The American health care system and proposals for its reform are inevitably compared to the health care systems of other countries, many of which differ in substantial ways from that of the United States. The following documents are brief summaries of how health care is provided in five major industrialized countries. These documents are by no means comprehensive; they are meant merely as a starting point for further research and discussion.

• Health Care in Canada
• Health Care in France
• Health Care in Germany
• Health Care in Japan
• Health Care in the United Kingdom

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