Topic > Case Study on the Swedish Healthcare System - 1073

The Swedish healthcare system is ranked 23rd out of 191 countries by the World Health Organization (WHO). This shows how integrated and impressive the Swedish healthcare system is: it is one of the best in the world. Many countries model their healthcare system after Sweden in many ways. To begin with, the history of the Swedish healthcare system began with 6 principles that laid the foundation for their healthcare system; first, the ultimate goal of public health laws was "that the population should be in good health." Second, they managed to ensure that “justice” and equality/availability remained their most important core principles. Third, county regions have the responsibility for health care planning. Subsequently, county councils can impose some issues in the Swedish healthcare system: what role the state should play in healthcare, issues related to long-term care and long waiting times, whether it is for surgery or a GP in Sweden healthcare is the role the state should play in healthcare. Governance problems in Sweden have increased over the last two years of care coordination between hospitals, primary care and local authorities – a note that will be familiar to policymakers in the UK and many other countries.” (Svanborg-Sjövall, 2014) Another problem in Swedish healthcare concerns long-term care. The main problem with long-term care in Sweden is financing long-term care in Sweden has increased because the government does not try to finance it and invests money elsewhere. Financial organization is key when it comes to healthcare. “There have been reports of patients having to pay $1,100 a month for inferior facilities.” (Gennser, 1999) Another problem that people living in Sweden are extremely worried about is the long wait“One told me that while in the United States a wealthy or well-insured patient could schedule a hip replacement with only a week's notice, in Sweden the wait could last up to three months. He described such waits as a design feature, noting that they allow facilities to be used at a consistently high capacity and therefore more efficiently. (Rosenthal, 2014) It is possible to solve the problem of long waiting times in Sweden and the United States by providing more doctors to patients. This could be achieved with new ways of reorganizing healthcare