What is International Universal Health Coverage Day?
Every year, December 12th marks International Universal Health Coverage Day as a way to encourage countries to move toward universal Health Coverage (UHC). (UHC) The day also aims to spread the word that access to affordable health care is a human right.
Universal health care is a program that provides quality medical services to all of its residents. Regardless of their ability to pay, the federal government provides health services to everyone. Only the United States has universal health care out of 33 developed countries. The Affordable Care Act was passed by President Obama in 2010 (ACA). This, however, is not considered universal health care.
Americans are the most familiar with Canada's universal health care system out of all developed countries.. No matter who pays, Canada has a single-payer system in which free health is available to all, regardless of who is able to pay. Private supplemental insurance pays for Vision, dental, and prescription drugs.. The following are examples of the benefits of universal health care: Here are a few of the benefits of universal health coverage.
- The overall cost of health-care is lowers as a result of lowers
