Even though, the United States spends more money on healthcare, Americans have poor health. That is a big difference compared to Japan. “Japanese are among the longest-lived people on the planet with a life expectancy at birth of 84 years, ranked third globally. The U.S., by comparison, ranks 50th as of 2011 with a life expectancy of 78.5 years. At the same time, the infant mortality rate is 2.8, while in the U.S. it is 6.9 per 1,000 live births” (Traphagan, 2012). About 68% of adult over the age of 65 in the United States have at least two chronic diseases (Squires & Anderson, 2015). Some analysis suggest that United States spend more money on healthcare due to greater use of medical technology and higher prices rather than use of more frequent routine visits to physicians and hospitals (Squires & Anderson,