Italy’s socialized health care system performs mediocre-to-poorly across the board.
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Spain’s single-payer system has rebounded from the financial crisis, but continues to restrict access to new therapies.
Canadian patients benefit from the availability of quality care in the United States, should they be unable to receive treatment in Canada.
New Zealand’s socialized health system performs well on health outcomes, but aggressively restricts patient choice in the face of rising costs.
Though Britain is home to many of the world’s best scientists, its socialized health care system struggles to balance access and cost.
South Korea’s single-payer health system has kept costs down, but it relies on foreign medical advances for patient care.
Japan’s high debt loads, rising spending, and declining population make its health care system unsustainable.
Hungary’s single-payer system spends less than peer nations, but suffers from poor health outcomes.