Each week, you must make at least 3 posts to the Discussion Board. One post will

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Each week, you must make at least 3 posts to the Discussion Board. One post will be your response to the week's topic or question, and the other two posts will be responses to your classmates or the Instructor. To earn full credit, all posts must be substantive and well written and the posts must be on at least three separate days of the week. Please see the Discussion Board Rubric for specific expectations for the Discussion Boards. You must use a citation and reference, APA 6th ed. style, in your initial post and in at least one of your response posts. It is important to review the Discussion Board Rubric to fully understand the grading and expectations. Week 4 Topic: Chapter 14 includes information about low health indicators in the US, along with high cost, medical errors and other problems. Three countries with better health status indicators are also mentioned. Read about Japan, France, and Switzerland and compare these systems to the US health system. What components of these systems can you relate to ours? What can we learn from these systems?

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US health care system

There is increase in the cost of care because of

1)New technologies and prescription drug

2)Rise of Chronic disease including obesity

3)High administrative cost.

-Uneven coverage of health insurance in US.

- some communities in US avoid physical activity like walking

- High premiums of health insurance.

Why Japan, France anand Swizerland health care system better?

-Health insurance is mandatory and basic coverage is universal.

- beneficiary can go to any doctor

- Basic health care insurance covered for all eventualities

-Rewards are given for keeping fit.

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