M5 Review. Healthcare

With a public healthcare system, most hospitals are owned and run by ​ ​ (a)  

• the government
• private companies
• the patients

The UK government collects ​ (a)   ​ (b)   from its citizens. The government uses this money to pay for ​ (c)   . This means that the UK has a ​ (d)   healthcare system.

• National
• Insurance
• health care
• public

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, each individual patient is responsible for paying their hospital and medical fees.

Which system of healthcare does this country use?

• public healthcare

• private healthcare

• a mixed system of healthcare

In America, citizens can use government healthcare programs. However, if they do not use this they need to arrange their own health insurance.

America uses ​ (a)  

• a mixed system of healthcare
• public healthcare
• private healthcare

Germany has a ​ (a)   healthcare system. Most ​ (b)   have to pay for ​ (c)   health insurance from their salary or ​ (d)   their ​ (e)   private health insurance

• mixed
• employees
• government
• buy
• own

Match the following

• public healthcare

• can use a government program, or buy your own private insurance

• private healthcare

• organized and run by the government

• a mixed system of healthcare

• commercial companies own each hospital

Match the following

• private healthcare

• gives people more flexibility and choice

• a mixed system of healthcare

• provides a safety-net for poor people

• public healthcare

• often provides higher quality treatment

Match the following

• public healthcare

• because employers also have to pay, this system can make it expensive to hire more workers

• private healthcare

• can leave some people without health insurance

• a mixed system of healthcare

• can lower the overall quality and cause long waiting times

How does the government in Qatar pay for its nation's hospitals?

• selling natural resources

• collecting charity money

• uses money from private businesses

​ (a)   needing urgent treatment, the woman had to wait for a long time to see a doctor.

• Despite
• In spite of the fact that
• But
• However