What happens if you get sick in the country that you are living in or while you are travelling?
Will you be able to choose the hospital or medical facility that you use or will you be directed to use the public facility?
There are 32 countries in the world that have universal health care, here is the list:
| Australia | 1975 |
| Austria | 1967 |
| Bahrain | 1957 |
| Belgium | 1945 |
| Brunei | 1958 |
| Canada | 1966 |
| Cyprus | 1980 |
| Denmark | 1973 |
| Finland | 1972 |
| France | 1974 |
| Germany | 1941 |
| Greece | 1983 |
| Hong Kong | 1993 |
| Iceland | 1990 |
| Ireland | 1977 |
| Israel | 1995 |
| Italy | 1978 |
| Japan | 1938 |
| Kuwait | 1950 |
| Luxembourg | 1973 |
| Netherlands | 1966 |
| New Zealand | 1938 |
| Norway | 1912 |
| Portugal | 1979 |
| Singapore | 1993 |
| Slovenia | 1972 |
| South Korea | 1988 |
| Spain | 1986 |
| Sweden | 1955 |
| Switzerland | 1994 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1971 |
| United Kingdom | 1948 |
Generally in these countries the public health systems is very good and designed so that nobody will go without medical treatment if needed. One of the reasons that people in these countries use complimentary private health insurance is waiting times that are due to long lines of patients with the same ailments.
One of the best ways to not have to wait is to use the private system, generally speaking people that use the private system have to pay extra in order to do so. This is where getting additional private insurance becomes very useful to make sure that in you can use the private system and not suffer from extreme financial outlay when the time comes.
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