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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]] insurance or [[health savings accounts]]. | + | '''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. | 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. | ||
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Universal health care (UHC) is any system in which every citizen of a country has access to affordable health care [1]. 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 [2]. 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
See Also
References
- ↑ http://www.amsa.org/uhc/
- ↑ Chua, Kao-Ping. Framing Universal Health Care [1]