Poland is a small country compared to the US and is less wealthy. For starters, Poland has 38.53 million people—a tenth of the number of people living in the US. When viewing Poland’s health care spending there is a drastic difference compared to the United States. This being due to a smaller population which does not allow Poland to spend a mass amount of money on their healthcare system. They also have less people to pay taxes for them to be able to spend as much as the United States does on healthcare. In fact, Poland has been spending significantly less on health care than most other countries. The total spending for Poland is about 6.2 percent of its GDP which means that Poland pays approximately $910 per capita for their healthcare. Consequently,
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Poland’s healthcare system is funded directly by the government. This leads Poland to have a publicly financed universal health system, while the US does not. This forces the United States citizens to spend more dollars on insuring themselves. The biggest difference between the two countries is the amount of money each are spending on their healthcare and the technology in the department. The United States is spending much more than the global average, while Poland is spending much less. Poland is spending $1,438 on hospital discharging while the US spends $17,126. In fact, Poland spends roughly 90.4 percent less money on healthcare than the United States. The direct effect of money spent is seen in the life expectancy in the two countries. Poland is expected to live 2.9 years less than the people in America. Unfortunately, this is due to the fact that Poland experiences a greater deal of infant deaths averaging approximately 6.19 deaths per every 1,000 born. Meanwhile, the US is experiencing 6.17 infant deaths per thousand. Part of this is due to the US having improved ultrasounds to detect defects while the child is still in the womb. The earlier a defect is spotted the better the chances for the child, but the equipment needs to be available in order to be able to properly diagnose a defected child. All of these statistics show that Poland needs to expand their technology usage within healthcare …show more content…
When reviewing the healthcare system between the two countries they are far from similar. The United States has ten times the number of people than Poland does. Which can clearly be seen in the numbers presented. The United States is spending at very high rates in order to be able to sustain the numerous amounts of citizens that are unable to afford their own healthcare. Making the US one of the top countries in healthcare spending. When viewing these facts, however, one must put into account the number of people the United States’ healthcare programs need to cover. The United States taxes depend on the amount of money one earns ranging from a 10 percent rate or a 39.6 percent rate, which roughly estimates that one trillion dollars was collected for taxes alone in 2014. With more money being able to be spent, the United States has put a big emphasis on their technology initiatives throughout the hospitals while Poland is struggling to implement such technologies. The US has continued to expand and improve their machinery such as the CT scanner and the MRI scanner. Although, there are constant advancements happening in health care, the US is not ranked in the top 25 for healthcare. Poland’s inability to expand their usage of technology in their healthcare system is leading them to fall behind most other countries. With an increase in technology world-wide Poland will need to
Poland’s healthcare system is funded directly by the government. This leads Poland to have a publicly financed universal health system, while the US does not. This forces the United States citizens to spend more dollars on insuring themselves. The biggest difference between the two countries is the amount of money each are spending on their healthcare and the technology in the department. The United States is spending much more than the global average, while Poland is spending much less. Poland is spending $1,438 on hospital discharging while the US spends $17,126. In fact, Poland spends roughly 90.4 percent less money on healthcare than the United States. The direct effect of money spent is seen in the life expectancy in the two countries. Poland is expected to live 2.9 years less than the people in America. Unfortunately, this is due to the fact that Poland experiences a greater deal of infant deaths averaging approximately 6.19 deaths per every 1,000 born. Meanwhile, the US is experiencing 6.17 infant deaths per thousand. Part of this is due to the US having improved ultrasounds to detect defects while the child is still in the womb. The earlier a defect is spotted the better the chances for the child, but the equipment needs to be available in order to be able to properly diagnose a defected child. All of these statistics show that Poland needs to expand their technology usage within healthcare …show more content…
When reviewing the healthcare system between the two countries they are far from similar. The United States has ten times the number of people than Poland does. Which can clearly be seen in the numbers presented. The United States is spending at very high rates in order to be able to sustain the numerous amounts of citizens that are unable to afford their own healthcare. Making the US one of the top countries in healthcare spending. When viewing these facts, however, one must put into account the number of people the United States’ healthcare programs need to cover. The United States taxes depend on the amount of money one earns ranging from a 10 percent rate or a 39.6 percent rate, which roughly estimates that one trillion dollars was collected for taxes alone in 2014. With more money being able to be spent, the United States has put a big emphasis on their technology initiatives throughout the hospitals while Poland is struggling to implement such technologies. The US has continued to expand and improve their machinery such as the CT scanner and the MRI scanner. Although, there are constant advancements happening in health care, the US is not ranked in the top 25 for healthcare. Poland’s inability to expand their usage of technology in their healthcare system is leading them to fall behind most other countries. With an increase in technology world-wide Poland will need to