盛雪20110100137 Comparison of Healthcare System between the UK and ChinaIn Britain’s healthcare system, National Health Service(NHS) is so significant a existence to be ignored. It you happen to have watched the open ceremony of 2012 London Olympics, you may still remember one splendid performance, which aims to pay tribute to those nurses from NHS who have been working hard for the nation’s health since 1944. As regards China, a nation with a much harder life, its healthcare system is not that mature or excellent. But the whole nation have witnessed China’s progress in modifying its medical-care system. The New Rural Cooperative Medical Care System, as a 2005 initiative to overhaul the healthcare system, is a strong evidence for China’s good job in promoting its medical care system. I will compare the healthcare system in the UK and China in three aspects as follows: operating ideas, operating patterns and challenges.Operating ideas:Britain: NHS’s core idea is to provide universal healthcare to all the legal residents in UK. It is primarily funded through the general taxation system. And it is believed in Britain that healthcare system shall be comprised of three sub-systems: local primary service, regional treatment service and central hospital service.China: Cooperative Medical System (CMS) is established to offer basic medical security for all the workers both in cities and in towns. Medical expenditure of each individual is shared proportionally by the country, enterprise and the employee himself. Besides How much the employee would benefit from the system depends properly on how much he contributes to the nation. Furthermore, it is required in China that local administrations, enterprises and agencies shall anticipate in local Social Medical Insurance, to standardize the amount of money people shall pay and help implement related policies.Comparison: Three major differences can be concluded from their operating ideas. Compared with the ideas of China, Britain’s vision has a wider coverage. NHS1

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