The above map shows, in green, countries that administer some sort of universal health care plan. Most are through compulsory but government-subsidized public insurance plans, such as the UK's ...

Still, some countries offer universal health care systems, but not all residents receive free health care. In many countries, employers and individuals share in the cost of health care through ...

The world is nowhere near achieving universal health coverage by 2030, a new index by Save the Children shows. The Universal Health Coverage and Accountability Index looks at 81 countries that account ...

Medicare, first launched in 1984, is Australia’s universal health-care system and it covers the majority of medical costs for all citizens and permanent residents.

The first necessary condition for universal health care is a collective commitment to achieving it. Every one of the countries we covered — Taiwan, Australia, the Netherlands, and the United ...

It used to be common even for people in rich countries to have to choose between financial or physical health. When Britain’s National Health Service, the world’s first universal-health-care ...

Over past decade, expanding pro-poor coverage in countries paving way toward better health outcomes and less inequality . New York City, September 25, 2015 – A World Bank Group report released today ...

Universal health coverage (UHC) is about ensuring that everyone, especially the most vulnerable, has access to the health care they need without suffering financial hardship. UHC allows countries to ...

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Thailand was the first country outside of China to confirm a case of coronavirus. That was back in January. Since then, while the pandemic has raged in the U.S. and Europe ...

World Health Day was founded at the First Health Assembly in 1948. Since taking effect in 1950, this day has raised awareness on the health priorities of people all over the world.

Supporters of government-run health care frequently point to the "universal health coverage" offered in countries such as Canada and Britain as a model for the United States.

To better understand one of the most heated U.S. policy debates, we created a tournament to judge which of these nations has the best health system: Canada, Britain, Singapore, Germany ...