subject: Medicare Australia "iron Rice Bowl" To Be Reformed Line Up Serious Shortage Of Funds [print this page] Relative to China and the United States, Australia, social health insurance to almost 100%, even from overseas students and tourists, and tourism in Australia during the study have basic social medical insurance. Of coverage, is very rare in Australia; and the higher its standard of medical care.
, Of course, with Europe and the United States similar to the Australian "iron rice bowl" type Health Insurance Also encountered a "queue" and other problems in need of reform.
"Iron rice bowl" of the pros and cons
Australia's health insurance coverage, and many links are very user friendly.
Chinese immigrants in Australia who had just a friend from the wife of birth, the treatment enjoyed by him rather surprised? Production period, both husband and wife in the hospital with its own set of health facilities in the room, all completely free of charge, the government also There are benefits. .
However, many European countries with similar patients in addition to take some or all of the drug costs but also to themselves some of the specialist fee. Such as dental, social health insurance does not bear the cost of such specialist, patients need to buy their own private Health Insurance .
In addition, the Australian community health care need to "wait in line," which is somewhat similar to China's planned economy to buy goods of life scenes. Shopping in general is different, in many cases, the patient's condition did not allow waiting.
Although in some public hospitals to provide free dental services to get this free service, people wait for a very long time, and some even up to 27 months. Common illness or surgery, or even the emergency room for treatment in public hospitals also need to wait. If it is to get timely medical services, instead of "eating the same big pot", you must own pocket to buy private health insurance.
Reform in the long Queuing phenomenon is rooted in a shortage of funds.
Australia's social security and health care are all remedies to protect. Its basic feature is the implementation of relief to all citizens without exception, its main source of funding is the Government only way to get through the collection of taxes. Thus, social security and social health insurance funds is limited.
Forced by public pressure, successive governments also actively promote the reform, but did not achieve substantive results. Because these reforms is not to break the big pot, but only narrow or expand its size. For example, recently launched a Rudd Government's reform program for public hospitals. Under this program, public hospitals, infrastructure, health care and medical research will be required to fund 60% of the federal government direct funding, rather than by the local financial commitment. Rudd Government has claimed that their reform programs in public hospitals can be solved the problems now but Kevin Rudd does not tell people that his plan would increase the number of tax reform.
Current social security system, health care expenditure accounting for 15% of government expenditure. Government expenditure is the third largest expenditure. Its growth far exceeds GDP. Comprehensive social security system since its inception, Australia's economic growth rate began to slow down. Recent years, Australia's GDP growth rate has been between 1% to 2% of the wandering, rarely exceeded 3%, in some years even negative growth have emerged.
As can enjoy a high standard of social security and social health insurance, Australian enthusiasm for work declined significantly. Australian National Bureau of Statistics recently released statistics show that in September 2009, the Australian population over the age of 15, nearly 570 million people without work, but they can not be employed and can not be regarded as unemployed. This did not work accounts for one third of this part of the population, far more than a quarter of the total population of Australia at present.
Medicare Australia "iron Rice Bowl" To Be Reformed Line Up Serious Shortage Of Funds
