Sweden is known for its socialized medicine, basically meaning operated by the national government. By this, the citizens of sweden have equalized health care. With that being the case the Medical staff salaries are considerably lower then if they where to be a private sector. In which is begaining to be to the case. Much of the medical staff in sweden hospitals are leaving for private sectors. Causing more then 20% of hospital beds to be privately funded. In the long term such privatisation may seriously threaten the equity and sustainability of a universal system that depends on loyalty from broad constituencies. Regulating a growing private sector will need national legislation, but that, in turn, will limit the freedom of local government.
1891, one of the earliest efforts at national health care came in Sweden. Swedes are also known for for having one of the largest life expectancies in the world. If the government operated health care sytem continues to lose its medical staff to private sectors Sweden could be looking at a change in its way of health care.
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1115567
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