Turkey is a country that takes up part of Asia Minor, Europe, Africa, and boarders several other countries; The Republic of Turkey was established in 1923 after the World War 1; before then the country of Turkey was occupied by a number of different cultures which help enrich the Turkey we know today (Dundar, Uzak, Karabulut, 2010). Turkey can be divided into five regions and those regions consist of mountains, valley, farm land, and is known for farming and fishing. The Turkish government operates under a constitution that was last up-dated in 1982. The country’s constitution was developed under military control. The constitution is very big on civil and political rights with underlining national security, national unity, and public morality
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The main funder to the health care fund is the country’s Social security system that was established in 1946, this system is made up of three divergent parts. These parts contribute to the intricacy of the county’s health care system (OECD, 2008). The Sosyal Sigortalar Kurumu (SSK) is offered to the blue and white collar workers in the public and the private sector. The BagKur (SSO) is offered to Artesians and the self-employed, and last the Emekli-Sandigi (GERF) is for all government employees (OECD, 2008). The benefit package for each of the sectors differs with regards to the facilities they can be seen in, what pharmacies they can use, and the range of providers they have access to. Being able to control this for all three parts get very complicated, especially when families are mixed (have multiple work backgrounds) and benefits are offered to siblings; it is hard to determine who will get what benefits. Some residents may be receiving benefits from multiple funds because of the confusion, especially if the country’s record system is not able to keep up, which may give more health care access to those …show more content…
The coverage includes services such as emergencies, birth, work accidents, preventative health care, catastrophic events, and infectious diseases. Most people are opting for private insurance because the waiting list for medical care is shorter (OECD, 2008). Turkey’s convoluted health care system allows residents to pay into their social security and receive benefits, but does not currently have enough funding to support all hospitals. The health care system is monitored through a card system. Each Turk and contributing resident are issued an identification green card that gives them access to hospital facilities for free. Even though this system is in place not every resident is receiving health care, about 15% of the people do not receive any health care; this could represent those persons that are not paying into the system (OECD, 2014). This process also causes overpopulation of hospitals and a system that is stressed to keep up financially. Hospitals are usually located in the city regions those living on the outer skirts where poverty is higher generally do not have access to health care. The health reform is also trying to reconstruct the MOH and the way health care is being done today. The establishment of a primary health care system, tracking and monitoring diseases, giving more control to hospitals, health prevention,
The main funder to the health care fund is the country’s Social security system that was established in 1946, this system is made up of three divergent parts. These parts contribute to the intricacy of the county’s health care system (OECD, 2008). The Sosyal Sigortalar Kurumu (SSK) is offered to the blue and white collar workers in the public and the private sector. The BagKur (SSO) is offered to Artesians and the self-employed, and last the Emekli-Sandigi (GERF) is for all government employees (OECD, 2008). The benefit package for each of the sectors differs with regards to the facilities they can be seen in, what pharmacies they can use, and the range of providers they have access to. Being able to control this for all three parts get very complicated, especially when families are mixed (have multiple work backgrounds) and benefits are offered to siblings; it is hard to determine who will get what benefits. Some residents may be receiving benefits from multiple funds because of the confusion, especially if the country’s record system is not able to keep up, which may give more health care access to those …show more content…
The coverage includes services such as emergencies, birth, work accidents, preventative health care, catastrophic events, and infectious diseases. Most people are opting for private insurance because the waiting list for medical care is shorter (OECD, 2008). Turkey’s convoluted health care system allows residents to pay into their social security and receive benefits, but does not currently have enough funding to support all hospitals. The health care system is monitored through a card system. Each Turk and contributing resident are issued an identification green card that gives them access to hospital facilities for free. Even though this system is in place not every resident is receiving health care, about 15% of the people do not receive any health care; this could represent those persons that are not paying into the system (OECD, 2014). This process also causes overpopulation of hospitals and a system that is stressed to keep up financially. Hospitals are usually located in the city regions those living on the outer skirts where poverty is higher generally do not have access to health care. The health reform is also trying to reconstruct the MOH and the way health care is being done today. The establishment of a primary health care system, tracking and monitoring diseases, giving more control to hospitals, health prevention,