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Line 1: − THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. I AM EDITING THIS PAGE RIGHT NOW AND WILL REMOVE THIS NOTICE WHEN I AM DONE. THANK YOU. [[User:Jazzman831|Jazzman831]] 15:46, 11 July 2007 (EDT)+ − + + + + + + + + + + − + − + − − − While [[socialized medicine]] is often used synonymously for universal health care, this is incorrect <ref>Chua, Kao-Ping. ''Framing Universal Health Care'' [http://www.amsa.org/uhc/FramingUniversalHealthCare.pdf]</ref>. Socialzed medicine could be a form of universal health care, but UHC itself is an umbrella term which includes any form of universally affordable health care. − − ==Types of health care== − *''' Line 20:
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'''Universal health care''' (UHC) is any system in which every citizen of a country has access to affordable health care <ref>http://www.amsa.org/uhc/</ref>. This could refer to several different types of health care systems, including [[single payer]] [[health insurance]] or [[health savings accounts]].
While [[socialized medicine]] is often used synonymously for universal health care, this is incorrect <ref>Chua, Kao-Ping. ''Framing Universal Health Care'' [http://www.amsa.org/uhc/FramingUniversalHealthCare.pdf]</ref>. Socialzed medicine could be a form of universal health care, but UHC itself is an umbrella term which includes any form of universally affordable health care.
==Types of health care==
There are many different types of care which fall under the term universal health care <ref>American Medical Student Association, ''Theoretical Models for Delivering Health Care'' [http://www.amsa.org/uhc/theories.cfm]</ref>. Some of these systems are highlighted here:
*'''Single-payer''' health care is a system in which one entity pays for the health care of the entire population. This entity is traditionally the federal government, and the system is payed for through taxes.
*'''Multi-payer''' health care is similar to the single-payer system, except that individuals may also choose to purchase private insurance.
*'''Tax Credits''' can be used to provide unisured individuals with a discount in their taxes to use towards paying for health care.
*'''Managed competition''' is a system which allows employers to join health care purchasing cooperatives. These cooperatives negotiate with private insurance providers to provide employees with a number of health options. The premiums are payed for in large part by the employer, and all purchasers pay the same price, reguardless of their current health situation.
==Proponents of universal health care==
*The '''American Medical Student Association''' [http://www.amsa.org/uhc/] is a proponent of single-payer health insurance.
*The '''Universal Health Care Action Network (UHCAN)''' [http://www.uhcan.org/] is an organization which promotes universal health care in general.
==Opponents of universal health care==
*The '''Cato Institute''' [http://www.cato.org/healthcare/] is in favor of free market solutions to health care, and advocates health savings accounts in combination with high-deductible private insurance plans.
'''Universal health care''' (UHC) is any system in which every citizen of a country has access to affordable health care <ref>http://www.amsa.org/uhc/</ref>. This could refer to several different types of health care systems, including [[single payer]] [[health insurance]] or [[health savings accounts]].
==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Socialized medicine]]
*[[Socialized medicine]]
*[[Free health care]]
*[[Free health care]]
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*[[Single-payer health care]]
*[[Multi-payer health care]]
*[[Health savings accounts]]
==References==
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