Timeline of universal healthcare

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1800s Several European countries begin implementing some form of social insurance that would eventually evolve into a national health insurance program.[1]
1912 < Era of universal healthcare adoption as state policy, beginning in Norway.[2]
1920s [ref name 1]

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Year Event type Details Country
1637 An early law that passes to provide medical services for disabled soldiers begins in colonia America with the pilgrims of Plymouth Colony in the war with Pequot Indians.[1] United States
1883 The world's first national social health insurance system originates in Germany with Otto Von Bismarck's Sickness Insurance Law, starting to implement compulsory sickness insurance program for workers.[1][3][4][5] Germany
1891 Healthcare begins taking effect in Sweden as a form of labor subsidized mutual benefit.[1] Sweden}
1892 Healthcare begins taking effect in Denmark.[1] Denmark
1910 Healthcare begins taking effect in France.[1] France
1912 Healthcare begins taking effect in Switzerland.[1] Switzerland
1912 Policy Norway becomes the first country to adopt a universal healthcare policy.[2][6] Norway
1938 Policy Japan achieves universal healthcare. The National Health Insurance act is enacted, widening the coverage of public health insurance not only to farmers, but also to the general public not covered by the Health Insurance Law.[7][6] Japan
1938 Policy New Zealand establishes universal healthcare.[6] New Zealand
1941 Policy Germany adopts universal healthcare policy.[6] Germany
1945 Policy Belgium adopts universal healthcare policy.[6] Belgium
1945 United States President Harry S. Truman proposes a national health insurance program. The Congress would not approve it.[8] United States
1948 (July 5) The National Health Service Act 1946 is launched in England, creating the National Health Service (NHS) that would provide the majority of healthcare in the country.[9][10][6] United Kingdom
1950 Kuwait starts implementing free comprehensive healthcare to its citizens.[11][6][12] Kuwait
1954 Vietnam establishes universal healthcare.[6] Vietnam
1955 Policy Sweden adopts universal healthcare policy.[2][6] Sweden
1955 North Korea establishes universal healthcare.[6] North Korea
1957 Policy Bahrain adopts universal healthcare policy.[2][6] Bahrain
1958 Policy Brunei achieves universal healthcare policy.[2][6] Brunei
1966 Policy Andorra adopts universal healthcare.[2] Andorra
1966 Policy Universal healthcare is achieved in Canada, after the Parliament approves a publicly-funded healthcare system under the principle that access to healthcare shouldn’t depend on location, income, or wealth.[13][2][6] Canada
1966 Policy The Netherlands adopt universal healthcare policy.[2][6] Netherlands
1967 Policy Austria adopts universal healthcare policy.[2][6] Austria
1970 Policy Comprehensive healthcare begins in Oman.[11] Oman
1971 The United Arab Emirates adopt universal healthcare.[2][6] United Arab Emirates
1972 Policy Finland adopts universal healthcare policy.[2][6] Finland
1972 Slovenia establishes universal healthcare.[6] Slovenia
1973 Policy Denmark and Luxemburg adopt universal healthcare policy.[2][6] Denmark, Luxembourg
1974 Policy France adopts universal healthcare policy.[2][6] France
1975 Policy Australia adopts universal healthcare policy.[2][6] Australia
1975 Algeria establishes universal healthcare.[6]
1977 Policy Ireland adopts universal healthcare policy.[2][6] Ireland
1977 Policy South Korea passes law mandating health insurance for industrial workers.[12] South Korea
1978 Policy Italy adopts universal healthcare policy.[2][6] Italy
1979 Policy Portugal's National Healthcare Service, known nationally as Serviço Nacional de Saúde (SNS) starts providing universal free healthcare nationwide.[2][6] Portugal
1980 Policy Cyprus adopts universal healthcare policy.[2][6] Cyprus
1983 Policy Greece adopts universal healthcare policy.[2][6] Greece
1986 Policy Spain adopts universal healthcare policy.[2][6] Spain
1988 Policy South Korea adopts universal healthcare policy.[2][6] South Korea
1988 Policy Brazil establishes the Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde), an approach to having free healthcare for all, a constitutional right.[6][12][14] Brazil
1990 Policy Iceland adopts universal healthcare policy.[2][6] Iceland
1991 Colombia establishes the right to healthcare within its constitution.[15] Colombia
1993 Policy Hong Kong adopts universal healthcare policy.[2][6] Hong Kong
1993 Colombia establishes universal healthcare.[6] Colombia
1993 Policy Singapore adopts universal healthcare policy.[2][6] Singapore
1994 Policy Switzerland adopts universal healthcare policy.[2][6] Switzerland
1994 Policy Moldova begins a mandatory health insurance program with the aim of providing the entire population with basic healthcare. Today, people who are unemployed or not working are insured by the government, while employed Moldovans chip in a portion of their income through a payroll tax or a flat-rate contribution.[16] Moldova
1995 Policy Israel passes National Health Insurance Law, setting out a system of universal healthcare.[6] Israel
1995 Policy Taiwan institutes its National Health Insurance (NHI). Taiwan
1999 Program launch Rwanda establishes a national health plan. Since then, healthcare insurance would extend to reach about 91% of the population, a greater percentage than the United States.[16][12]
1999 Policy Venezuela establishes universal healthcare.[6] Venezuela
2002 Policy Thailand introduces the "30-bhat scheme" (Less than US$ 1 at the time), a plan aimed at extending health coverage to all citizens. About 14 million previously uninsured people are added to the Thai system with this plan. According to a WHO report, prescription drugs, hospitalizations and services like chemotherapy, surgery and emergency care are free to patients.[16][6][12] Thailand
2005 Policy Argentina establishes a maternal and child health insurance program (Plan Nacer), with aims at covering more than one million previously uninsured pregnant women and children with basic health insurance and secure access to services.[15] Argentina
2005 Policy Chile establishes access aimed at all its citizens to a basic package guaranteeing treatments for up to 80 health problems, setting upper limits to waiting times and out-of-pocket payment for treatments.[15] Chile
2009 (May 28) Policy Mexico announces universal care coverage for pregnant women.[17] Mexico
2009 (April 10) Policy The Government of Peru publishes the Law on Health Insurance to enable all citizens access to quality health services.[18] Peru
2011 Policy China achieves universal health insurance with more than 95% of its population insured. This represents the largest expansion of insurance coverage in human history.[16] China
2012 Policy Mexico establishes universal healthcare.[6][19] Mexico
2015 Policy All Qatari citizens and expatriates are expected to be covered by national health insurance.[11] Qatar
2016 Policy Argentina establishes universal healthcare.[6] Argentina

