I found out that supposedly about 80% of the world's population lives on the equivalent of less than $10 USD a day. Does this mean only a negligible percent of people outside the US and EU have health insurance?
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Most counties,even rich ones, with universal heath care do not rely on private insurance, but government subsidies to the health care system to make it affordable. China's communist system guarantees a low level of health care for all through a publicly funded system of clinics and hospitals. In India the government funds health care through subsidies to health care facilities that offer low-cost care to patients. Together these two countries account for almost half of the world population, and the government make some provision for universal heath care in both of them, but not the quality of the care available in rich nations. Check out this graph to see how much can be done for a small amout of money even in poor countries. http://www.google.com/publicdata/explore…
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