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Sweden: Health Care System

Sweden: Health Care System. Morgan Budihas Samantha Eide Kasi Johnson Ashley Stevens. Content. Introduction http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzjxZqbqaR0 Did you know? Universal Health Care Systems offered Charts Maternal Conclusion. Corbis Images, 2012. Did you know?!.

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Sweden: Health Care System

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  1. Sweden: Health Care System Morgan Budihas Samantha Eide Kasi Johnson Ashley Stevens

  2. Content • Introduction • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzjxZqbqaR0 • Did you know? • Universal Health Care • Systems offered • Charts • Maternal • Conclusion Corbis Images, 2012

  3. Did you know?! Kingdom of SwedenPopulation: 9,480,205 (Nov. 2011)Size: 450,295 sq.Capital: Stockholm (Pop. 1,372,565)Government: Constitutional monarchy.Climate: North and SouthExchange Rate: 6.7 Swedish kronas= 1 U.S. dollar Source: U.S. Department of State, 2012

  4. Coverage Is Universal • What is covered? • Public health and preventive services • Inpatient and outpatient • Hospital care • Prescription drugs • Mental health care • Dental care (children and young adults)Source: Anell, 2011

  5. Coverage Continued… • Rehabilitation services • Disability support services • Patient transport support services • Home care & Nursing home careResident’s Rights • Primary care no formal gatekeeping function • Residents choose to go directly to hospital or private specialist Source: Anell, 2011

  6. Cost-Sharing • Patients Pay: • $16-$31 per visit to primary care doctor • $31-$47 per visit to specialist or to emergency care • $12 per day in hospital • Maximum amount paid for out-of-pocket in 12 month period: • $140 for health services • $279 for outpatient pharmaceuticals Source: Anell, 2011

  7. How Healthcare System Is Financed • Public funding comes mainly from central and local taxation • 70% local income taxes for budget as well as grants and user chargers • Public funding accounted 81.4% of total health expenditure in 2009 Source: Anell, 2011

  8. County Councils and Municipalities have right to levy taxes • Cost Controlled: • County councils and municipalities required to budget and balance funds • Central Government given financial penalties to local government Source: Anell, 2011

  9. System Organized • 3 Levels of Government • Central Government: • Establish principles and guidelines and set political agenda for health and medical care • County Council: • Must provide residents with quality health and medical care • Municipals Source: Swedish Institute, 2012

  10. Funding • Central Government provides funding: • Prescription drug subsidies • Provides financial support to county councils and municipalities through grants • County Council provides funding: • Mental health care • Primary care • Specialist services in hospitals • Municipalities provide funding • Home care and nursing home care Source: Swedish Institute, 2012

  11. Access and Service • Long waiting lists are not cost effective • Ex- cataract surgery, heart surgery • anxiety, depression, pain, monetary cost • Longer wait times associated with: • nervousness • increased pain • limited daily activities Source: National Center, 2007

  12. Source: National Center, 2007.

  13. Health Care Guarantee • Appointment with a community health care doctor • Appointment with a specialist • Scheduled operation/treatment • If the waiting time is exceeded, patient will be reimbursed • 80% feel like they receive adequate care Source: Swedish Institute, 2012

  14. World Health Organization, 2012

  15. Source: World Health Organization, 2012

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  17. Source: World Health Organization, 2012

  18. Source: CIA, 2012

  19. Source: CIA, 2012

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  21. Source: CIA, 2012

  22. Maternal • Child-Care SystemParents can take 480 days for leaveSource: U.S. Department of State, 2012 • Major Focus: Maternal CareCommunity Midwives= decline in maternal mortality rate

  23. Conclusion • Universal Health Care • Services Provided • Infant Mortality • Maternal Health • Days off from work • Static • Problems • Wait time, private health care ($), high taxes

  24. Questions ?

  25. References • Anell, A. (2011). Descriptions of health care systems: Denmark, france, germany, the netherlands, sweden, and the united kingdom. The commonwealth fund, Retrieved from :http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDAQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.commonwealthfund.org%2F~%2Fmedia%2FFiles%2FPublications%2FFund%2520Report%2F2011%2FNov%2F1562_Squires_Intl_Profiles_2011_11_10.pdf&ei=jMGhUIWGNejryAH8rIHoAQ&usg=AFQjCNHUdnG3PXorX2HTiUFG0z690sI-UQ&sig2=TIe-myTYzSTJfVW2K0TMDw • Central Intelligence Agency. (2012). The World Factbook, North America: United States. Retrieved from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html • Central Intelligence Agency. (2012). The World Factbook, Europe: Sweden. Retrieved from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sw.html • Corbis Images. 2012. Sweden: Stockholm. Retrieved from : http://www.corbisimages.com/stock-photo/rights-managed/42-33602190/gamla-stan-stockholm?popup=1 • European Commission. (2012). Sweden. Retrieved from http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/product_results/search_results?mo=containsall&ms=Sweden&saa=&p_action=SUBMIT&l=us&co=equal&ci=,&po=equal&pi=, • Hogberg, David. (May 2007). National Center. In Sweden's single-player health system provides a warning to other nations. Retrieved November 09, 2012, fromhttp://www.nationalcenter.org/NPA555_Sweden_Health_Care.html.

  26. References • The World Health Organization. (2012). Countries: Sweden. Retrieved from: http://www.who.int/countries/swe/en/ • The World Health Organization. (2012). Countries: United States of America. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/gho/countries/usa/en/ • (August 2004). American Journal of Public Health. In The decline in maternal mortality in sweden: The role of community midwifery. Retrieved November 09, 2012, fromhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1448444/. • Swedish Institute. (May 2012). Facts About Sweden. In equal access- key to keeping Sweden healthy. Retrieved November 09, 2012, fromhttp://www.sweden.se/upload/Sweden_se/english/factsheets/SI/SI_FS_10_Health%20care%20in%20Sweden/FS10-Health-care-low-resolution.pdf. • U.S. Department of State. (April 2012). Sweden. Retrieved November 9, 2012 from: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2880.htm#history • Youtube [Web]. (2009). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzjxZqbqaR0

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