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Historical Foundation of Universal Healthcare". healthcarereformmagazine.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017. 
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 "UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE AND TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL DIFFUSION PATTERNS" (PDF). utwente.nl. Retrieved 7 November 2017. 
  3. ↑ "Bismarck and Beyond: the Beginnings of Social Health Insurance in Germany". wordpress.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017. 
  4. ↑ Leichter, Howard M. (1979). A comparative approach to policy analysis: health care policy in four nations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 121. ISBN 0-521-22648-1. The Sickness Insurance Law (1883). Eligibility. The Sickness Insurance Law came into effect in December 1884. It provided for compulsory participation by all industrial wage earners (i.e., manual laborers) in factories, ironworks, mines, shipbuilding yards, and similar workplaces. 
  5. ↑ Hennock, Ernest Peter (2007). The origin of the welfare state in England and Germany, 1850–1914: social policies compared. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-521-59212-3. 
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 6.29 6.30 6.31 6.32 6.33 6.34 6.35 6.36 6.37 6.38 6.39 "Countries With Universal Health Care". worldatlas.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017. 
  7. ↑ "Social Security in Japan 2014". ipss.go.jp. Retrieved 19 August 2017. 
  8. ↑ "69 years ago, a president pitches his idea for national health care". pbs.org. Retrieved 16 November 2017. 
  9. ↑ "National Health Service Act 1946". health.org.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2017. 
  10. ↑ Pharmaceutical Pricing, Reimbursement, and Prescribing in the United Kingdom. Retrieved 7 November 2017. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Joseph, Suad. "ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WOMEN AND ISLAMIC CULTURES". ucdavis.edu. Retrieved 7 November 2017. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 "Where in the world can you get universal health care?". cnn.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017. 
  13. ↑ "Give Canada Universal Drug Coverage!". change.org. Retrieved 19 August 2017. 
  14. ↑ "Brazil and its Struggle to Universal Healthcare". clarku.edu. Retrieved 16 November 2017. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Universal Healthcare on the rise in Latin America". worldbank.org. Retrieved 7 November 2017. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 "Universal health insurance coverage for 1.3 billion people: What accounts for China's success?". sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 16 November 2017. 
  17. ↑ International Women's Day Template:Website
  18. ↑ "Peru: Universal Health Insurance". loc.gov. Retrieved 16 November 2017. 
  19. ↑ "Mexico achieves universal health coverage, enrolls 52.6 million people in less than a decade". harvard.edu. Retrieved 7 November 2017. 
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