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Some countries actually free?

I am not quite sure whether Germany and The Netherlands actually have "free" healthcare, as in these countries people pay a considerable amount of their pay towards the health care system in the form of choosing a, in the case of Germany, Krankenkasse to which to pay the monthly fee. Everything in the following is then free but you must pay this sort of "membership fee" first with a similar picture in The Netherlands. But maybe my understanding of "free" is simply wrong. Then I would be very happy for someone to correct me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tobiasinator (talk • contribs) 21:21, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

Ireland doesn't have universal healthcare

I'm not sure why Ireland is green on this map. Ireland doesn't have universal or free healthcare. From the WHO: "Ireland is the only country in western Europe that does not offer universal access to primary care." https://www.euro.who.int/en/countries/ireland/news2/news/2020/7/new-who-study-shows-how-ireland-can-reduce-health-related-financial-hardship-and-unmet-need-by-delivering-universal-access-to-health-care Missimack (talk) 12:57, 21 February 2022 (UTC)

Source?

This map seems completely arbitrary. The same system is used in Brazil and in Egypt, but you get different colors for them. The same with Germany and Switzerland. Also, the US has free healthcare for veterans, so shouldn't it be in the "free but not universal" category? Any clarification would be helpful, thanks.HijoDelCid (talk) 02:41, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Delete?

My first thought was that this map should be cleaned and updated, but I'm not sure it's possible. Was there ever a rationale for the "free/not free" distinction it draws? Where does it come from? Perhaps it should just be deleted, as it continues to mislead people on the various pages it's being displayed on. I'm not sure what's common to do with figures and maps. They're easier to edit than photos, but harder than raw text. Ornilnas (talk) 07:05, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

Deletion was opposed. I think the easiest way to fix the most glaring problem would be to merge the dark and light green colors into one, and do the same with red and blue. Then we could remove the "free" parameter from the description. I still think the map has other problems, but this would at least make the map usable. Ornilnas (talk) 07:54, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Japan is not free health care

Hi, Japan is " Countries with universal butnot free health care". Free health care is only for poverty line people. --Yuasan (talk) 03:10, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

Why different shades of green

Why are there two different shades of green if they mean the same thing? -- kazerniel (talk | contribs) 15:42, 5 May 2023 (UTC)

Because the creator started out with four different categories, but their description didn't at all match where each country was classified. It's not even clear how they intended the categories to be defined. So I merged the four categories into two in the summary; now, the summary is at least arguably accurate. If you know how to redo the colors directly, that would be a much better solution. Ornilnas (talk) 13:30, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

I suggest a total revamp of the whole map. There are different modes of universal healthcare (such as by public insurance, by private insurance, by tax payers), some of them are free, some of them are merely low-cost or affordable, and of course some countries have none, some of them doesn't cover all citizens. It's not quite appropriate to generalise the whole picture into 'universal healthcare'. --owennson（Meeting Room聊天室、Certificates獎座櫃） 10:09, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

I completely agree. I actually think it should be deleted until someone remakes it, but deletion was opposed in the past. Ornilnas (talk) 06:45, 1 March 2024 (UTC)