Single-payer healthcareSingle-payer healthcare is a type of universal healthcare in which the costs of essential healthcare for all residents are covered by a single public system (hence "single-payer"). Single-payer systems may contract for healthcare services from private organizations (as is the case in Canada) or may own and employ healthcare resources and personnel (as is the case in the United Kingdom). "Single-payer" describes the mechanism by which healthcare is paid for by a single public authority, not a private authority, nor a mix of both.
Health care reformHealth care reform is for the most part governmental policy that affects health care delivery in a given place. Health care reform typically attempts to: Broaden the population that receives health care coverage through either public sector insurance programs or private sector insurance companies Expand the array of health care providers consumers may choose among Improve the access to health care specialists Improve the quality of health care Give more care to citizens Decrease the cost of health care Healthcare reform in the United States In the United States, the debate regarding health care reform includes questions of a right to health care, access, fairness, sustainability, quality and amounts spent by government.
Élection présidentielle américaine de 2020L'élection présidentielle américaine de 2020 a lieu le afin d'élire au scrutin indirect le président des États-Unis. Les électeurs élisent les grands électeurs, qui à leur tour élisent les président et vice-président des États-Unis le . Il s'agit de la cinquante-neuvième élection présidentielle américaine, la première ayant eu lieu en 1788-1789. Le président en fonction, Donald Trump, est candidat à un second mandat. Le candidat du Parti démocrate désigné pour lui faire face est Joe Biden, vice-président de 2009 à 2017.
Healthcare in CanadaHealthcare in Canada is delivered through the provincial and territorial systems of publicly funded health care, informally called Medicare. It is guided by the provisions of the Canada Health Act of 1984, and is universal. The 2002 Royal Commission, known as the Romanow Report, revealed that Canadians consider universal access to publicly funded health services as a "fundamental value that ensures national health care insurance for everyone wherever they live in the country.
Health insurance marketplaceIn the United States, health insurance marketplaces, also called health exchanges, are organizations in each state through which people can purchase health insurance. People can purchase health insurance that complies with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA, known colloquially as "Obamacare") at ACA health exchanges, where they can choose from a range of government-regulated and standardized health care plans offered by the insurers participating in the exchange.
Politique de santéLes politiques de santé consistent à fixer collectivement des caps pour donner à chacun les moyens de se soigner, et de rester en bonne santé le plus longtemps possible. De manière générale, le terme de « politiques de santé » désigne les politiques publiques des États, ou des autres échelons de décisions politiques (Union européenne, régions...). Mais l’État et les échelons locaux de décision politique ne sont pas les seules instances à se saisir de ces questions qui peuvent aussi être portées par des entreprises privées, des organismes d'assurance maladie, des groupes de citoyens.
Socialized medicineSocialized medicine is a term used in the United States to describe and discuss systems of universal health care—medical and hospital care for all by means of government regulation of health care and subsidies derived from taxation. Because of historically negative associations with socialism in American culture, the term is usually used pejoratively in American political discourse. The term was first widely used in the United States by advocates of the American Medical Association in opposition to President Harry S.
Health care providerA health care provider is an individual health professional or a health facility organization licensed to provide health care diagnosis and treatment services including medication, surgery and medical devices. Health care providers often receive payments for their services rendered from health insurance providers. In the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services defines a health care provider as any "person or organization who furnishes, bills, or is paid for health care in the normal course of business.
Télémédecinevignette|Séance de télémedecine à Moscou en 2004 La télémédecine regroupe les pratiques médicales permises ou facilitées par les télécommunications. C'est un exercice de la médecine par le biais des télécommunications et des technologies qui permettent les prestations de santé à distance et l'échange de l'information médicale s'y rapportant. C'est une des composantes majeurs de l'e-santé. Pour l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS), la télémédecine est une composante de la médecine.
HôpitalUn hôpital est un établissement de soins où un personnel soignant peut prendre en charge des personnes malades ou victimes de traumatismes trop complexes pour être traités à domicile ou dans le cabinet de médecin.
