Basic forms of healthcare organization in developed countries

The article illustrates three different forms of health care organizations: state, private and social-insurance. Each country has its own form of health care organization, which reflects government influence in this area, its financing, guarantees of medical care, etc. In some countries, for example in the UK, medical services are provided free to every citizen. In other countries, such as Germany, the medical services provided to insured persons within the framework of the compulsory health insurance, and thirdly, for example in the USA, mostly for a payment.