French Healthcare vs U.S. Healthcare
Health Status and Health Care Services in France with comparison to the United States
HSM310 Introduction to Health Services Management Course Project
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………….1
Population and Health Status…………………………………………………………………………………………..1
Demographic characteristics of population……………………………………………………...2
Mortality, Infant mortality data, causes of death………………………………………………...3
Related information (such as on quality of life); analysis………………………………………..3
Availability of Health Services…………………………………………………………………...4
Basic organization/general description of services institutions, providers of care………………..4
Issues related to access…………………………………………………………………………….4
Expenditures……………………………………………………………………………………5-6
How are health services paid for; any roles for the government here……………………………7
Macro environmental influences on the health care system
Political
Socioeconomic
Cultural
Technological/Other relevant influences
Summary comments
Problems
Opportunities
Comparison to the United States: what works better, what is not working as well………………………………….
Concluding comments: Lessons learned for the U. S., other countries………………………………………………
Bibliography (required)………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Health care experts for the World Health Organization tried to do a statistical ranking of the world's health care systems. They studied 191 countries and ranked them on things like the number of years people lived in good health and whether everyone had access to good health care. France came in first. The United States ranked 37th. (Shapiro, 2013)
Americans assume that France practices socialized medicine, but actually France, like the U.S. relies on both private insurance and government insurance, and also just like in America, the French generally get their insurance through their employer. However one difference is, in France everyone has healthcare. Americans often
HSM310 Introduction to Health Services Management Course Project
Date submitted:
Table of Contents
Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………….1
Population and Health Status…………………………………………………………………………………………..1
Demographic characteristics of population……………………………………………………...2
Mortality, Infant mortality data, causes of death………………………………………………...3
Related information (such as on quality of life); analysis………………………………………..3
Availability of Health Services…………………………………………………………………...4
Basic organization/general description of services institutions, providers of care………………..4
Issues related to access…………………………………………………………………………….4
Expenditures……………………………………………………………………………………5-6
How are health services paid for; any roles for the government here……………………………7
Macro environmental influences on the health care system
Political
Socioeconomic
Cultural
Technological/Other relevant influences
Summary comments
Problems
Opportunities
Comparison to the United States: what works better, what is not working as well………………………………….
Concluding comments: Lessons learned for the U. S., other countries………………………………………………
Bibliography (required)………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Health care experts for the World Health Organization tried to do a statistical ranking of the world's health care systems. They studied 191 countries and ranked them on things like the number of years people lived in good health and whether everyone had access to good health care. France came in first. The United States ranked 37th. (Shapiro, 2013)
Americans assume that France practices socialized medicine, but actually France, like the U.S. relies on both private insurance and government insurance, and also just like in America, the French generally get their insurance through their employer. However one difference is, in France everyone has healthcare. Americans often