Around the world, there are different methods of payment for health, and how much the country pays for health insurance. The United States and Japan are different when looking at the cost of health care and the healthcare efficiency. The differences and similarities between Japan and United States are private or federal insurances, health care efficiency, methods of payment, and how much we spend on certain health care necessities.
In the US there are different health insurances for people who need it and from people who have it. There are two types of insurances in the United States: Individual and Group Insurance. Individual is when a person purchases a policy and agrees to pay the entire premium for health coverage while the Group is paid …show more content…
However, there are advantages to our health care system. The United States and Japan’s health care are completely different from each other when comparing the spending and efficiency of our health care. Furthermore, the US healthcare costs are more than 17% compared to the 7-10% by Japan. You would think that the United States would have the world’s most efficient health care compared to how much they spend on it, but Japan has a score of more than 80 compared to the US’s 20-40. Another difference between Japan and the US is that the hospitals are privately owned but still have regulations to make sure it is universal and egalitarian, which means having equal rights (Kavitha A. Davidson, 2013). Additionally, the US spends 17.6 GPD while Japan only spends about half of that at 6.6 GPD Japan spends (Fahs, M. C., 2017). Japan also has a bigger life expectancy increase than the US does. For example, in between 1960 to 2010 the US life expectancy increased by 9 while in Japan it increased by 15 years. Despite the disadvantages of the United States healthcare, the US leads in health care research, cancer treatment, and has an increase in survival rate of 5 years for breast cancer (Jason Kane, 2012). Despite this, Japan has more efficiency of its health care system than the US …show more content…
In Japan they spend 1,543 dollars per capita, which means per head or per person on hospitals and nursing homes, and the US spends 3,097 dollars on hospitals and nursing homes. In 2010, they spent more on ambulatory care and administration costs compared to other countries. They spent $2,852 on ambulatory care and $856 on administration costs, and Japan spend $810 on ambulatory care and $120 on administration. All in all, the United States spent $7,190 while Japan had spent $2,979 in the year 2010 (Jason Kane,
In the US there are different health insurances for people who need it and from people who have it. There are two types of insurances in the United States: Individual and Group Insurance. Individual is when a person purchases a policy and agrees to pay the entire premium for health coverage while the Group is paid …show more content…
However, there are advantages to our health care system. The United States and Japan’s health care are completely different from each other when comparing the spending and efficiency of our health care. Furthermore, the US healthcare costs are more than 17% compared to the 7-10% by Japan. You would think that the United States would have the world’s most efficient health care compared to how much they spend on it, but Japan has a score of more than 80 compared to the US’s 20-40. Another difference between Japan and the US is that the hospitals are privately owned but still have regulations to make sure it is universal and egalitarian, which means having equal rights (Kavitha A. Davidson, 2013). Additionally, the US spends 17.6 GPD while Japan only spends about half of that at 6.6 GPD Japan spends (Fahs, M. C., 2017). Japan also has a bigger life expectancy increase than the US does. For example, in between 1960 to 2010 the US life expectancy increased by 9 while in Japan it increased by 15 years. Despite the disadvantages of the United States healthcare, the US leads in health care research, cancer treatment, and has an increase in survival rate of 5 years for breast cancer (Jason Kane, 2012). Despite this, Japan has more efficiency of its health care system than the US …show more content…
In Japan they spend 1,543 dollars per capita, which means per head or per person on hospitals and nursing homes, and the US spends 3,097 dollars on hospitals and nursing homes. In 2010, they spent more on ambulatory care and administration costs compared to other countries. They spent $2,852 on ambulatory care and $856 on administration costs, and Japan spend $810 on ambulatory care and $120 on administration. All in all, the United States spent $7,190 while Japan had spent $2,979 in the year 2010 (Jason Kane,